奇幻女王J.K.蘿琳編劇處女作《怪獸與牠們的產地》搶在感恩節前上映,這部《哈利波特》番外篇(spin-off)週末票房氣勢驚人。近幾年,奇幻類型當道,奧斯卡名導李安說,先進科技有功,但文學更是發現、利用戲劇衝突性的源頭活水。
【奇幻電影淺談】 spin-off 衍生物、副產品 A:Last weekend, I went to see the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. (我上週去看了電影《怪獸與牠們的產地》。) B:It's a spin-off of the Harry Potter series. Is it worth seeing? (它是《哈利波特》的番外篇。有看頭嗎?) alluring 迷人的 A:The visual effects and the extraordinary array of fantastic creatures are alluring! (視覺效果與各種珍禽異獸都好讚!) B:Some people said the plot is a bit disappointing though, and it received mixed reviews. (不過有人說情節普普,可謂評價兩極。) visuals 視覺效果 A:When it comes to visuals, Life of Pi director Ang Lee's latest used pioneering technologies. (說到視覺效果,李安的近作使用最新科技。) B:But as an Oscar-winning director, Ang Lee said the most important thing to him is storytelling. (但這位奧斯卡大導演強調,重點還是說故事的能力。) 【延伸閱讀】 1. fantasy film:奇幻電影 2. adventure:冒險(故事) 3. to pioneer:一馬當先、開創 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權