Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.
She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.
詹姆斯梅森作为一代巨星,其演技是无可非议的,其演绎的Humbert的眼神中,除了绝望、恐惧和欲火之外,更是常常不经意间显出茫然和无奈。电影的一个重要元素便是代入感,一旦观众的情绪为剧情的发展所带动,Humbert眼神中的茫然便会带来银幕前那些挑剔目光的思考:Humbert的茫然必然是思考的结果,那时有似无的眼神似乎在提示观者,他在思考关于自己的欲念、爱情以及生存本身的意义。正如开头所说的,Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul。随着代入感的增强,笔者反而脱离了库氏戏虐、嘲讽的基调,对Humbert这个脚色产生深深的认同感,而不是鄙夷与不屑,尽管Humbert本身在影片一开始就显得猥琐而无能。在沉重的压抑感中,笔者能体会到Humbert茫然的心态,并且这种心态伴随着整部电影的完结,也没有任何醍醐灌顶恍然大悟的感觉。很多观者评论库氏电影叙事不清的原因大抵也在于此:兴许大师的理解能力确与常人不同罢。