爱若此时

我看到众豆友的评论时，也忍不住发表一下自己的看法。
这是一部很好的电影，在我心中，好电影就是看完之后，总能给你留下点感觉，那种感觉或许是美好的，忧伤的，快乐的，失落的.......但是总是有一种感觉，改变了你对某些事物的看法。
有人说这部影片在很多时候显得情节失控，导致目的不明。其实我想说，应该说我相信，看完这部影片的人应该都会感觉到，同性恋有权利得到孩子的抚养权，因为他们就是普通人，甚至比一部分普通人更有爱。当每个人都能产生有这种感觉，就说明这个电影已经成功的表达了它想表达的意思，传播了它的正能量。
电影中让我印象深刻的是黑人律师对鲁迪和保罗的一句话：在加利福利亚甚至允许有滥用药物和家庭暴力前科的人收养小孩，而你们不行。看了一下电影资料，电影的背景设定在70年代，其实可想而知那时候人们对同性恋的不了解与深深的厌恶，无处不在。电影中很多细节就反应了，如保罗丢了工作，他们其实找了很多律师却都没有人愿意帮他们，法官的一再刁难，与马可老师的担忧...让我始终感动的是他们的努力，他们没有放弃，他们的生活已经很艰难，他们知道他们要面对的，但是他们始终没有放弃...如果你懂得就好。
有人说鲁迪和保罗的感情发展的太快了，没有铺垫。怎么说能，我曾经也喜欢过同性，只是她的突然回头对我的一个微笑，我就迷恋了她3年。如果你也有过这种一见钟情的感觉，你就懂得。其实鲁迪每次在台上唱歌时，都让我觉得惊艳，他的自信让我觉得那时的他比一个女人都美。人很容易爱上与他自身性格相反的人，保罗严谨，善于克制自己，甚至可以看出他有点小内向，我相信他一看到自信，欢快，善良，执着，无时无刻可以展现自身才华的鲁迪时，他很容易一见钟情，并陪伴他做其实自己也想做而曾经没有勇气做的事情。
这个故事很简单，一切进行的很缓慢很自然，但是不是幸福的结局。如果这个故事曾是真的，那30年后的今天，马可一样的孩子，遇到鲁迪和保罗一样的他们，这将是一段温馨的喜剧。这个故事让我们知道，每段历史，都有一段时间的错误，但有像鲁迪和保罗他们那样的人，不断努力，终将改变这段错误。就如我们现在的认知。

Alan Cumming Has Never Been Better

The story of Any Day Now may take place in the past, but the discrimination against same-sex families it depicts is unfortunately still all too real.
BY DIANE ANDERSON-MINSHALL JANUARY 04 2013 5:00 AM ET

George Arthur Bloom lived in Brooklyn in the late 1970s, back when it was a rough-and-tumble area. He was inspired by a larger-than-life character everyone seemed to know, Rudy, who developed a fatherly relationship with, as filmmaker Travis Fine puts it, a “kid who was terribly handicapped, both mentally and physically” and whose mother was a drug addict. Bloom turned Rudy’s real-life experience into a screenplay, which almost got filmed several times during the ensuing years (at one point Tommy Lee Jones and Sylvester Stallone were attached to it). Then it went nowhere, Bloom gave up, and it sat in a drawer until his son, an old high school friend of Fine’s, showed the director the script.

The movie that came of it, Any Day Now, which hit theaters this winter and garnered awards on the festival circuit, follows The Good Wife’s Alan Cumming as Rudy, Raising Hope’s Garret Dillahunt as Paul, the closeted attorney who becomes his partner, and Isaac Leyva as Marco, a teen with Down syndrome who’s abandoned by his mother and taken in by the men. They all must fight a biased legal system so the couple can adopt Isaac, a heart-wrenching storyline that will resonate with many of the 2 to 6 million LGBT people who say they’d like to adopt.

“The story of Any Day Now may take place in the past, but the discrimination against same-sex families it depicts is unfortunately still all too real in some parts of our country,” says GLAAD president Herndon Graddick.

It’s real too for kids like Marco. As of 2011 there were 104,236 children in foster care awaiting adoption, many of them considered special-needs children because they are black or Latino, are older than infants, or have some form of mental or physical disability. “What the film’s remarkable performances and eloquent script reveal, though, is how unjust and hurtful to same-sex couples and children that discrimination really is,” Graddick adds.

Cumming, whose performance is riveting and one of his most inspired, talks about making the film.

I found Any Day Now just completely absorbing and really moving. And I notice people just seem to really have a gut reaction to the film. Why do you think it reaches people that way?
I think that we see the story of people who are damaged and devastated by bigotry and prejudice and ignorance. And we understand how wrong that is because we’ve invested in these characters and we want them to be together. And then I think in a larger way, we know that the reason that happened is because that bigotry and that prejudice still exist in our society. And I think we are so moved by it because we know that we are complicit in that because we are all members of that society.

This is a story about many things — about family, the foster care system, and coming out, but at the heart of it, it’s a love story between your free-spirited Rudy and Garret’s buttoned-down, closeted Paul. How did you develop the sort of chemistry that viewers see between you and Garret on-screen?
We just had to fake it, because we didn’t know each other. It was very well-written. and obviously Garret is a really brilliant actor and we luckily felt very comfortable with each other and got on. And I think that’s half of it. Once you feel comfortable with someone you can just dive in. But you’d imagine we’d have lots of time to talk and get comfortable with each other. No, we were practically in bed on the first day.

One of the other parts of the film that we don’t see a lot of — but is so true — is that there’s so much difficulty over same-sex couples trying to adopt. But the reality is there are a ton of children and teenagers, especially with physical or mental disabilities, that will just languish in the system.
Absolutely right. And that to me is the biggest idea—because everyone falls in love with Isaac. Garret says at one point, “I’m just hoping that this child doesn’t slip through the cracks in the system,” and sadly he does.

Tell me about working with Isaac.
Oh, it was great. I loved it. I mean people think…you’re going to make a movie with someone who has a learning disability, what’s that going to mean? I had no idea. But I just went into it…with an open heart. And he was just an absolute darling and so lovely.… He’s got kind of openness to him and…he’s not at all jaded. Everything there’s pure, and it kind of reminded me of what acting should be like. Everything’s really on the surface and completely authentic.



That's great. You have some scenes of just real heartbreak and anguish. Was there anything in your own life that you could call on to sort of nail those scenes? To inspire?

Well, yes. I have had heartbreak and anguish in my life. That's not difficult for me to access.

So, ten years ago, we used to ask straight actors if they had any hesitation about playing a gay role. Now it's more common to ask gay actors if they worry about being pigeonholed. This is certainly not your first gay role, but do you ever worry about that?

No, I actually don't. I mean, [I'm] playing a straight man on TV every Monday. I just don't deal with that. I mean, I've played gay people, but I don't know the percentage. I just I don't think much in that way, you know. I don't correlate it in that way.

But I'm drawn to the stories and the character's heart, you know. And perhaps because… I'm comfortable with it, I'm likely to be offered things, I could see people know that I would be more ready to be comfortable with doing it. But I don't worry at all. I'm not really a worrier. I refuse.

That's great. So assuming they met somehow, what would Rudy think about Eli, your character on Good Wife?

I think… in terms of the story, I think he'd probably try to see what he could do to help his situation. I think probably they might lock horns a little bit initially because they're both quite sensitive types. But I imagine that, you know, they might get on eventually because they look so alike. That was a joke.

What’s the most critical thing for you to get across with this film? What do you want people to take away from it?
I want people to…have a real emotional experience and an emotional connection. But really…I want people to go away and think, Wow, look at the effect of prejudice and ignorance and bigotry, and look at how much our society is still engendering and encouraging that.

Speaking of, you and your husband, Grant, got married earlier this year in New York. What are your thoughts on the recent marriage equality successes?
I think it’s great that we have a president who is very vocal in his support of equality and gay rights. I think the last election is really exciting in that it showed that the country was rejecting all that sort of prejudice and fear-based prejudice. We’re still the second-class citizens. And people still can be fired for being gay and people are gay-bashed.… So, you know, I don’t mean to be ungrateful but I don’t see why I should be so grateful for my rights. I think that’s what we should all remember.

 

I have one last question. You have a book coming out in 2013: May the Foreskin Be With You. I read a little excerpt from it and it made me want to ask, what made you want to talk so intimately about your penis and other people's penises?

Because I was shocked when I first came to America, [and] I realized that the people who were seeing my penis were so utterly ignorant of what a real penis — a normal, intact penis —looks like. I thought, God, I'm here, I'm in New York City, this progressive, cultural, melting-pot of the world, and these people don't realize that they are genitally mutilated as children. And that was really what got me going, I was like, this is how it's supposed to be.

And then I've [found] out more about it, and saw all the things about lack of sensation that people have, and I became aware of that because you just are aware that people with their circumcised penises are less sensitive. And so it just became a cause for me, really.

And then of course you find out all these things about how the circumcisions can go so horribly wrong, and how these poor kids have terrible, terrible things happen. I've been in situations where I've been in a car, and me and an interviewer are talking about the book or other things, and the driver will go, "I heard you speaking and you know, my circumcision went wrong and I… pee out of two holes."

And I think it's this unspoken thing, of men, that don't want to talk about it and they certainly don't want to be told something that irretrievable, irreversible. It's so wrong and they're losing so much. Also, it's fighting the medical system that [doesn't want to] admit they're wrong, and they don't want to lose the money that every circumcision brings them.

To me, it seems to me this huge conspiracy. And actually … if it was girl circumcision, I mean female genital mutilation, we would be horrified about it. And we are, when it happens.

Yes, [female circumcision] is illegal here, yeah.

Yes, so why is it? If anything happens to thousands of little boys and we think that's okay.

Yeah. And there always seems to be the excuse that a boy's penis should look like his father's. I hear that again and again.

To which I think, do you go home get your cocker in front of your dad? I didn't. Is that an American custom? Because I don't think that's right, if it is.


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Dillahunt, who plays the often clueless but nonetheless progressive and lovable Burt Chance on Raising Hope, isn't new to playing gay and bisexual characters. But this film, he says, is special. He tells us why.

I found Any Day Now completely absorbing and really moving and viewers seem to have a real, visceral reaction to the film. Why do you think that is?
I guess, hopefully, they find it honest and relatable. I think, despite the specific circumstances these characters are going through, there's a lot of common ground.

This is a story about family, the foster care system, disability, coming out and so on. But at the heart it’s a love story between your button down closeted character, Paul, and Alan Cumming’s free-spirited drag performer, Rudy. What was most critical to you to get across in the film?
That these were living, breathing human beings. The whole thing will fall apart, obviously, if the audience doesn't believe the love between these two, seemingly, opposites.

Ten years ago, we used to ask straight actors if they had any hesitation about playing a gay role but not so much any more. So I’m wondering what made you want to take on this role?
I just thought it was a challenge. I like mixing it up as much as I can, and Paul was much different from the previous character I'd played, and I thought it would be fun to tackle. The icing on the cake is that it's a beautiful story with themes that are, sadly, still resonant today. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?

I love that while Paul is really navigating new territory as a gay or bisexual man, the film certainly isn’t just a traditional coming out narrative. There’s no big “I am gay” scene, for example. Was there sort of awareness that Paul’s coming out was almost secondary to what was happening with Marco?
Yes. I think the center of this story is Marco. Rudy is an incredibly tough guy — he's a drag queen in the '70s, for Christ's sake. It is almost unsurprising that he would take Marco under his wing. I think his comfort as a gay man is something Paul envies. Probably one of the things that attracts him to Rudy, this unapologetic "gayness" and willingness to fight — it brings out Paul's quieter strength. And the catalyst is this boy.

It’s hard not to think this film as a modern Kramer vs Kramer. Dustin Hoffman’s character loses his job to care for the kid; Rudy does the same. Hoffman and Streep go to court to battle for custody; Paul and Rudy do the same. Though it’s set in the 1970s, the storyline feels particularly timely as Kramer did when it came out. What do you think of comparisons like that?
I don't mind them. I suppose they're going to happen however I feel about it.

My sister-in-law has Down syndrome so it was lovely to see a storyline about a teen with Down syndrome. Tell me about working with Isaac, who plans Marco in the film.
Isaac was terrific. He was excited and joyful, prepared, and serious. He'd shush Alan and I if we were too goofy when Travis was about to call "action." He gives great hugs and listens — which makes him a great actor. He really reminded me why I do this, and how I should do this. He shamed me, truthfully. And I am so grateful.

What about working with Alan. How did you develop enough trust to connect so easily in the film? You have great chemistry.
We got on well, didn't we? We seem like a couple. I wish I had a great story to tell you — some incredible bonding experience or conversation we had prior to filming that clicked everything into place. But we didn't have time for that. We met at the wig fitting and got to work. I guess we're professionals! Sometimes it's easy, though. Alan is real easy to act with. We share a belief, I think, that if you're not having fun, why do it? And it is fun, no matter how harrowing the scene, when it works. And with Alan, it works every time. Heh, he'll love that quote.

http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2013/01/04/alan-cumming-has-never-been-better

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2012/12/13/garret-dillahunt-tackles-gay-adoption-any-day-now

當我在看完預告的時候，就已經確信這是部非常棒的電影


這是由一個真實故事改編的電影。


故事發生在70年代的美國，圍繞著一個患有唐氏綜合癥14歲的男孩Marco DeLeon展開。

故事的背景在同性戀者愛情的烘托下異常成功(注：70年代的美國對於同性戀相當歧視)。因為這是一個炙手可熱、奪人眼眸的商業亮點，是曾加票房收入且吸人眾人的一個堅固題材，且能很好的達到讓觀眾產生共鳴并體會到他們在爭取撫養權時所受到不公平審判地痛苦、無奈。但導演並沒有過度深入描寫同性戀的戀情，因這個亮點的背景是可被取代的，可以是從監獄出來的人，也可以是有複雜背景的人等等......電影在一開始就已Marco孤獨的背影展開，明確告訴觀眾這部電影的第一主角與主線就是Marco。這個擁有燦爛笑容禮貌的男孩，天真可愛。他用自己的方式安靜小巧的生存在這複雜的社會，雖然在智力方面不如正常人，但是也如常人那般渴望能擁有一個幸福溫暖的家，有真正疼愛他為他睡前講故事的人。

導演所刻畫的第二主角Rudy Donatello是個鮮明討人喜愛的人物，在導演一步步把Ruby對於Marco的愛緩緩帶出後，讓觀眾更能投入到Ruby那份對Marco的真摯愛中。Ruby在影片里親自演唱的3首歌曲"Come to Me" " Love Don't live Here Anymore" "I Shall Be Released" 貫穿整部電影。導演在歌曲方面的安排不僅純粹只是電影插曲，而是以Ruby的方式更好的帶出他對Marco深厚的愛。歌曲成為電影重要的一部份完全融入其中，很是難得。

檢察官Paul Fleiger，雖然導演並沒有過多深入述說他的背景，但依舊成功讓觀眾對Paul有一種難以言說的敬佩之情。我想大家都會記得這個畫面，Paul一臉認真的教導Marco做功課，從他眼中就可以感受到他對Marco滿滿的真摯的愛。當然還有他在法庭堅定不移的言語，字字入人心。他是個絕對成功且不用過多刻畫的第三主角。

但整部影片最讓我感覺驚喜的是，導演用了一個如此平靜的方式來宣洩他對於這個社會不公義現象的哀歎。影片最後，Paul在信裏告訴每一個反對他們爭取Marco撫養權的人，認真描述給他們聽Marco是一個怎樣惹人喜愛的善良孩子。他並不是寫信指責他們做錯了什麽，而是嘗試讓他們瞭解Marco是一個怎樣的孩子，因為他們從來都沒有機會認識Marco。Paul所希望的是，當他們真的瞭解後可以明白Marco所真正需要的是什麽。雖已然沒有什麽能再為Marco做的了，但至少在以後，當再次出現類似的Case，能請寬容對待。

這就是導演的魅力之處，也是最最成功之處。那些反面的角色不是叫人來憎恨的，而是叫人來反思的。

我很感激導演在這部電影上花的所有一切心血，雖然身為商業片但導演非常成功傳遞了他所想要帶給觀眾們明確的信息。


最後，我想分享一下對「And Day Now」 這個名字的看法：

"Any Day" 在我們平凡生活里的每一天，都會有無數向Marco這樣的人身處在我們彼此的身邊。而"Now"，此刻的你能為他們做的或許看似微小，但對於他們卻是最大的，最為珍貴的。


台詞精髓：

At the court， Paul say：『This hearing is about Marco. who at this very moment is sitting in some foster home. and who will sit in some foster home forever. because no one want to adopt him. No one wants to adopt some short, fat, mentally handicapped kid. No one in this entire world wants him...except us. We want him. We love him. We'll take care of him and educate him, keep him safe and raise him to be a good man. Isn't that what he deserves? Isn't that what every child deserves?』

http://blog.qooza.hk/chenfeng

    看到《爱若此时》的开头很容易联想到的是另外一部LGBT主题也是美艳变装女王为第一主角的《迷恋荷尔蒙》，都是风情万种看似“她”的“他”出场，让原本平凡的另个他从此改变了生活的车道，中间遭遇社会的恶意终于悲剧。不过《迷恋荷尔蒙》的李佩佩走的更是纯情浪漫路线，故事核心自始至终是爱情悲剧，佩佩本人也是分分钟美得一丝不苟。
  《爱若此时》却更偏写实路线，又是爱情故事，又是家庭故事，又想讲与体制对抗，又想讲少数族群的自救。艾伦康明的形象也是美得野性，有时又憔悴，有时又温柔。表演一贯地没话说，这样的角色跟他自身的基友身份合辙万分，演起来也特别畅快，中间自唱的那几首歌特别美，又时时扣住情节。与其配戏那位是《家有喜旺》里的搞笑老爹，其实两人之间还蛮登对，特别老夫老妻的感觉（顺便说下真是抬头低头看到一大堆美剧的熟人，Lie to me里福斯特博士的扮演者也演了特别学校的老师，特别喜欢她那种温润的知识女性气质）其中饰演被收养的蒙氏儿童的那个小演员真是特别灵（这种长相怀疑本人也确实是智障儿童）那种表现就更不容易。他每次乖乖地说谢谢的时候，被人拖去收容所时候
    缺点是电影本身特别倚重法庭戏的戏份，拍得有不够凌厉让人时而觉得冗长。还有唱歌的戏份，第一回觉得感动，第二回第三回就觉得稍微有点文艺得过火吧（不过艾伦的嗓音真是没得说~）还是很值得看的一部电影。有人间烟火气的一个故事。