物理魔法使马修

「生命三部曲」的续章，在印第安赫必族语的原意为「移转中的生命」，拍于1985年到1987年间。影片的焦点放置在摩登的生活方式及全球化概念，缠绕其中的是极为不同的古文明及第三世界。导演说本片：「处理的是当代文化、传统文化，以及手工的存在──南半球的纯朴文化。」

Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.

1944年，日本大阪某兵营。一等兵木谷在陆军监狱服役二年，刑满释放归队。他被指控的罪名是盗窃罪，但他一直对此不予以承认，当时的情况是：木谷捡到钱，被丢了钱的林中尉看见，因此控告木谷“盗窃”。木谷归队后被编入峰中队长的中队第一班，这里的士兵都讨厌木谷，只有大学生曾田一等兵，和他成了好朋友。一次，曾田偷听到班长想把木谷赶走并把他编到野战军，曾田把这些告诉了木谷。木谷闻言大怒，他把全班士兵包括比自己军阶还高的上等兵在内的，都痛打了一顿，甚至对曾田都不例外。暴怒之下，木谷找到曾将自己送进监狱的林中尉捧了一顿。为了逃避去野战军的命运，他翻墙逃跑，却还是被抓了回来。等待着他的，只有血腥的战场和死亡的随时降临。

1930年春，新任中央代表林寒等人来到洪湖革命根据地，他推行王明左倾路线，对坚持正确原则的贺龙非常排斥。国民党军队趁机发动全面进攻，使根据地遭到沉重打击。贺龙在关键时刻赶回根据地，避免了全军覆灭。林的秘书蓝剑是隐藏在革命队伍中的内奸，保卫局长冯大坚发现队伍里有内奸，却被林寒污蔑，蓝剑趁机将他暗害，并取代了冯的位置。林寒一意孤行，使队伍发生严重损失后，还想陷害贺龙。贺龙带领部队奋勇抗敌，林寒等人却从中破坏。游击队员发现了蓝剑的真正身份并将他处死，林寒依然没有认识到自己犯下了严重错误。遵义会议召开，被诬陷的同志终于洗清冤屈，并在贺龙的带领下继续革命。