文档介绍:TheBeach,海滩
英文片名: the beach
汉字片名: 海滩 迷幻沙滩
上映: 2021
the beach
written by john hodge
based on the novel by alex garland
?figment films ltd. 15 june 1998
2-4 noel street
london w1v 3rb
ext. bangkok. night.
a single headlamp in close up shines directly and brightly out
extreme noise and light.
beyond its glare can be seen the outline of a motorized tricycle and its thai driver
a young man, richard, sits in the back, his rucksack beside him, swaying with the motion of the vehicle. he is worn and sweating.
they travel through nocturnal bangkok: fleets of tuk-tuks, taxis, road works, food vendors, dogs, tourists.
music and credits.
ext. khao san road. night
the bright headlight comes to a halt.
richard climbs down from the tuk-tuk
richard
when you hit bangkok, there's really only one place to go.
the street is busy, full of thai's and travelers.
richard picks his way through the crowd, his rucksack on his back.
he absorbs the scene as he passes boarding houses and hotels, and the shops and stalls selling food, clothes, pirated tapes, jewelry, travel tickets, and international phone calls. restaurantes are filled with western travelers watching american films or european sport.
richard
the khao san road is a decompression chamber between east and west. it's where you learn to breathe car fumes and tropical air for the very first time, or else carefully rearrange your memories before you catch your flight home.
richard is approached by a young male thai hustler who walks backwards in front of him while making his pitch.
hustler
you need somewhere to stay?
richard
i'll be ok, thanks.
richard politely ignores each of his subsequent offers.
hustler
what do you want? sell your passport? buy passport? airline tickets? you want silk? i'll take you to the best silk place? you get a suit in twenty-four hours. diamonds? you want