The Thorn Birds
03.11.06
This is one of my favorite novels. A story of life changing decisions and love, ripped apart by ambition. A love so pure, so desirable, it's forbidden. The Thorn Birds speaks of true decisions...true love.
I just watched this miniseries, the movie version of the novel. The movie has wonderful actors and actresses, the performances are excellent. I highly recommend this movie to whoever should want to see it. It's a beautiful experience, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll love the Thorn Birds.
There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out- carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain ... Or so says the legend. (By Colleen McCullough)
有一个传说，说的是有那么一只鸟儿，它一生只唱一次，那歌声比世上所有一切生灵的歌声都更加优美动听。从离开巢窝的那一刻起，他就在寻找着荆棘树，直到如愿以偿，才歇息下来。然后，它把自己的身体扎进最长，最尖的荆棘上，便在那荒蛮的枝条之间放开了歌喉。在奄奄一息的时刻，它超脱了自身的痛苦，而那歌声竟然使云雀和夜莺都黯然失色。这是一曲无比美好的歌，曲终而命竭。然而，整个世界都在静静地谛听着，上帝也在苍穹中微笑。因为最美好的东西只能用最深痛的巨创来换取...
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最近ME也在关注一部小说：《拿着剪刀奔跑》，及续篇《深度郁闷》。风格很特别：怪异,幽默……。“一个人不管花多大代价，都要尽早摆脱情感和灵魂的孤独状态……”MAYBE。
十一月 4th, 2006 at 9:57 上午已经被拍成电影了，是今年奥斯卡的热门影片，值得期待噢！
我喜欢荆棘鸟的主题歌~
十一月 4th, 2006 at 12:26 下午sodagreen，期待一下这部电影 Running with Scissors (2006)，有机会我也把这本美国第一畅销书找来看看。
十一月 4th, 2006 at 1:26 下午荆棘鸟的主题曲很有澳大利亚西部乡村的味道，每每听到脑海里都会浮现出那副美丽的画面。
十一月 4th, 2006 at 1:44 下午我寝室完全没法看电影，郁闷
十一月 4th, 2006 at 11:16 下午Richard Chamberlain preformed Father Ralph well. Jamie, which part do you like best?
十一月 5th, 2006 at 7:53 下午I think the scene that grabbed me the most was the one in which the Father Ralph was dying.
十一月 5th, 2006 at 8:20 下午I like the moive so much,我觉得那个神父很自私
十二月 4th, 2006 at 9:06 上午