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Salt

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Salt
《特工-盐》

Date: Sep 01 2010

Themes: Pop Culture

Grammar: Past Perfect Tense

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If there is a celebrity with more star power than Tom Cruise, it’s Angelina Jolie. Between her high-profile relationship with Brad Pitt, her good looks and her acting chops, she draws huge crowds to whatever movie she makes. So when Tom decided not to star in the new film Salt, the producers got someone even better, Angelina.

It’s pretty impressive that Angelina took over a role originally written for a man in this fast-paced action movie. And it’s even more impressive that she did all her own stunts for the film. Could Tom Cruise do better than that?

Salt is about a CIA agent who may or may not have betrayed her country. But as you’re about to hear, Beren and Marni don’t really care what the movie’s about. They just want to see it because Angie’s in it.

如果说有哪个名人比汤姆·克鲁斯更有名的话,那个人无疑就是安吉丽娜·朱莉了。除了她和布拉德·皮特的高调婚姻之外,她还有着出色的外表和惊人的表演才能。无论她拍一部什么样的电影,都能吸引大批观众。因此,当汤姆决定不出演新电影《特工-盐》的时候,制作商立刻就有了更好的人选:安吉丽娜。
在这部节奏紧凑的动作电影里,安吉丽娜令人惊讶地完美出演了这个原本是为男人设计的角色。此外,安吉丽娜还有更惊人之举:她自己完成了全部的特技动作。汤姆·克鲁斯也不过如此吧?
《特工-盐》讲述一个中情局(CIA)特工是否背叛了自己国家的故事。而下面你将要听到的是:贝伦(Beren)和玛尼(Marni)并不真正关心这部电影的内容。他们想看这部电影的原因只有一个:安吉丽娜领衔主演。

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Marni

Marni

Beren

Beren

Marni:  So Beren, have you seen the new Angelina Jolie movie, Salt?

Beren:  I have not. It looks awesome, though.

Marni:  I agree. And I’m very intrigued by it, because, I don’t know if you know this, but the title role was actually written for Tom Cruise.

Beren:  I actually heard that, yeah. I read that he opted not to do it because he thought it was too close to Mission Impossible. He thought it was a rip-off of his franchise he already had created.

Marni:  Sure. And so yeah, I think it’s interesting that they kinda recreated the role for a female, and so I’m very curious to see it. I know she did all her own stunts in the movie, which I think is really impressive.

Beren:  That is very impressive.

Marni:  Yeah. And I’m a total sucker for the whole spy, are you a double agent, you know, the sort of intrigue of that. So I think it’ll be an interesting film.

Beren:  It looks a little like the Bourne series, like the Jason Bourne movies, where she’s on the run from her own agency ‘cause they think she’s a traitor. I don’t know, I don’t really know what the plot is, but I’ll watch pretty much any Angelina Jolie movie, I think she’s a great actress.

Marni:  I agree, I think she’s a great actress, so let’s make a date to go see it.

Beren:  Alright.

 

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Sometimes movies are written with specific actors in mind. The writers of Salt wanted Tom Cruise to play the main character. But Tom decided that Salt was too similar to his Mission Impossible movies, since both movies are about spies. When Tom didn’t take the role, it went to Angelina Jolie instead.

Beren and Marni both think Angelina Jolie is a great actress. They want to see Salt because they like to see anything that has her in it. Beren thinks the movie sounds similar to another movie about a spy, The Bourne Identity. Maybe Salt will become a three-film series like the Mission Impossible and Bourne movies.

Do you think Angelina Jolie is a good actress? Do you think Salt will be as popular as Mission Impossible or the Bourne movies?

 

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Mary**

Mary**

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

It would be interesting, I'll watch the movie.

05:56 PM Sep 01 2010 |

feddelegrand

Algeria

i looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove angelina ….she' the best actress in a world without forget that she is wonderful!!!!!! and very kiiind .i love her

04:29 PM Sep 01 2010 |

rebel lee

rebel lee

China

I don’t like action movies, and I don’t like Angelina Jolie. She is not my type. I believe a girl should be a gril, a girl should be gentle and cute. I don’t like tough woman.

03:44 PM Sep 01 2010 |

enybody

enybody

Italy

i really like Angelina as actress and as woman too. She's got a great talent and she never makes stupid films

according to me she is one of the best actress in the world nowdays 

02:04 PM Sep 01 2010 |

duelisa23

duelisa23

Turkey

its Angie so its worth watchin however its bad :)

01:20 PM Sep 01 2010 |

棠落丫

棠落丫

China

It is really thrill.But at first when I saw the big picure of Angie, I had no impulse to click in. Maybe Cause I have seen too many thrillers stared by her. Having no other super films in mind, then I said to myself"why not just have a try,and it may bring me surprise and fun." So I am in. Then I just can not move my sight from the screen. That is so cool! Baby

01:03 PM Sep 01 2010 |

laura329

laura329

China

I like Jolie very much.She's one of most favorite actresses.But I haven't seen Salt yet.I can't wait to see it.

12:37 PM Sep 01 2010 |

Love4you

Love4you

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I don't enjoy American movies anymore Frown

I really don't know why!!!!!!

These days,I prefer to watch Iranian movies more.I think they are much more professional in acting :)

10:53 AM Sep 01 2010 |

tonydang3120

Viet Nam

I love Angelina when she's in dark hair.

Salt is a 3.5 star – moive.

09:43 AM Sep 01 2010 |

magbol

magbol

Saudi Arabia

I do not know anything about this film. And frankly not sure to follow up such a fan of films, films of Jackie Chan for being you practice the same game Jackie Chan

08:31 AM Sep 01 2010 |

mitty0967

mitty0967

United Kingdom

I like the Mission Impossible series. All series are so exciting! I also like Mr. and Mrs. Smith stirring Angelina and Brad Pitt!

07:59 AM Sep 01 2010 |

linayang

linayang

China

like angelina

03:04 AM Sep 01 2010 |

linayang

linayang

China

like angelina

03:04 AM Sep 01 2010 |

julywidiawati

Indonesia

She's a good one, and I think my future husband like her a lot, Salt is pretty good, but Mission Impossible is high average at it's time and gotta be something extra ordinary idea and creativity to computed with.

02:54 AM Sep 01 2010 |

phuongtc2

phuongtc2

Viet Nam

I have seen this movie once time, I didn't understand it. Why did they use Russian language? She killed the Russia president then she killed the Russian prisoner, then she kill the US president…. 

 :(

02:30 AM Sep 01 2010 |

nypcuser

Hong Kong

I'm a big fan of Jolie.I've seen that movie five times. lol

06:38 PM Aug 23 2010 |

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