[電影] 印式英語、救救菜英文 English Vinglish: 劇情大綱、經典對白



這部電影的主題在於闡述人與人之間應互相尊重,包括夫妻之間、家人之間、以及種族之間。

節奏不算快,是需要細細品嚐的那一種。


莎希 (由 Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan 飾演) 是印度傳統的家庭主婦,燒得一手好菜,擅長製作美味的點心「拉杜球」,生活美滿富足。

但莎希英文很破,因此常受到女兒的嘲笑,甚至輕蔑,老公也不和她聊重要的事。

有一天,莎希的姐姐將在紐約舉行婚禮,莎希為了幫忙籌備婚禮,獨自前往美國,老公和小孩 4 週後再一起到美國會合。

莎希在美國的餐館點餐,因為溝通不順,受到排隊顧客及店員的嘲諷,終於情緒崩潰,痛下決心報名為期 4 週的英語會話速成班。



在英語會話班中,莎希認識了一位愛慕她的法國廚師,其中有一段對話談到性別角色、烹飪及藝術。

莎希: 男人做飯是藝術,女人做飯是日常生活中的責任!

法國廚師: 不對,做飯要有愛,你用愛做飯,就會很好吃,你讓大家都開心,你就是藝術家!



大衛老師和男友分手,老師很傷心,班上同學: 同性戀分手有什麼好傷心的?丟了一個再找另一個就是!

莎希: 不要這樣說。我們彼此不同。為你來說,大衛老師可能不「正常」。同樣,對於大衛老師來說,你可能也不「正常」。但心痛的感覺是一樣的。



後來,莎希的老公和小孩提前到紐約,想要給莎希驚喜,但莎希想繼續把英文學好,因此在姪女的掩護下,溜到語言中心上英文課,下課後卻發現小孩在公園玩時不小心受傷了,因為自責,決定專心陪家人,不再上英文課。

姪女希望莎希堅持到底,幫莎希想了一個好方法,以電話 call-in 的方式上課。



英文課最後一堂是一場考試,需要以英文作一段演講,若通過,可取得證書,但當天正好是婚禮舉行的那一天,因此莎希決定放棄考試,聰明的姪女,邀請了老師和同學們來參加婚禮,而莎希在婚禮上作了一場打動人心的演講,不但感動了在場的所有人,也贏得了丈夫及小孩的尊重,最後以這場精彩的演講拿到結業證書。



莎希在婚禮的演講:

Meera, Kevin. This marriage is a beautiful thing.

It is the most special friendship of two people who are equal.

Life is a long journey. Meera, sometimes you will feel you are less. Kevin, sometimes you will also feel you are less than Meera.

Try to help each other to feel equal. It will be nice.

Sometimes, married couple don't even know how the other is feeling. So, how they will help the other?

It means marriage is finished? No. That is the time you have to help yourself.

Nobody can help you better than you. If you do that, you will return back feeling equal. Your friendship will return back.

Your life will be beautiful.

Meera, Kevin, maybe you'll very busy, but have family -- son, daughter -- in this big world, or your small little world. It will make you feel so good.

Family can never be judgemental!

Family will never put you down, will never make you feel small.

Family is the only one who will never laugh at your weaknesses.

Family is the only place where you will always get love and respect.

That's all Meera and Kevin.

I wish you all the best.

Thank you.



莎希面對家人對她的不尊重,她選擇自我成長,重新贏得家人的尊重,而不是選擇放棄,投入愛慕她的法國廚師的懷抱。最後她對法國廚師說:

Thank you... I have some thing for you!

When you don't like yourself, you tend to dislike everything connected to you.

New things seem to be more attractive.

When you learn to love yourself, then the same old life starts looking new, starts looking nice.

Thank you for teaching me how to love myself!

Thank you for making me feel good about myself!

Thank you so much!



維基百科: 印式英语