In the world of film, blockbusters adapted from novels are ubiquitous. And over the past few decades, comic book movies such as Deadpool (2016) and Ant-Man (2015) have gained huge popularity among moviegoers.
在電影界，改編自小說(shuō)的大片數(shù)不勝數(shù)。近年來(lái)，《死侍》（2016）、《蟻人》（2015）等漫畫(huà)改編電影也吸引了大批觀眾。
But films based on video games have yet to garner the same level of prestige. They often feel lazy or have weak character development. Notable attempts like Super Mario Bros (1993) and Tomb Raider (2001) have all flopped.
但是，基于游戲改編的影片卻始終未能收獲同樣的好評(píng)。它們往往結(jié)構(gòu)松散或是人物性格發(fā)展缺乏說(shuō)服力。比如《超級(jí)瑪麗》（1993）和《古墓麗影》（2001）都是備受關(guān)注的嘗試，卻均以失敗告終。
But unlike its predecessors, the Warcraft movie has defied viewers’ expectations. In China, it broke multiple box office records, winning over both ardent fans and casual moviegoers.
然而不同以往的是，電影《魔獸》就*了觀眾的預(yù)期。它在中國(guó)上映后打破了多項(xiàng)票房紀(jì)錄，贏得了熱血玩家的推崇，也獲得了普通觀影者的好評(píng)。
What makes Warcraft stand out is the way British director Duncan Jones presents a clash of civilizations with heroes and villains on both sides, rather than a conventional story about good against evil.
讓《魔獸》脫穎而出的原因是，影片導(dǎo)演鄧肯•瓊斯展現(xiàn)了兩種不同文明的碰撞，雙方都有英雄和反派角色，而不僅僅是情節(jié)老套的“善與惡”的交鋒。
Warcraft draws its plot from the real-time strategy game Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, where an orc horde flees to the human world to escape famine, and the humans defend their home from the orcs.
《魔獸》電影改編自即時(shí)戰(zhàn)略游戲《魔獸爭(zhēng)霸：人類(lèi)與獸人》，講述獸族部落來(lái)到人類(lèi)世界逃避饑荒，人類(lèi)為了保護(hù)家園，抵抗獸族入侵的故事。
In Warcraft, the orcs are not just mindless villains. There are characters like Durotan, who sacrifices himself while fighting with evil warlock Gul’dan to protect his clan. On the human side, there are villains like Medivh who is controlled by an evil spirit. Other characters, like the knight Anduin, inhabit morally ambiguous territory: Anduin must look for ways to protect the world of Azeroth from the orc menace.
在《魔獸》中，獸人并不只是頭腦簡(jiǎn)單的壞蛋，也有一些角色比如杜隆坦，為了保護(hù)自己的部落，不惜犧牲自己與邪惡的巫師古爾丹決斗。人類(lèi)方面也有反面角色，比如被邪靈附體的麥迪文。其他角色如騎士安度因·洛薩也是一個(gè)道德模糊的人物，他必須找到保護(hù)艾澤拉斯大陸免遭獸族侵略的方法。
“The protagonists on each side are noble and empathetic,” Jones told The Guardian. “They have reasons for doing what they’re doing that we understand. Both the humans and the orcs represent rich cultures in their own right, with people you care about and people who are obnoxious.”
“兩個(gè)陣營(yíng)的主要人物都高尚且富有同情心?！睂?dǎo)演瓊斯告訴《衛(wèi)報(bào)》，“他們的舉動(dòng)我們完全能理解，一切都順理成章。人類(lèi)和獸人都代表了各自豐富的文化，兩個(gè)陣營(yíng)中都有讓你在乎或憎惡的角色?！?Duncan’s creative storytelling enables regular moviegoers to feel that the game’s virtual characters have hearts. Though critics panned Warcraft, saying it crammed a large cast and a dense plot into two short hours, even casual viewers are still able to get the gist of the story.
導(dǎo)演鄧肯富有創(chuàng)造力的故事線(xiàn)，讓非玩家的普通觀眾也能感受到游戲虛擬人物的真情實(shí)感。即使也有一些負(fù)面影評(píng)認(rèn)為該片將大陣容和密集的情節(jié)放在短短兩個(gè)小時(shí)里太過(guò)填鴨，但實(shí)際上，就算是普通觀眾仍舊可以看懂影片的主旨。
Hardcore players, meanwhile, will be gratified to see their favorite Warcraft characters brought to life. “People spend more time in [Warcraft] than in the places they live. It actually is like their hometown,” Duncan told The Guardian.
而看到自己喜愛(ài)的《魔獸》游戲角色在銀幕上栩栩如生，游戲鐵桿玩家表示心滿(mǎn)意足?！巴婕以凇ЙF世界’中花費(fèi)的時(shí)間比他們現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的還要長(zhǎng)。魔獸世界其實(shí)就像是他們的故鄉(xiāng)?！编嚳蠈?duì)《衛(wèi)報(bào)》說(shuō)。
The movie Warcraft is an honest attempt to recapture the finer qualities of its source material. “There’s a genuine sense of striving to get inside what made the Warcraft games beloved by 100 million participants, whether playing as humans or orcs, and tapping into what makes fantasy feel so personal, so real,” wrote IGN’s movie critic Leigh Singer.
電影《魔獸》是一次重塑原作精髓的誠(chéng)意嘗試?！坝捌_確實(shí)實(shí)做到了努力去挖掘?yàn)槭裁础赌ЙF》游戲受到上億玩家擁戴的精髓，無(wú)論他們扮演的是人族還是獸族；以及為什么虛構(gòu)世界能讓人覺(jué)得如此真實(shí)和感同身受?！庇螒驃蕵?lè)媒體IGN影評(píng)人利•辛格寫(xiě)道。