1、英语电影欣赏考试复习材料1TapescriptsUnit One E.T. the ExtraterrestrialPart II Movie ReviewsPassage OneDirections: Listen to the following movie review and then answer the questions.The movie “E.T the Extra-Terrestrial“ made my heart glad. It is filled with innocence, hope, and good cheer. It is also wickedly fu
2、nny and exciting as well. “E.T the Extra-Terrestrial“ is a movie that you can grow up with and grow old with, and it wont let you down. It tells a story about friendship and love. Some people are a little baffled when they hear what it described: Its about a relationship between a little boy and a c
3、reature from outer space that becomes his best friend. It works as science fiction, its sometimes as scary as a monster movie, and at the end, when the lights go up, theres not a dry eye in the house. The movies hero is one particular little boy named Elliott. Hes natural, defiant, easily touched, c
4、onniving, brave and childlike. A lot of those achievements rest on the very peculiar shoulders of the E.T. itself. With its odd little walk, its high-pitched squeals of surprise, its tentative imitations of human speech, and its catlike but definitely alien purring, E.T. becomes one of the most intr
5、iguing fictional creatures Ive ever seen on a screen. And one of the ways E.T. communicates is to share its emotions with Elliott. Thats how Elliott knows that the E.T. wants to go homeE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial“ is a reminder of what movies are for. Most movies are not for any one thing, of course.
6、 Some are to make us think, some to make us feel, some to take us away from our problems, some to help us examine them. What is enchanting about “E.T.“ is that, in some measure, it does all of those things.英语电影欣赏考试复习材料2Passage TwoDirections: Listen to the following movie review and then answer the q
7、uestions.Almost 50 percent of Americans, according to recent polls, and millions of people elsewhere in the world believe that UFOs are real. For many it is a deeply held belief. For decades there have been sightings of UFOs by millions and millions of people. It is a mystery that only science can s
8、olve, and yet the phenomenon remains largely unexamined. Most of the reporting on this subject by the mainstream media holds those who claim to have seen UFOs up to ridicule. On Feb. 24, “Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs Seeing Is Believing“ takes a fresh look at the UFO phenomenon. “As a journalist,“
9、 says Jennings, “I began this project with a healthy dose of skepticism and as open a mind as possible. After almost 150 interviews with scientists, investigators and with many of those who claim to have witnessed unidentified flying objects, there are important questions that have not been complete
10、ly answered and a great deal not fully explained.“ “Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs Seeing Is Believing“ airs Thursday, Feb. 24 from 8-10 p.m. ET on ABC. The program will be broadcast in High Definition. This two-hour primetime special reports on the entire scope of the UFO experience from the first
11、famous sighting by Kenneth Arnold in 1947 to the present day. The program draws on interviews with police officers, pilots, military personnel, scientists and ordinary citizens who give extraordinary accounts of encounters with the unexplained. Also included are the voices of professional skeptics a
12、bout UFOs, including scientists who are leading the search for life forms beyond Earth elsewhere in the universe.英语电影欣赏考试复习材料3Unit Two Scent of a womanPart II Movie ReviewsPassage OneDirections: Listen to the following movie review and then answer the questions.One of the most overall pleasing movie
13、s Ive seen, Scent of a Woman wins on all levels-emotional and intellectual. Of course the primary reason it succeeds is Al Pacino, whose Oscar was well-deserved, needless to say. Chris ODonnell doesnt overplay his part, and in doing so it is realistic and natural. The tango scene, the Ferrari scene,
14、 the pseudo-courtroom scene are excellent. Pacino is wholly believable, and although at first he seems overly gruff and nasty, we grow to sympathize with him-especially when that twerp Randy insults him cutthroat-style at Thanksgiving. Its obvious that while Slade acts like he doesnt care, his repet
15、itious “hoo-ha“ response makes it obvious he does. My favorite line comes during the Ferrari scene (I was laughing so hard when the cop left, failing to realize Slade is blind.) As Slade careens down the street at 70 mph, Charlie yells, “Youre going to get us killed!“ Slade answers, “Can you blame m
16、e? Im blind!“ On that note, Pacino succeeds marvellously in portraying a blind man. We never doubt for a second that he does, in fact, live in total darkness. Yet others, like the cop, probably the spectators in the restaurant in the tango scene, dont realize it. Ironically enough, Slade acts as tho
17、ugh he doesnt want to be treated as the proverbial blind man who needs a cane and a guiding arm. However, in the final scene before his charismatic speech, he emerges with a never-before-seen pair of dark glasses, I wonder, was this to throw them off guard? This movie is a modern classic. Some find
18、it too long, but I enjoyed it every minute and didnt actually notice the two and a half hours has gone by. Its a wonderful film that I will recommend to all. 英语电影欣赏考试复习材料4Passage TwoDirections: Listen to the following movie review and then answer the questions.Scent Of A Woman is an extremely differ
19、ent film from those we have ever seen in cinema before. It tells the story of a “town drunk“ who is blind and also had a great service in the United States. Al Pacino plays the blind man and Chris ODonnell plays the part of Charlie, who is hired to take care of Pacino for a weekend. I found this fil
20、m humorous in some areas because of the way Pacinos character acts. Al Pacino has never played a character like this before and he executed the part very well! Pacinos eyes are always pointed in the opposite direction he would be looking as if he werent blind, which is brilliant. Scent Of A Womans m
21、ood and setting made this film enchanting in a sense. It took place in a white and gray sky Autumn mood during a Thanksgiving weekend. ODonnell attends an Ivy League school and may or may not have witnessed a scheme that involved humiliating a teacher in front of many students. Pacino constructs a l
22、ist of things he wants to do and at the bottom of the list is killing himself. Scent Of A Woman did well at the Academy Awards, FINALLY giving Al Pacino an Oscar. I was very thankful for the “Academy“ awarding Pacino an Oscar, but he should have received one a long time ago for The Godfather, Serpic
23、o, Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, or Glengarry Glen Ross. Hopefully he will receive another one later on in his career. However, it did not recognize Chris ODonnell for his fantastic acting in this film, which disappointed me very much. This movie is somewhat emotional as well. I would recommend that
24、you rent this film during Thanksgiving or in the fall. Scent Of A Woman is a very unique, entertaining, wonderful film. 英语电影欣赏考试复习材料5Unit Three Forrest Gump: A Movie of HumanityPart II Movie ReviewsPassage OneDirections: Listen to the following movie review and then answer the questions.The film For
25、rest Gump represents the ultimate American dream in a land of opportunity. It is a history lesson that takes the viewer from Alabama, where Forrest Gump, an improbable modern hero and idiot savant, was born, across America, and back again to the fishing village of Bayou La Batre on the Gulf coast. G
26、overnor George Wallace is once again seen standing in the schoolhouse door as he vows “segregation now, segregation forever“; Coach Paul “Bear“Bryant, the legendary University of Alabama football coach, recognizing how Forrest can run, makes him a Crimson Tide gridiron star. Eventually Forrest comes
27、 home again to his sweet home Alabama (represented also in song) and makes a fortune in a shrimping business. He had promised his “best good friend,“ Bubba, that he would go into business with him when the two boys returned from the war. But Bubba was killed and didnt return, so Gump gives half of t
28、he million dollars he makes to his friends family in the small fishing village of Bayou La Batre.Based upon the novel by Winston Groom, Eric Roth transformed the book into a screenplay that grossed over $636 million dollars and also won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1994. The film affirms possibilit
29、y and hope: no matter how grim things may seem, it is possible, as Gump says, “to put the past behind you and move on.“ He shows that a gimpy kid in leg braces can become a football hero, win a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in Vietnam, become a Ping Pong champion, crisscross America from
30、sea to shining sea, and marry his childhood sweetheart, who bears him a son to carry on the fathers good name.英语电影欣赏考试复习材料6Passage TwoDirections: Listen to the following movie review and then answer the questions.In addition to the Oscar for Best Film, Forrest Gump earned five more Academy Awards. T
31、om Hanks was voted Best Actor for his masterful portrayal of Gump, and Robert Zemeckis was awarded the Oscar for Best Director. The film also won awards for Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and for Visual Effects. It is the masterful visual effects that enabled Forrest to shake the hand of Pre
32、sident John F. Kennedy, have Lyndon B. Johnson place a Congressional Medal around his neck, meet Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, not to mention John Lennon, Dick Cavett, Bob Hope, Captain Kangaroo, and Chairman Mao. Elvis Presley, the King, even learns to swivel his hips by watching little crippled
33、 Forrest dance.Although some critics are not enchanted with the fantastic Gump, the movie affirms the values that Americans hold dear. Forrests mother exemplifies the ideals associated with motherhood. Over and over, Forrest repeats: “As my Mama always said,“ and his words reverberate almost as a re
34、frain throughout the movie. “Dont ever let anybody tell you theyre better than you,“ she tells her boy, even though he has an IQ of 75. Life, after all, is a box of chocolates. Even if “you never know what youre going to get,“ Forrest Gump gives people hope.Unit Four Legally Blonde: A Movie of Inspi
35、ration Part II Movie ReviewsPassage One Directions: Listen to the first part of the movie review and then answer the questions.英语电影欣赏考试复习材料7The comedy “Legally Blonde“, starring an irrepressible Reese Witherspoon, is a new twist on the old adage, “Looks arent everything“.Elle Woods is a super-blonde
36、, super-rich, super-sorority girl from California. When shes dumped by her Harvard Law School-bound boyfriend Warner because shes too blonde to be considered seriously as wife material: “If Im going to be a Senator, I need to marry a Jackie, not a Marilyn.“ she fights back, after a long cry, nail by
37、 manicured nail, first by following Warner to Harvard Law School, abandoning her major in fashion merchandising for something more substantial, then by proving that just because youre blonde doesnt mean youre a joke.Of course, we know that Elle will meet every challenge that she faces and wind up wi
38、th both a legal career and Mr. Right even if hes not the original one. But we still root for her all the way because she proves to be a decent and generous person under all the ridiculous surface frippery. Indeed, Ms. Witherspoon won me over right from the start, during Elles last dinner date with W
39、arner. As he indirectly leads up to his bombshell rejection, her face becomes a symphony of fast-changing expressions denoting agreement and obedience until she breaks down from the shock of Warners bad news. Its an expertly acted piece of self-parody that never diminishes her attractiveness.The mov
40、ie, however, is full of good humor. Based on the novel of the same name by Amanda Brown, “Legally Blonde“ is a sassy satire that retains a message: believe in yourself and follow your dreams. Besides being funny, its an ode to self-empowerment especially girl power and its target audience of young w
41、omen everywhere will gobble it up like the latest glossy edition of Cosmopolitan magazine. (Based on the review by Paul Clinton, CNN Reviewer; Andrew Sarris, New York Observer)(http:/ TwoDirections: Listen to the second part of the movie review and then answer the questions.Elle isnt such an unlikel
42、y candidate for Harvard Law; she did, however, have a 4.0 average as an undergraduate majoring in fashion merchandising at the fictional CULA. Moreover, she also has a very impressive background as homecoming queen and sorority president, her signature color is pink, and shes appeared in a Ricky Mar
43、tin music video. Who could ask for anything more? Shes an emblem of diversity!Naturally, shes accepted. Nothing will stop her now as she campaigns all over Harvard to win back her man. Call it blonde ambition.“Legally Blonde“ becomes a “blonde-out-of-water“ story as her snobby fellow law students be
44、gin taking bets on how long shell last. Meanwhile, she discovers that Warner isnt worth all the effort. Succeeding in law school becomes a personal goal, and not merely a means to win back her shallow boy toy. Shes a bubbly blonde with brains. Her points of reference may not be Plato and Socrates, b
45、ut she proves that knowledge about Clinique, Porsches and lip gloss also can come in handy in a classroom or a courtroom.The supporting cast is a winning bunch. Selma Blair is excellent as Vivian Kensington, who has snagged Warner and is wearing his grandmothers six-carat Harry Winston diamond engag
46、ement ring on her “bony“ finger.Luke Wilson plays Emmett Richmond, a somewhat thankless role as a third-year law student who falls in love with the inner woman beneath Elles golden locks.First-time feature film director Robert Luketic is an Australian native who has been dedicated to becoming a film
47、 director since the age of 15. This debut project sees him well on his way.Full of clichs and pop culture references, and peppered with trendy slang, “Legally Blonde“ has its roots deeply planted in the style of another hit teen comedy 英语电影欣赏考试复习材料9 basically, its “Clueless“ (1995) goes to college.
48、Whatever. Its a formula thats well done with plenty of laughs. (Based on the review by Paul Clinton, CNN Reviewer)(http:/ Five A Beautiful Mind: A Movie of CouragePart II Movie ReviewsPassage One Directions: Listen to the following movie review and then answer the questions.A Beautiful Mind is a 200
49、1 American biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate (Economics) mathematician. The film was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. Director Howard delivers his finest effort with this extraordinary movie, as his deftness in suggesting the subjective experience of the genius, whos later di
