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By Alan Silverman

A new science fiction-adventure film uses computer-generated digital effects and scenery to re-create the look of a 1930's Saturday matinee. Alan Silverman spoke1 with co-star Angelina Jolie for this look at Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow.
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A little bit Flash Gordon some Indiana Jones and a lot of enthusiastic performances from a stellar cast combine to make Sky Captain And The World of Tomorro fly off the screen. Set in 1939, it stars two-time Oscar nominee2 Jude Law as the title character, a daring pilot trying to stop the evil machinations of Dr. Totenkopf.
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Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow plays intrepid3 and determined4 ace5 reporter Polly Perkins; fellow Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie co-stars as Sky Captain's trusted comrade-in-arms Frankie in crisp military uniform, equally crisp British accent and a mysterious patch covering one eye.
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Everything on screen from the amazing scenery to Dr. Totenkopf's marauding giant robots, Sky Captain's gutsy flying machines and Frankie's fleet of stratospheric hovering6 aircraft carriers is entirely7 computer generated. Angelina Jolie says it was an acting8 challenge to be part of the fantasy in this World of Tomorrow.
“I think as actors, we play 'make-believe' all of the time. We're used to a fake room on a fake set, so it was a bit strange but not as bad. I think Jude and Gwyneth had it worse because they things coming at them that they were freaking out about and I tended to have ships coming in behind me and things like that. (Movie Snippet) There was one moment when I was just sitting on a box. I wasn't in a plane. I wasn't anywhere. I was just sitting in this room full of 100 people and, with my accent and my eye patch, I had to be very cool sitting in my cardboard box pretending [that I was flying a plane],” she recalls. “At first I felt very silly and then I thought it's great to get back to what's fun and creative about this business and to try things that aren't safe . . . to be silly again and bold with choices. So it was nice for that. It was refreshing9.”
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For 29-year-old Jolie, Frankie joins a long and growing list of strong characters. After Sky Captain she played the jealous, vindictive10 and complex Olympias, mother of the title character, in director Oliver Stone's Alexander;" and she is preparing to portray11 Russian empress Catherine The Great, being directed by Sophia Coppola. Jolie does not accept the conventional Hollywood complaint of 'no good roles for women.'
“I've been very, very lucky. I have also found films that could be one way and I think you can work to make them more. We can always wish that there was more of something for different ethnicities, for men or for women; but I think we just all have to focus more on trying to get hold of a character and see if we can make it richer or deeper. I have been very lucky with the women I've been able to play.”
She adds that the bold vision of writer-director Kerry Conran and the risky12 nature of the project attracted her to take what is essentially13 a supporting role in Sky Captain.
“I think things are analyzed14 and criticized for how they do at the box office or whether they're reviewed this way. There are only a few great movies that are really pushing the [norm]: where things just don't feel safe. I just thought, as an artist, that it was something original and hadn't been done before. So it was kind of a bit of everybody going in and trying for something. I miss that spirit of things a lot. When you do films these days you often lose that sense of fun and adventure and 'let's try something that hasn't been done before.' So for that, just to be a part of it was exciting; but I did love my character.”
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Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow also features Giovanni Ribisi as the hero's engineering whiz sidekick; and filmmaker Kerry Conran resurrects Sir Laurence Olivier, melding dialog clips from several of the late actor's movies to create the image of Dr. Totenkopf.
Alan Silverman for the Voice Of America in Hollywood.

注释:
matinee 日场
machination 诡计
intrepid 无畏的,勇猛的
marauding 抢劫的,劫掠的
stratospheric 同温层的
jealous 妒忌的
vindictive 报复性的
ethnicity 种族划分
whiz 奇才,技术出众的人
sidekick 伙伴


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1 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 nominee FHLxv     
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
参考例句:
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
3 intrepid NaYzz     
adj.无畏的,刚毅的
参考例句:
  • He is not really satisfied with his intrepid action.他没有真正满意他的无畏行动。
  • John's intrepid personality made him a good choice for team leader.约翰勇敢的个性适合作领导工作。
4 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
5 ace IzHzsp     
n.A牌;发球得分;佼佼者;adj.杰出的
参考例句:
  • A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
  • He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。
6 hovering 99fdb695db3c202536060470c79b067f     
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
参考例句:
  • The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
  • I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
7 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
8 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
9 refreshing HkozPQ     
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的
参考例句:
  • I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
  • The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼,特别解乏提神。
10 vindictive FL3zG     
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
参考例句:
  • I have no vindictive feelings about it.我对此没有恶意。
  • The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers.那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。
11 portray mPLxy     
v.描写,描述;画(人物、景象等)
参考例句:
  • It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
  • Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗?
12 risky IXVxe     
adj.有风险的,冒险的
参考例句:
  • It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险,但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
13 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
参考例句:
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
14 analyzed 483f1acae53789fbee273a644fdcda80     
v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 );分解;解释;对…进行心理分析
参考例句:
  • The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程,因为对他来说,爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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