365之364 - 老片分享：Dangerous Minds危險遊戲

在361提到了這次旅遊聽的音樂，後來想起我們還聽了一首兒子不知道從哪兒找出來，而且我很喜歡的Rap老歌：饒舌歌手Coolio講述幫派青年無奈生活的「Gangsta's Paradise」。

這首老歌是「Dangerous Minds」(中譯:危險遊戲)這部由Michelle Pfeiffer主演的電影主題曲。我不只很喜愛這首歌曲，也很喜歡那部影片！



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本片內容敘述一名退休女海軍軍官轉戰高中教育的故事。劇情主要專注於這位英文文學女老師，如何努力面對教導一群住在犯罪率很高的邊緣社區青少年的挑戰。

除了教他們解讀英文名著的隱性內涵之外，她更教導他們如何增進自信；引導他們走出輟學、幫派、犯罪的惡性循環。

雖然類似劇情的電影出現過不少，但我覺得這一片一直保持在水準之上。無論是劇本或是演員都有很棒的表現。

Coolio的Gangsta's Paradise:







As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
Cause I've been blastin' and laughin so long that
Even my ma'ma thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me, be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talkin, and where you walkin
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc'-
As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night
Sayin' prayers in the street light


Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise


They got the situation, they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strip
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin banger
And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nuthin but a heart beat away
I'm livin life do-or-die-a, what can I say?
I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fow'?
The way things are goin' I don't know


Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me

Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise



Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's runnin, but half of them ain't lookin
What's goin on in the kitchen, but I dont know what's cookin
They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me,
If they cant understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't; I guess they won't
I guess they front; that's why I know my life is outta luck, fool!


Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me