當喬治開槍擊斃藍尼的那一刻，夢想就已經(jīng)破碎。
藍尼，天生智障。喬治，一個機靈勤快的青年，在某一個時刻兩個人成了彼此的伙伴和親人，一路輾轉(zhuǎn)，為了一個共同的夢想打拼著一份坎坷的生活。

這是一個關(guān)于夢想、希望、孤獨和絕望的故事，理想和現(xiàn)實的距離，就像古今歷史一樣那么近那么遠。電影里的每一個人物都有夢想，科里，夢想成為一個拳擊手，科里的妻子，夢想去好萊塢成為一個電影明星，喬治和藍尼，夢想有一處自己的農(nóng)場。但是在現(xiàn)實中，他們卻過著跟自己夢想完全不同的生活，夢想一次次的破碎，在生活中他們憤懣孤獨。人的夢想可以經(jīng)歷幾次破碎，每個人都有夢想，每一個人都在生活中尋找希望，而每一個人的絕望都在希望后迸發(fā)！喬治在藍尼憧憬著美好生活時候開槍結(jié)束了他的生命，也許在希望中離開這個不堪的現(xiàn)實對藍尼來說也是好的，喬治很清楚，他們夢想中的未來再也來不了了，因為藍尼錯了，這次的藍尼大錯特錯了。

電影中，Carlson老人的狗因為老病被人嫌棄，最后被強迫著把自己的狗交給別人去射殺，所有的人都只是安靜的接受這種情況，殘酷又凄涼，老人后來說，本應(yīng)該由他來射殺的，而不應(yīng)該交給陌生人。如果改變不了命運，至少在最后一程，還是應(yīng)該由最親的人來執(zhí)行，那最后時刻還能有一絲的溫情和眷戀可以留在死者心頭。現(xiàn)實就是如此，人老了，狗老了，不中用了，就要被拋棄，流離失所。老人清楚這一切，他哭了，不僅僅是為了自己的老伙伴，也是為了自己那跟狗一樣的命運。喬治靜靜的看著這一幕，每個人都靜靜的接受這樣的結(jié)果。

藍尼對喬治是信任的，他是一個好伙伴，因為他忠誠、聽話，但是他不是一個好人，因為他的智商無法適應(yīng)人類社會，這注定了他與這個社會的格格不入，也注定了他的悲劇，也許他的單純讓他無法意識到他的悲劇，如果是這樣，那該感謝上帝對他的些許溫純。nice fellow,bad people.喬治為他做了選擇，也是為自己做了選擇，與其讓他人傷害你，我更愿意你的最后一刻沒有屈辱。

人生是孤獨的，沒有人陪伴的人生是痛苦的，也許會崩潰，也許會瘋癲，人類就是這樣一種奇怪的生物，藍尼對喬治無所質(zhì)疑的信任和無法割舍的牽絆是一種純粹的感情，就像是動物對主人的眷戀，這份單純難能可貴，但是在社會中，這份單純卻會傷害他人，卻會破壞生活。逃亡已無處可去，夢想已碎裂分散，藍尼是喬治最好的伙伴，只是生活已無法承受。老伙伴，也許分離是必然的命運，藍尼和喬治，在現(xiàn)實面前分崩離析，藍尼是喬治的夢想和伙伴，是純粹的信任和絕對的服從。曾經(jīng)是藍尼喬治和夢想，現(xiàn)在，只有喬治和生活。

每個人都是被命運和現(xiàn)實所碾壓的對象，人們試圖逃脫，卻無處可逃，哪里都一樣，哪里都只是命運的輪回。

    “老鼠與人”的名字取自英國詩人鵬斯的一行詩：“老鼠與人的最好打算常常落空”。
    蘭妮，一個有無窮力氣的癡呆。喬治，一個頭腦清楚，為人機智的小個子。兩個人有著同一個愿望：有朝一日，能有一所自己小房子，幾畝地，一頭牛，還可以養(yǎng)兔子。這樣的愿望介乎于現(xiàn)實和幻想之間，似乎可以實現(xiàn)又似乎離現(xiàn)實太遠。蘭妮和喬治這個奇怪的組合，為了他們的夢想不停的奮斗下去，但是，事實總與愿違。
    蘭妮的思維是與正常人不一樣的，他喜歡觸摸自己喜歡的東西，去無法支配自己那大得驚人的力氣。蘭妮喜歡老鼠，卻總把老鼠捏死。他喜歡女孩兒的紅裙子，卻竟然會死死的抓住裙子不放，以至于嚇到了女孩兒，也引起了眾怒。蘭妮無意中惹下的種種麻煩，使得喬治和蘭妮只好不停的更換工作地點。然而，在新的工作環(huán)境下，由于一個完全不是自己的錯誤，蘭妮捏死了農(nóng)場小老板顧利的妻子。而喬治，為了不讓蘭妮死于顧利那痛苦的死刑，只好自己將蘭妮打死。
    蘭妮這樣一個到處惹事的麻煩蟲，喬治為什么要和他在一起，并且照顧他、幫他躲避罪名？喬治抱怨過，認為蘭妮阻礙了他去尋找幸福。但是喬治離不開蘭妮，因為他寂寞，他在這個世界上沒有親人，沒有朋友，只有蘭妮。蘭妮是他的老鼠，只要和他在一起，心靈便會得到些許的滿足至少，這個世界上，還有人陪伴在你左右。所以說，蘭妮對于喬治的意義，遠比喬治對于蘭妮的意義要大得多。一個癡呆兒對他人的依賴是無意識的，而一個正常人對于他人的依賴卻是有意識的。喬治清楚什么叫寂寞，他離不開蘭妮，就像那個老工人離不開自己的老狗。紛繁防備的人群中人們尋找著自己熟悉的目光，需要有人跟他說：我不想離開你，我們永遠在一起。如果喬治沒有了蘭妮，即便他得到了自己想要的生活，沒有人和他一起分享，他仍然是不幸福的。寂寞是人類最大的恐懼，請原諒一個沒有人世經(jīng)歷的小人物關(guān)于人類致命缺點的小小判斷。最后喬治用槍打死了蘭妮，也打死了喬治的未來。喬治將渾渾噩噩地渡過自己的后半生，也許不再需要四處漂泊，但是心靈的孤獨，將永遠折磨他疲憊的靈魂。
    蘭妮是一個弱者嗎？蘭妮似乎是一個弱者，他白癡，需要人照顧。我們誰也不能將沒有獨立生活能力的蘭妮看作一個強者，但每一個正常人都會因為蘭妮的存在而發(fā)現(xiàn)自己是多么的可憐。因為蘭妮不會覺得孤獨。他可以把任何東西當作他的同伴，老鼠、兔子、狗、喬治。蘭妮的思想簡單到了讓人羨慕的地步，他在關(guān)懷與被關(guān)懷中享受著作為一個人最單純的精神需求，蘭妮是上帝的嬰兒時代。
    我們此時可以大概總結(jié)《人鼠之間》的主題：夢、友誼、寂寞。電影中的蕓蕓眾生，都在這三個詞匯里，無助掙扎。但是電影僅僅向我們訴說了這些嗎？斯坦貝克因為這部小說獲得了諾貝爾獎，而不是著名的《憤怒的葡萄》。我一直在考慮它與《憤怒的葡萄》的區(qū)別。《憤怒的葡萄》控訴的是制度和命運，但人們心里充滿希望。而《老鼠與人》控訴的是人性中的致命弱點，并且充滿著無望。
    《老鼠與人》里的所有人物，他們的悲劇都源于他們的孤獨感。
    老甘德在自己的老狗身上看到了自己的命運，他知道自己很快便會成為一個一無是處的老廢物，到那個時候，農(nóng)場的主人便會趕走他。他害怕離開農(nóng)場，因為他沒有其他的地方可以去。老甘德唯一的精神支柱那只老狗也被別人強行打死了，他決定傾其所有幫助喬治買下那塊地，為的是他會有一個家，一個可以依靠的地方。老甘德是蘭妮的補充，他們一個沒有行動能力，一個沒有思維能力，他們映照著其他健康人的人生，卻也預(yù)示著這個不健康的社會的命運。
    馬廄工庫克魯斯是個黑人，他有著黑人慣有的自卑，非常自覺地離開人群，自己獨住。他裝作不需要別人的樣子，可是他的堅強因為蘭妮的探訪而破碎，他有些殘忍地問蘭妮：你有喬治，但如果你沒有他呢？喬治嚇壞了，他單純的大腦無法想象沒有喬治的后果。蘭妮在庫克魯斯的質(zhì)問下第一次體會到什么是孤獨，他無法接受這種孤獨。或許在這個時候，蘭妮已經(jīng)能夠理解庫克魯斯最后說的那句話：“一個人太孤獨了，他會生病的！”
    顧利的妻子，本來可以成為電影明星的，卻嫁給了一個令人厭惡的小人。她的弄騷并不顯得讓人惡心卻著實讓人心感悲涼。她只是想給自己的生活添加一點色彩，她的生活太無味，而她又是個躁動不安的女人。她就像“捕鼠器上的一塊臭肉”，寂寞地炫耀著自己對于老鼠的誘惑。于是，說她死于風騷，不如說她死于寂寞。
    有個哲學(xué)家說人類的寂寞感源于地球的孤獨。然而，卻沒有人給寂寞的人們找到排解的答案。斯坦貝克也沒有找到，他甚至陷入了無處追尋因果的絕望中。對人性的絕望、對人群的絕望，有些悲情無關(guān)命運卻仍然痛徹心肺。
    諾貝爾作為一項國際大獎，對于人性的關(guān)注遠遠超過對某個國家制度的關(guān)注，《老鼠與人》中廣泛的人文關(guān)懷，成就了這本好書，也成就了這部好電影。

看完書看的電影，拍的中規(guī)中矩，幾乎每一幕和每一句話都能在書中找到原文，沒什么自己的創(chuàng)新，更沒什么亮點。

Lennie演的很精彩，但是捏碎Curley的右手和因為小狗死掉而憤怒的那兩段拍的太露骨直接了，實在的讓人不寒而栗。血腥暴力卻沒有自我意識的狀態(tài)才最可怕啦。就算他“像個大嬰兒一樣”，我也絕對、絕對不會愿意接近那樣的人。電影強化了大家的特征，比如Crooks的駝背、Curley妻子的未經(jīng)教育，Lennie的暴力愚昧。

George的演員很好看（ˉ﹃ˉ），Slim更是，很有氣質(zhì)的感覺。小說結(jié)尾那里Slim對George表現(xiàn)出了理解那一段我很喜歡，自認為Steinbeck是在暗示生活的希望：George不一定就會孤單墮落，茫茫人海中或許還有其他的朋友；又也許他只是想通過這樣的細節(jié)來說明，明天太陽照常升起吧。結(jié)果電影里面沒了啊，搞的就像Lennie一死一切都結(jié)束了一樣，導(dǎo)演自己把整個電影能表達的內(nèi)涵的水準降下來了，變成單純講述友情的片子了。

Crooks的過度敏感讓人看的很難受很難受，那個年代的苦難我真的沒有辦法體會。但是【孤獨】和【夢想】都表現(xiàn)的不足啊，我還以為它們才是作品的主題啊......

背景音樂配的一塌糊涂，在氣氛渲染上好像只能起到反作用。Lennie殺了Curley的妻子之后有一個高鏡頭很好看，結(jié)果也就只有那一次，原來是無心之舉？我還期待了會有一幕Candy躺在馬房的草垛里面，因為夢想的破滅而絕望，也為Lennie和George感到悲傷，陽光一縷一縷地灑在他身上。

.....其實這個作品真的很溫暖?。。。。≈桓杏X到苦難才是不對的吧！男人間有友情，有信任，雖然弱小卻試著一起面對，Dirty Thirty那種年代中的一道光啊有沒有，Candy說“Sure, George.”的時候我都感動死了。

但是有些夢想終究只能是夢想————

The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!

Most of us live in a narrow world limited by our experiences and outlook on life, but by reading these great books, we are taken to totally different worlds where we can explore different lives and social mores and in so doing, expand our horizons. Classic literature must be passed down from generation to generation as the greatest treasure of human wisdom and intelligence.
One such classic novel is Of Mice and Men, written by an outstanding American novelist, John Steinbeck.
Set in the 1930s during the great depression era of America, the novel tells a tragic story of dreams, friendship, loneliness and power. Although it was banned when first released due to offensive language, its excellence and values were soon discovered.
As a prominent work in American classic literature, it promotes several important social and moral values that are still relevant in modern society. The novella attracts millions of readers by providing insights into human experience through engaging characterisation as well as use of aesthetic language.
The importance of dreams is one of the most significant themes throughout the whole story. A dream provides the motivation and a goal for people to strive for, just as Victor Hugo once said: “Nothing’s better than a dream to create a future”. In Of Mice and Men, everyone has a dream. Lennie and George dream of possessing their own house and a couple of acres to ‘live off the fatta’ of the land’. Although this is not ever realised, it is what keeps them moving on and wandering the country in search of job opportunities under those unimaginably harsh conditions. The farm they envision represents the possibility of freedom, self-reliance and protection from the cruelties of the world.
 Other ranch men also have their dreams which resemble that of Lennie and George, where they can be independent and live a secure life. Even Curley’s wife, who’s despised by everyone, possesses a dream of running away to be a movie star. Idealistic? Yes. Regrettably, it seems that most of the characters surrendered their dreams in order to survive. Yet having these dreams is one of the ways they combat loneliness and distract themselves from the hopeless reality of their daily lives.
The dreams possessed by all characters shared a common central idea: the chance of a better life, which is deeply rooted in the prototypical American dream: life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Nowadays, there are still countless people like George and Lennie, from different social classes and different places all over the world, who come to the United States with the dream of obtaining a fulfilled life.
In the grim world in Of Mice and Men, friendship and loneliness are accentuated. It is obvious that every character suffers from loneliness. The old Crooks, is discriminated by the colour of his skin and therefore is forced to live on the periphery of the ranch world. The only way he fights his solitude is by reading and hard work. The old and infirm Candy leads an immensely forlorn life especially after his long-time companion, his old dog dies. Curley’s wife acts as a coquette as a way of relieving herself from the boredom of the unsatisfactory marriage. Even though George and Lennie have each other to count on, George is still lonely because he doesn’t have a family while Lennie is disempowered by his mental disability and thus is isolated from the normal world.
Indubitably, everyone needs a friend who is always by their side, supporting and encouraging them in life. In this story, every single character yearns for genuine friendship. Nevertheless, even this simple request is a luxury in this unfriendly world depicted by Steinbeck. George and Lennie’s precious and enduring friendship has overcome countless obstacles by giving them will to move on. Just like they often said: “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.”
In this novella, Steinbeck also explores the different aspects of power and strength. In this predatory world, the rule of survival is laid bare, the strong ones prey on weak ones and touthe weak ones prey on weaker ones. Just like the name of the novel implies, ‘mice’ symbolizes vulnerability whereas ‘men’ represents power and strength.
The arrogant and ferocious Curley, as the symbol of power and authority easily poses a fatal threat to the weaker ones, represented by Lennie, Curley’s wife and those little animals. Similarly, old Candy and his dog, who are sadly crippled by their debilitating age, act as a harsh reminder of the miserable future of those who have outlived their usefulness. This cruel rule also applies to modern society where power, authority and strength cripple the weak ones and survival is sustained by cutthroat competition between people.
One of the most attractive features of this gripping novella is its exceptional characterisation. Lennie Small is often regarded as the most captivating one, whose na?ve and childish character is in stark contrast to the other selfish and conceited characters. The descriptions of Lennie give the readers a sense of gratification as his blissful ignorance and pure innocence seem to remove him from the stir of society.
Another key character, George is a loving and devoted friend who never strays from the purpose of protecting Lennie, although he is sometimes short-tempered and impatient. In a sense, Lennie is more fortunate than George, since Lennie dies with their dream painlessly while George not only has to face the devastating fact that his dream no longer exists, but also has to bear the agony of losing his soul mate. Slim, as one of the most appealing characters, shows outstanding wisdom and sophistication compared to other characters. After witnessing Lennie’s demise, he is the only person who commiserates with Lennie for his loss, knowing how precious their friendship is, while other ignorant ranchmen ask: “what’s eatin’ them two guys?”
The use of simple language and writing style makes the novel very accessible. The scenes portrayed by the author are vivid and easily reconstructed in the reader’s mind. The story begins with: “A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green”. This scene is full of hope and peace. Ironically, the story ends in exactly the same location, which has a strong emotional impact on the readers. Furthermore, the use of the authentic diction in the dialogue is quite representative of the labouring class in United States in the 1930s. In short, Steinbeck’s language is straightforward, concise and powerful.
Overall, in the inhospitable world portrayed by Steinbeck where people are incapable of compassion and sympathy, the unfailing friendship between George and Lennie shines and is deeply etched in the readers’ mind. Dreams, though a motivating factor, appear to be a luxury in the characters’ lives. We also accept the dismal fact that a lot of people like the characters in the novel are ruthlessly stripped of their dreams by reality and find their reverie and endeavours are nothing but a mirage. Friendship, loneliness, power, dreams and despair are fully expressed and interpreted in this masterpiece of John Steinbeck.