電影《靈魂急轉彎》影評：How are you going to spend your life?

一個理想狂熱的LOSER，一個毒舌厭世的DESERTER，碰碰撞撞中「How are you going to spend your life?」的主題；多次聯想到一行禪師的《佛陀傳》和《活在當下》；西方的思維方式，將一個晦澀複雜的概念，講述的簡單生動又發人深省，忍不住記下許多台詞：

1

Joe: Wait, are you actually helping me?

22: Joe, I have been here for who knows how long, and I’ve never seen anything that’s made me want to live. And then, you come along. Your life is sad and pathetic. And you’re working so hard to get back to it. Why? I mean, this I got to see.

2

Moonwind: You know, lost souls are not that different from those in the zone.

Joe: What?

Moonwind: The zone is enjoyable. But when that joy becomes an obsession, one becomes disconnected from life.

3

Paul: You are not all that. Anyone could play in a band if they wanted to.

Dez: Don’t pay Paul any mind. People like him just bring other people down so they can make themselves feel better.

22: Oh, I get it. He’s just criticizing me to cover up the pain of his own failed dreams.

Paul: You cut deep, Joe.

4

Joe: Hey, we never found out what 22’s purpose was.

Counselor Jerry B: Excuse me?

Joe: You know, her spark. Her purpose. Was it music? Biology? Walking?

Counselor Jerry B: We don’t assign purposes. Where did you get that idea?

Joe: Because I have piano. It’s what I was born to do. That’s my spark.

Counselor Jerry B: A spark isn’t a soul’s purpose. Oh, you mentors and your passions. Your purposes. Your meanings of life. So basic.

5

Dorothea: [after Joe has a successful first performance] What’s wrong, Teach?

Joe: It’s just I’ve been waiting on this day for my entire life. I thought I’d feel different.

Dorothea: I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish, and says, 「I’m trying to find this thing they call the ocean. 「The ocean?」 Says the older fish. 「That’s what you’re in right now.」 「This?」 Says the young fish. 「This is water. What I want is the ocean.」 See you tomorrow.

6

Joe: [as 22 sees Joe as Mr. Mittens the cat] You ready?

22: Huh?

Joe: To come live.

22: I’m scared, Joe. I’m not good enough. And anyway, I never got my spark.

Joe: Yes, you did. Your spark isn’t your purpose. That last box fills in when you’re ready to come live. And, the thing is, you’re pretty great at jazzing.

7

Counselor Jerry A: So what do you think you’ll do? How are you going to spend your life?

Joe: I’m not sure. But I do know, I’m going to live every minute of it.