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Director: Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Release Date: 26th October, 2012 (USA)
Wrapping your head around[努力去理解某事] Cloud Atlas, the first film from the Wachowski siblings since 2008’s Speed Racer, is no easy task. Based on the six interwoven[使交织] tales in David Mitchell’s 2004 novel, the movie shows a story line with many layers that explores the consequences[结果] of courage and betrayal[背叛] across continents, time periods, and even genres[流派]. Co-written and codirected by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), the film features a starry cast of actors including: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and Hugh Grant, portraying up to six different roles apiece[每人] to echo the novel’s theme of interconnectedness[互相联系].
Hanks, for example, plays a 19th-century doctor and a 1970s scientist, among others. Puzzled? You’re in good company[陪伴]. “I read the screenplay and was nearly hopelessly confused...but I was intrigued[引起兴趣],” says Hanks. “The way they tell the story is the most unique form of narrative[叙述] that has ever come across my desk.”
Needless to say, the film was a hard sell. “Even with the incredible cast we had, every single studio passed multiple[多次的] times or wouldn’t take our calls,”says Lana Wachowski, who was formerly known as Larry and now identifies[识别，鉴定] as female. But the Wachowskis say they haven’t forsaken[放弃] their action-loving fans. “Some people are just going to take this as a great ride. And hopefully some people will be more profoundly[深深地] affected by it,” says Andy Wachowski. “We like to make movies that you can enjoy on many different levels.”
Cast:
Tom Hanks...Dr. Henry Goose/Isaac Sachs etc. Halle Berry...Jocasta Ayrs/Luisa Rey/Meronym Hugh Grant...Alberto Grimaldi/Cannibal
要理解《云图》可不是一件易事。这是沃卓斯基姐弟自2008年《极速赛车手》之后的首部电影。该片以大卫·米切尔2004年的小说里六个相互交织的故事为基础，展示了多层次的故事情节，跨越不同的大陆、时间段甚至流派，探索勇气和背叛带来的后果。这部电影由沃卓斯基姐弟和汤姆·提克威（《罗拉快跑》导演）共同编剧及导演，并拥有强大的明星阵容，其中包括汤姆·汉克斯、哈莉·贝瑞和休·格兰特等。每位演员分饰多个角色（最多的人有六个角色），从而呼应小说主题——相互关联。
例如汉克斯就扮演了一个19世纪的医生和一个20世纪70年代的科学家，除此以外还有别的角色。莫名其妙吧？有这种感觉的不止是你。“我读了剧本，困惑得几乎绝望……但它也激起了我的兴趣，”汉克斯说。“他们讲故事的方式是我见过最独特的叙事形式。”
不用说，这部电影很难推销。“尽管我们有惊人的演员阵容，但每家电影公司都多次拒绝或者不接我们的电话。”拉娜·沃卓斯基说。她就是以前大家都认识的拉里·沃卓斯基，现（已变性）为女性。不过，沃卓斯基姐弟说，他们并没有抛弃喜爱动作片的粉丝。“有些人只会把它当成刺激的体验，但我希望也有人会更深刻地受到启发，”安迪·沃卓斯基说。“我们喜欢制作可以让你从各个层次欣赏的电影。”