2010/3/11

Up in the air




朋友聽到我過去八個月的工作簡述,說「你應該看看這部片。」

通常我們(呃,我啦)會尋找外部環境中的某些「徵兆」,證明自己跟這個世界有某些神秘的關聯:例如在作風力的時候,高爾拍了【不願面對的真相】、湯姆克魯斯演了【不可能的任務三】、基努李維和瑞秋懷茲在【康斯坦汀】合作。(呃...)

後來,在我逃離一家大公司的同時,克魯尼先生拍了【型男飛行日誌】。電影結尾成一種老年版的【四百擊】,一樣茫然的眼神,as he's up in the air.



主角一年出差322天、飛行35萬英哩,熟悉如何在各種消費行為中累積里程和終極會員資格,熟悉如何在機場、貴賓室與租車站之間,沒有多餘動作地快速行進。家裡空無一物。


我不曉得過去這段時間飛了多少里程,只知道一半以上的時間,都不在那個充滿陽光的南方小鎮。

星期天的半夜飛往阿姆斯特丹,星期一的早上七點在史基浦機場等星巴克開門,等待轉往布魯塞爾或米蘭的easyjet,然後開會、開會、開會直到星期五。星期六可以睡到自然醒,下午飛回台灣,上飛機立刻睡去。沒有時差的體質,大抵跟沒有高山症一樣令人慶幸。

只是常常半夜意識模糊地醒來,一時無法判斷自己身在何處。總是漂浮般、缺乏底氣的睡去、醒來。

某一個半夜,在洛杉磯,耳邊響起簡訊鈴聲。下意識伸手接起,吸足一口氣,準備好回答問題的狀態,迎面而來前同事迎接新生兒的全家福照片。一邊擦眼淚、吸鼻涕,一邊老人病般,感嘆著自找的漂泊,又慶幸還有人記得自己。

跟主角一樣有條理地打包行李,就算有托運行李,也要看著地勤確切在行李上綁priority tag;通關的時候,跟主角一樣以stereotype判斷自己應該往哪裡排隊;從貴賓室拿走一罐瓶裝水、一條香蕉;最後穿著睡衣拖鞋無比邋塌地從頭等/商務艙入口登機。

在一次一次微小的特權中,同時累積著對過去自己的否定。那些每年精心安排的國外自助旅行、每一趟彌足珍貴的越洋飛行,或是在一般候機室癱倒如一條抹布的疲累。理應在記憶中被好好存放的那些,被過於頻繁的漂泊所消彌。

回到住處,洗衣、打掃,準備下一趟出差。

旅行到他方,但沒什麼「到此一遊」的痕跡。會讓我眼睛一亮的,總是老東西,例如史基浦機場的迴廊裡,一張風機的照片(其實荷蘭沒什麼風機)。例如飛過德國上空,在田野間,一群接著一群出現的風機。例如在義大利南部海岸的,一長排一長排的風機。


逃離這份工作後的一次旅行,在冷門的下午時段,坐在香港國泰貴賓室,偌大的皮沙發,盯著眼前躺在沙發上、七歲大的金髮碧眼小男孩。小男孩的後方是大片的落地窗、停機坪、香港一貫的灰濛天空。

碼的,又來了,外部環境的「徵兆」。

不知道這會不會是我「青壯時期」的縮影,只知道將來跟小男孩或男主角一樣,都會是種身不由己。自找的。小小盼望的是,至少可以跟女主角一樣,know where i belong to .



Up in the Air / by Kevin Renick

I'm up in the air,
Choices drifting by me everywhere
And I can't find the one
That would help me do the work I've left undone,
'Cause I'm up in the air.

I'm making some plans,
Finding out there's always new demands.
And I can't be precise
When people ask me what I'm doing with my life.
I say, "It's up in the air."

I'm hearing from friends.
It's that tired, old advice again:
"You just cannot keep floating all around,
Oh, you got to get your feet back on the ground."
But it's hard to come down
When you're up in the air.

Da, da da da da da
Da, da da da da da
Daaaa, daaa, daaa, da da da
Mmm

I"m travelling in my car,
Always lost, though I don't go that far.
I find that I can live most anywhere.
Everyone I meet has so much they can share.
But I don't settle down
'Cause I'm up in the air.

I'm thinking of my past,
The comfort in my home that couldn't last.
Now my family tells me work for your success
And they want to see me find some happiness.
But I"m not sure where that is
'Cause I'm up in the air.

I'm talking with my peers,
Listening to them tell their inner fears.
Some have lives that haven't gone the way they planned,
And some are trapped in situations they can't stand.
But I don't want the same for me
So I stay up in the air.

Da, da da da da da
Da, da da da da da
Daaaa, daaa, daaa, da da da
Mmm

I'm out in the woods,
Something here does my heart so good.
I breathe the air and I know that I'm alive.
And I stare at all the birds as they fly by.
I guess it all goes down to them
'Cause they're up in the air...

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