Caught
in a situation that had passed beyond the control of mere individuals,
each person reacted as his nature, his needs, his convictions and his
particular circumstances compelled him to. It was a time of fear, and no
one was exempt. There were only victims. Victims, because each of us felt compelled to say or do things that we otherwise would not. To deliver or receive wounds, which we truly did not wish to exchange.
And so what I say here tonight is not intended to be hurtful to anyone. It is intended to heal the hurt. To repair the wounds, which, for years, have been inflicted upon each other, and, most egregiously, upon ourselves.
-- Dalton Trumbo from "Trumbo" (2015)
2015年的舊戲了，一直記得男主角尾段這番獨白，仿佛是2014年佔中運動寫照－－運動像脫軌火車碾過小島，「有票真係唔要」的方案滑稽地胎死腹中，撕裂未癒，沒有一個贏家，只有很多不甘，沒有人搭台下階，大家都不知下一步怎麼走下去；這套電影排解了我不少鬱悶。
男主角是個同情共產黨人的名編劇，基於恐共反共的政治氛圍，生活由原本名利雙收走進低谷，馬死落地行，以廉價揞名寫了很多Ｂ級片劇本維生。幸而有才的人寫Ｂ級片也不會被埋沒，引得名導名演員上門邀約，並冠名謝之，敢於站在雞蛋一邊與逼害者對抗，男主角與一眾受逼害者在多年後終獲平反。
在黑暗年代咬住偷生已不容易，偷生而後原諒，更是能人所不能，佩服當事人的才華，更佩服他的氣度，即使是表面工夫，「以怨報德」「仆街唔喊」西方人是做得比我們有風度的。
對走過佔中或是任何大型社會運動的人，這不是一套可以一再觀看的電影，但推介大家，無論你站在那一邊，至少應該看一次，也許會看到自己的影子。
