ㄚ艾瑞絲ㄚ的部落格

"The Great War"

My knuckles were bruised like violets

我的指節綻放紫羅蘭般的青紫

Sucker punching walls

傻瓜般的捶打牆壁

"Lavender Haze"

薰衣草色的霧

Meet me at midnight

和我相約於午夜

Oooh oooh oooh woah

"Snow On The Beach"

(feat. Lana Del Rey)

One night a few moons ago

幾天前的某個晚上

I saw flecks of what could've been lights

Betty, I won't make assumptions

About why you switched your homeroom, but

貝蒂，我不會猜測為何妳換了教室

I think it's 'cause of me

但我想是因為我

今天的美國文學課老師讓我們看了電影《大地英豪》，超級推薦！！

當然主角鷹眼和Cora之間的感情很吸引人，但我其實更好奇Uncas和Alice的部分，不然其實感覺前面沒有什麼鋪陳Uncas就為了Alice和反派決戰了哈哈哈哈。

當然一部分原因也是我覺得Uncas超級帥的！雖然他最後沒有打贏反派，才點出世界上只剩一個Mohican（他爸爸）這個悲傷的事實。

印地安人因為歐洲人踏上美洲這塊土地而開始爭奪資源、冤冤相報，其文化卻也在強權的鐵蹄下一點一滴消逝。

印地安人面臨在文明的便利和富庶與原始傳統自然文化之間的抉擇；卻不敵時間的巨輪。

It keeps me awake, the look on your face

你的表情使我失眠
The moment you heard the news

It keeps me awake, the look on your face

你的表情使我失眠
The moment you heard the news

You don't ever have to be stronger than you really are

你無須偽裝堅強
When you're lying in my arms, baby

當你被環繞在我臂中

You don't ever have to be stronger than you really are

你無須偽裝堅強
When you're lying in my arms, baby

當你被環繞在我臂中

Inspired by the novel by James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of The Mohicans movie depicts the conflicts between French, British colonists, and native Indian tribes. The story is told from two perspectives, which are from the westerners and the natives. People living in the frontier, Indian or not, suffer from the war risen by the European kingdoms. Nathaniel, or Hawkeye, is the adopted son of an elder Mohican, Chingachgook. Along with his sibling, Uncas, the three of them are the only Mohicans left, and only Chingachgook and Uncas can carry on the Mohican bloodline.

On their way to the west, they encounter an attack raised by Magua, who belongs to Huron. He is devoted to avenging Grey Hair, Colonel Edmund Munroe, who killed his people and his kids. The Mohicans come in time to rescue the Munroe sisters, Cora Munroe and Alice Munroe. Accompanied by Major Duncan Howard, a garrison, the girls are on their way to seek their father. Cameron’s farm is found destroyed and people killed result in the war party. In the night, looking at the stars, Hawkeye shares his past and the Mohican creation story of the Sun, Moon, and stars. He and Cora grow closer to each other after they arrive at the fort, but the war is ongoing and they have to face enmity and hatred.

In the background of the enchanting new world, America, where everyone lets out their true desire, Cora relentlessly fell in love with someone she barely knows, whom she thinks is with great dignity. Compared to her little sister Alice, Cora is more mature and quickly prepares herself to suit the new environment. Alice, on the other hand, an ordinary schoolgirl, cannot bear the extremely savage way of living in America, the loss of her dear father and her lover, chooses to jump off the cliff, following her honorable lover. Through the sacrifice of Uncas, the strength and persistence of the Mohicans are fully shown. Though romantic, it is clearly not the best way to settle a fight on a sharp cliff. Magua won’t even have to fight Uncas if he chooses to threaten the latter with the safety of Alice. Yet, faith and respect are both shown by Uncas and Magua in the one-to-one fight. To respect the decision of Huron Sachem, Uncas chooses to face Magua on his own without gunpowder and help from his father and brother, to win his woman back. His body was defeated, but the noble spirit of his will continue to stay in people’s hearts. Similarly, even though the Mohicans have become history, their sparkling feats will long exist in time.

What is the role of Native Americans during European colonization? As the antagonist of the film, Magua is actually a victim of the times, a miniature of oppressedIndians. He suffers from European governance, which deprived him of his people and family. He turns to assist another European sovereignty to revenge and goes on to massacre other innocent people. What he went through sure is worth sympathy, but it is an unstoppable vicious circle, leading the Indians to internecine wars.

The last of the Mohicans is absolutely an epic that keeps me haunted after seeing the movie. The magnificent scenery of America is bewitching, captivating, and admirable, drawing the audience's eyes to the power of nature, the rural, and the unfound lands

作詞作曲 Compose & Lyric／王家權 Hunter Wang

編曲 Arrange／珂拉琪 Collage

你的心 親像花 無人應 隨蔫去

你的心 像是花 沒人回應 旋即凋謝

你愛的人 誠固執 你予的夢 伊提袂起

下晡 一个人踮厝內

ē-poo, tsi̍t ê lâng tiàm tshù-lāi

下午 一個人待在家

西北雨 沃澹窗外的衫

sai-pak-hōo, ak-tâm thang-guā ê sann