Lee Isaac Chung on Minari & Telling His Story in Film | The Daily Show

Thank you so much, Trevor.

非常感谢，Trevor。

So good to be with you.

很高兴能和你在一起。

Um, let's start with congratulations.

嗯，我们先来祝贺一下。

Your film has been nominated for six Academy Awards, which is-- I mean, it's huge to be nominated for one, but this is six in some of the most prestigious享有声望的 categories ever.

你的电影获得了六项奥斯卡提名，这——我是说，获得一项提名就已经很了不起，但这可是六项，而且是在一些最负盛名的类别中。

And what makes it even more impressive给人深刻印象的 is, just a few years ago, you were thinking about quitting filmmaking so you could get a "real job."

更令人印象深刻的是，就在几年前，你还在考虑放弃电影制作，去找一份“正经工作”。

That's right.

没错。

Uh, yeah, you know, I-I told myself, by the time I hit 40, if-if nothing's happening, I have to really grow up and-and, uh, take on a responsible负责任的 job.

呃，是的，你知道，我告诉自己，等到四十岁时，如果还没什么起色，我就必须真正成熟起来，找份负责任的工作。

So, for me, that was becoming a professor.

所以对我来说，那就是成为一名教授。

Uh, and I signed on to become a professor, and I had a few months to write a script.

嗯，我签约成为教授，只有几个月时间写剧本。

And this was kind of, like, my last swing（棒球中的）挥击 at it, basically.

这基本上算是我的最后一次尝试了。

Hey, man, it was-- it was your last swing, but it was o-one of the most amazing swings.

嘿，伙计，那是你最后一次挥击，但那是一次最精彩的挥击。

'Cause you s-- y-you know, you swung for the fences -and you hit the ball out of the park.

因为你——你知道，你是全力一击，而且把球打到了场外（大获成功）。

Thank you so much.

非常感谢。

Um, everybody agrees that, um...

嗯，大家都同意，呃……

Minari, some people-- obviously, Minari, when they say it in English-- will go, "It is...

《米纳里》，有些人——显然，当他们在英语中说它时——会说：‘它是……'

just..."

只是……

It's-it's a film that connects with everybody, and it's a story that everybody understands and yet is uniquely yours.

这是一部能引起所有人共鸣的电影，这是一个人人都能理解却又独一无二的故事。

Because you tell the tale of a Korean family trying to integrate融合 into rural Arkansas and the journey that follows.

因为你讲述了一个韩国家庭试图融入阿肯色州农村的故事以及随之而来的旅程。

And, on the surface, it seems like, "Oh, this is gonna be one of those sad stories that's-- it's just heartbreaking令人心碎的 and..."

表面上看，似乎会让人觉得：‘哦，这将是那种令人心碎的悲伤故事……'

it's just-- it's an everything story.

但它实际上是一部包罗万象的故事。

Some of the scenes will make you want to cry.

有些场景会让你想哭。

Some of the scenes had me laughing so hard that you-you want to pause暂停 the movie just so you can finish laughing at what's going on.

有些场景让我笑得停不下来，甚至想暂停电影，好让自己笑完刚才发生的事。

Thanks so much, Trevor.

太感谢了，Trevor。

Yeah, I mean, it's-it's been wild to see people really connecting with this.

是啊，说实话，看到人们真的被这个故事打动，感觉真的很奇妙。

'Cause I-I just wanted to tell an honest story.

因为我只想讲一个真实的故事。

Uh, my-my main audience观众 for this, I was thinking about my daughter.

呃，我创作这部作品的主要受众，我想到了我的女儿。

Uh, she's seven years old right now.

她现在七岁了。

But I was thinking about the type of film I want to leave behind for her i-if, uh, she's gonna even just be reading the script剧本 alone.

但我当时在想，如果她将来只是独自阅读剧本，我希望留下什么样的电影。

I didn't know if I was even gonna be able to make this film.

我甚至不知道能不能拍成这部电影。