the_parent_trap

1、The Parent Trap (1998) is a remake of the 1961 family film of the same name.,Genre: Comedy, Kids & Family,Rated: PG,Distributor: Walt Disney Productions Directed By: Nancy Meyers Written By: Nancy Meyers, David Swift, Charles Shyer,Hallie Parker / Annie J.,Lindsay Lohan,Cast,Dennis Quaid,Nick Parkes

2、,Natasha Richardson,Elizabeth James,Elaine Hendrix,Meredith Blake,Lisa Ann Walter,Chessi,Lindsay Lohan 從小就對鎂光燈及各類鏡頭免疫，3歲就開始為電視廣告片當(dāng)模特，而且，您也不要再篤信“學(xué)而差則演”的圈內(nèi)定律，琳賽的中學(xué)成績?nèi)獳，尤其擅長理科；體操，游泳，旱冰，騎自行車，唱歌，她樣樣精通，用我們的老話說就是德智體美勞全面發(fā)展。在時(shí)尚界，琳賽被譽(yù)為“邋遢搖滾版“的克里斯蒂娜里奇，劃入了“It Girls”的光鮮隊(duì)列。所謂的“It Girls”是美國傳媒對“自身?xiàng)l件萬事具備的女孩”的封號，目前的標(biāo)

3、準(zhǔn)是你既得年輕、又得樣貌動(dòng)人、還要多才多藝，最終必須掌握啥衣服穿在身上才好看。之前的凱特哈德森(Kate Hudson)、克爾斯騰鄧斯特(Kirsten Dunst)，與琳賽一同起步的愛娃門德斯(Eva Mendes)、伊麗莎白班克斯(Elizabeth Banks)、安娜費(fèi)爾斯(Anna Faris)，都是這一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的代言人。,而琳賽一開始便朝影視歌平行進(jìn)發(fā)，一邊參與電影電視拍攝，一邊與知名流行樂經(jīng)理人簽下了5張專輯的合約。 她先后主演了天生一對、辣媽辣妹兩部迪斯尼老片重拍的作品，可謂元老級人物。在當(dāng)年出演天生一對受到矚目之后，琳賽就跟迪斯尼結(jié)下了不解之緣，之后接演了迪斯尼電視電影娃娃看天下以

4、及小記者大偵探。在辣媽辣妹中她不僅與老戲骨杰米李柯蒂斯一飆演技，還初獻(xiàn)歌喉，親自演唱該片片尾曲“Ultimate”，并收錄在電影原聲碟當(dāng)中，有迪斯尼的追捧，小妮子想不紅也難！,Pop culture references In the Isolation Cabin, when the window is open during a storm and many of Hallies pictures are blown off the wall, Annie asks if any were ruined. Hallie replies Only the beautiful Leonardo

5、 DiCaprio, to which Annie says, Whos Leonardo DiCaprio? Hallie promptly says, How far away is London, anyway?! and Annie mentions that its nearly an ocean away. This is a reference to the film Titanic, which had come out less than a year before The Parent Trap.,The music that accompanies Hallie and

6、Annies march to the isolation cabin is taken from the scene in The Great Escape in which Steve McQueens character is marched to prison. In numerous scenes, the girls refer to Meredith as Cruella de Vil. Nick first sees his ex-wife in a hotel as an elevator door closes in front of him. This is essent

7、ially identical to the corresponding scene in the 1940 screwball comedy My Favorite Wife, starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, and its 1963 remake Move Over, Darling, starring Doris Day and James Garner. When asked by Hallie, You talkin to me? Meredith replies, What are you, Robert De Niro?, a refer

8、ence to the film Taxi Driver.,Synopsis of the Movie,Review questions,We are totally and completely, one hundred percent different. In what way are they different?,Annie & Hallie: Something in common? lovely smart brilliant daring flexible resourceful competitive,Adjectives to characterize Annie & Ha

9、llie,quiet elegant classy neat mature reasonable quick-witted well-mannered,fun active naughty energetic aggressive a nature girl more willing to try new things,Discribe their mother: Elizabeth James,Elizabeth James,well-educated well-mannered well-established speaks French, polite and formal Englis

10、h,Martin the butler,fun humorous witty smart amusing entertaining considerate & thoughtful,Watch the movie clip: confrontation between Meredith and Annie and comment on it.(p191),Dialogue 1(p187) Questions: 1.How do they realize that theres something peculiar about the two of them? 2. From the conve

11、rsation above, can you tell the difference of personalities between the two identical twin sisters?,Watch the clip: Getting together and write out the meanings of the following words or phrases used in this context.,Dialogue 4(p190) Question: What do you learn from the conversation about Elizabeth a

12、nd Nicks romance?,The differences between BE & AE /wiki/American_and_British_English_differences Places of interest in London http:/www.britainsfinest.co.uk/attractions/search_results.cfm/searchcounty/London/searchclasscode/85,Slang,Language of a highly colloquial type, below t

13、he level of standard educated speech, and consisting either of new words, or of current words employed in some special sense. -Oxford Dictionary, 1911,-very informal language that includes new and sometimes not polite words and meanings, is often used among particular groups of people, and is usu. N

14、ot used in serious speech or writing -LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English,Slang,Slang in the films,bucks shoot gyp zonked buddy chow back in the saddle fab perf,Slang: Characteristics & functions,novel forceful emotive interesting,an alternative vocabulary enforces intimacy to include or excl

15、ude,Idiolect,Popular in sociolinguistics since the 1940s, and first used in the USA, to refer to the speech habits of an individual in a speech community, as distinct from those of a group of people . “ DIALECT” (Wales, 2001: 197).,Elements help contributing to idiolect:,gender age breeding place of

16、 origin education occupation/profession value orientation identity personality,the finger-print of an individuals language use an integral part contributing to that finger-print,The relation between idiolect and slang,Hallie:,Okay, dont freak out! You do? Thats so weird. So do I. This is like mind-b

17、oggling. Totally, and completely. Ill drop the bomb on her first thing in the morning.,Annie:,Ill take a whack at it! Mine is a pathetic little thing, ripped right down the middleWhat are you rummaging in your trunk for? You want the 411? The information the lowdown on the other woman. Shes drunk. S

18、hes never had more than one glass of wine in her entire life and she chooses today to show up totally zonked. Grandfather chipped in a bit. Okay, he chipped in a lot. I dont mean to be jerky when youre trying to be all mushy,Chessy,Look smarty pants. May I suggest that we have this little powwow inside? Guys, they cant go to two schools every year. Thats nuts. I cant put my fingers on it, but something about you has definitely changed.,Nick & Meredith:,Pretty snazzy! maybe we could talk about what happened between us. It all feels a bit hazy to me nowIt ended so fast. Youre