John Carter ジョン・カーター （１）

ジョン・カーター

今週は『ジョン・カーター』。２０１２年に公開されたウォルト・ディズニーのSFアクション映画だ。

公開前の期待が大きすぎたのか、公開後間もなくあまりヒットしていないとの報道がなされたけど、そんなことはない、十分に面白かったよ。アメリカ本国ではいまいちだったみたいだけど、ロシアでは記録的なヒットとなったとか。

まあ、内容は王道中の王道と言える作りだけど、ディズニー映画だしね、老若男女みんなで楽しめる映画でないといけないよね。かといって、ファミリーファミリーしているわけでもなく、SF映画として十分に楽しめた。今週は、そんな『ジョン･カーター』を英語で観て行こう。

SUMMERY

John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton. It is based on A Princess of Mars, the first book in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of John Carter, portrayed by actor Taylor Kitsch. The motion picture marks the centennial of the character's first appearance. The film is the live-action debut for writer and director Stanton; his previous directorial work includes the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003) and WALL-E (2008). Co-written by Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, it was produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson, and Lindsey Collins.

The score was composed by Michael Giacchino and released by Walt Disney Records on March 6, 2012. The ensemble cast also features Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Thomas Haden Church, Dominic West, James Purefoy, and Willem Dafoe. Filming began in November 2009 with principal photography underway in January 2010, wrapping seven months later in July 2010.

John Carter explores extraterrestrial life, science fiction and civil war. DVD and Blu-ray editions were released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in the United States on June 5, 2012. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures released John Carter in the United States on March 9, 2012; the film was shown in regular 2D and in the Disney Digital 3D as well as IMAX 3D formats. Upon release, John Carter received a mixed critical reception and performed poorly at the domestic box office, although it did show strength overseas, particularly in Russia where it set box office records.

Disney attributed the $160 million swing from profit to loss in its Studio Entertainment division in the quarter ending March 2012 "primarily" to the performance of John Carter. Given its marketing and production costs, the film was largely considered a box office bomb. Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com noted, "John Carter’s bloated budget would have required it to generate worldwide tickets sales of more than $600 million to break even...a height reached by only 63 films in the history of moviemaking".


英単語

No.	英単語	発音	詞	意味
1	interplanetary	̀ɪntɚpĺænət̀ɛriインター･ プラナテリィ	形	惑星間の The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of John Carter, portrayed by actor Taylor Kitsch.
2	centennial	senténiəl センテニアル	形	１００年毎の、１００年祭の The motion picture marks the centennial of the character's first appearance.
3	extraterrestrial	ɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛst.ɹi.əl エクストラ・ テレストリアル	形	地球圏外の John Carter explores extraterrestrial life, science fiction and civil war.
4	chronicle	krάnɪkl	名	１．年代記、偏年史 ２．The chronicle　～新聞
5	portray	pɔɚtréɪ	動	１．描く、描写する ２．〔俳優が役を〕演じる
6	ensemble	ɑːnsάːmbl	名	１．全体的な効果 ２．【音楽・ファッション】アンサンブル The ensemble cast also features Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Thomas Haden Church, Dominic West, James Purefoy, and Willem Dafoe.
7	bloat	blóʊt	動	膨れさせる、膨大にする John Carter’s bloated budget would have required it to generate worldwide tickets sales of more than $600 million to break even...a height reached by only 63 films in the history of moviemaking".
8	directorial	dərèktˈɔːriəl, dὰɪrek‐	形	指揮〔指導〕上の his previous directorial work includes the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003) and WALL-E (2008).
9	score	skˈɔɚ｜skˈɔː	名	１．得点、スコア ２．楽譜 ３．借金
10	compose	kəmpóʊz	動	構成する、作曲する
11	principal	prínsəp(ə)l	形	主な、主要な、第一の Filming began in November 2009 with principal photography underway in January 2010, wrapping seven months later in July 2010.
12	photography	fətάgrəfi	名	写真術、写真撮影
13	underway	̀ʌndɚẃeɪ	名	進行中　　under way (副)　進行中で
14	wrap	rˈæp	動	１．包む、くるむ ２．〔仕事などを〕終える
15	explore	ɪksplˈɔɚ, eks‐	形	探求する、調査する
16	poorly	pˈʊɚli	副	貧しく、貧乏に John Carter received a mixed critical reception and performed poorly at the domestic box office, although it did show strength overseas, particularly in Russia where it set box office records.
17	attribute	ətríbjuːt	動	１．〔・・・に〕帰する ２．〔作品などを・・・の〕作とする （名）属性、特性、特質 Disney attributed the $160 million swing from profit to loss in its Studio Entertainment division in the quarter ending March 2012 "primarily" to the performance of John Carter.
18	generate	dʒénərèɪt	動	〔結果・状態・感情など〕引き起こす、きたす、招く
19	as well as		連	１．・・・と同じようにうまく ２．・・・はもちろん、・・・も・・・も
20	swing from		連	〔ものを・・・から〕吊るす、ぶら下がる、行き来する

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