第2届上海科技馆科普特种电影周IMAX影评：尼罗河之谜

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这次漂流探险的目的地是世界上最长的，也是最致命的河流——青尼罗河。探险队长帕斯奎&_middot;斯卡图罗asquale Scaturro和他的伙伴戈登&_middot;布朗Gordon Brown带领着这支探险队，经历114天的磨难，从尼罗河源头出发，最终完成了探险，划到了5247公里外的出海口，成为了首次全程漂流尼罗河的探险者。  （来自本电影官方网站）

The story of this remarkable adventure is the subject of a new large format film, MYSTERY OF THE NILE, from Orbita Max __and Academy Award?-nominated filmmakers MacGillivray Freeman Films, due in IMAX? theatres __and other large format cinemas on February 18, 2005.

A breathtaking cinematic adventure that takes you on an expedition down the world’s greatest __and most deadly river, the Blue Nile. For 114 days, a team of explorers led by Pasquale Scaturro __and Gordon Brown face seemingly insurmountable challenges as they make their way along all 3,260 miles of the river to become the first in history to complete a full descent of the Blue Nile from source to sea.

尼罗河是世界上最雄伟壮观的河流，没有任何一条河流能够与之相比，也没有任何一条河流能像它一样与人类社会文明联系地如此紧密。 如果没有尼罗河，那么埃及人的世界，法老王，甚至是金字塔都将不复存在。    ——探险队队长 帕斯奎&_middot;斯卡图罗Pasquale Scaturro

“The Nile is the most magnificent river in the world. No other river can compare. _and no other river in the world is as closely associated with a particular culture __and society as is the Nile. Without the Nile there would be no Egypt, no pharaohs, no pyra_mids.” ——Pasquale Scaturro, expedition leader

数千年来，人类一直都为尼罗河而深深吸引和痴迷。这条被誉为“河流中的珠穆朗玛峰”之河，它的源头在哪里？

从古老的埃及人到拿破仑，从传说中的理查德&_middot;布兰松爵士（Sir Ri_chard Burton：商人，探险家，尝试乘热气球不间断环球旅行）到大卫&_middot;利文斯通（David Livingstone：传教士，探险家，对非洲中部的地理研究有很多贡献。），这个问题一直困扰着很多探险家。

在过去的几个世纪中，无数的探险家都企图能够征服这条强大的河流，但无一成功，致死方休。而在最近几年里，3名探险者被射击而死，2名探险者是淹死的，还有一些人永远地失踪了。

令人难以相信的是，这条史诗之旅似乎一直在有意无意地回避着人类，从几个世纪以前一直到今天……
2004年的4月28日，两位勇敢的探险者——探险队长帕斯奎&_middot;斯卡图罗Pasquale Scaturro和他的伙伴戈登&_middot;布朗Gordon Brown从位于埃塞俄比亚西部高地的尼罗河支流青尼河的源头出发，历经5247公里抵达地中海出海口，成为历史上第一个成功漂流尼罗河的人。

2004年的4月28日，两位勇敢的探险者——探险队长帕斯奎&_middot;斯卡图罗Pasquale Scaturro和他的伙伴戈登&_middot;布朗Gordon Brown从位于埃塞俄比亚西部高地的尼罗河支流青尼河的源头出发，历经5247公里抵达地中海出海口，成为历史上第一个成功漂流尼罗河的人。

For thous_ands of years, man has been drawn to the Nile, known as “the Mt. Everest of rivers.” The quest to find its source consumed early explorers from the ancient Egyptians to Napoleon to the legendary Sir Ri_chard Burton __and David Livingstone. Over the past century, dozens of explorers have attempted to run the mighty river in a single expedition, but all have failed. At least a dozen men died trying, __and in recent years, three were shot, two drowned, __and another simply diSAPpeared. Astonishingly, this epic journey has eluded humankind for centuries—until now.

On April 28, 2004, two intrepid explorers—expedition leader Pasquale Scaturro __and his partner Gordon Brown—beCAMe the first in history to conquer all 3,260 miles of the world’s greatest river in a single descent from its source in the Ethiopian highl_ands to the Mediterranean Sea.

For 114 days, the explorers __and their crew faced nearly in-surmountable challenges as they made their way down the Blue Nile __and Nile river in two rafts __and a kayak, traversing three _countries in some of the world’s remotest regions. Deadly crocodiles __and hippos, the world’s most dangerous rapids, armed b_andits, AK-47-toting militia, blinding s_andstorms, exposure to malaria, __and the relentless heat of the fierce desert sun are just some of the obstacles they faced—all while documenting their epic journey with an IMAX? camera __and two videocams.

借助于令人目眩又极具直观性的大格式摄影技术，《尼罗河之谜》将这次探险展现得无比得真实。你会感觉自己就和探险队员一起坐在那只有5米长的橡皮船的最前端，和他们一起穿越埃塞俄比亚荒芜峡谷中的激流；当他们从苏丹荒凉的平原转战到享有“世界火炉”之称的苏丹都城喀土穆，青尼罗河和白尼罗河汇合成尼罗河主干道的地方，你也一定能感受到那个城市的酷热无比。此时，你会亲眼见证在这样一个长期、艰难而疲惫不堪的漂流航行中，人性内在的痛苦挣扎和战胜恐惧挫折的伟大勇气。

With the dazzling immediacy of large format photography, MYSTERY OF THE NILE brings the expedition’s bold voyage to life with unmistakable realism. Audiences will feel like they are riding shotgun on the team’s 16-foot rafts as they crash through the rapids in Ethiopia’s remote desert canyons. They will feel the intense heat as the team traverses the desert plains of Sudan on their way to Khartoum where the Blue Nile merges with the White Nile to form the Nile proper. They will witness the human struggle inherent in such an arduous journey __and watch as the crew overcomes feelings of fear __and frustration.
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