汉密尔顿的美国

边看汉密尔顿，边有一个感受逐渐强烈，究竟是何种旺盛的表达欲望与创作激情才能支撑如此庞大且精细的文本？台词文本作者在地铁上，当他进入创作状态时，随着他的笔触流淌出的辞藻何以如此精湛？当时的他，享受着输出这般天才之作时，究竟在享受着何种激烈的幸福之感？这个感受，贯穿整个观影过程，对于我来说，这就是伟大之作的绝对精神，衡量作品是否伟大的不唯一，但充分条件。

我渴望每日都能体验如此这般的感受，当你清晰的知道你创作出的作品是卓越的，那刻无法言说也无需言说的喜悦，欢愉，胜过这世上万千的享受；他人将会如何评判你的作品，从“未知的忐忑”变为“不知他们可否跟上我的步伐”，这对于一个创作者而言，是最幸福的时刻。

黑格尔对于世界的绝对精神有着令人羡艳的笃定，他仿佛知道，历史是有终点的，而个体自我的价值体现，只在于向着那绝对的精神无限靠近合而为一，作为德意志当时的他，毋庸置疑的哲学皇帝，他并不在意台下的听众们看着讲台上呢喃自语的他说着断断续续的梦呓般的错乱话语是否认为他名不副实，他了解卓越就在那里，我看到了，我竭尽所能讲述于你们，但愿你们也能看到那卓越，尽管在现实/功利角度看来，它像极了精神病人缺少逻辑的疯言疯语。

饰演英王的乔纳森格洛夫令人叹为观止，在及其有限的出场时间与重复的歌词里，仅仅利用表情/眼神/音调，便让我感受到了--王室贵族的超然凡人/脱离尘世带来的丝丝癫狂/绝对权力带来的终极傲慢/始于傲慢而引发的高级幽默，这才是“演员”，这才是“表演”。

无论这部剧是否主流，是否大众，是否流行，都不可否认它就是属于这个时代的“名著”，它代表着创作者的绝对精神。

He wrote his way out. OMG Lin,I love this mate deeply. Honestly I can do nothing but listen to him speaking all day long. He's a genius, no doubt; he has pure love for art u can just see that in his eyes ; and he's got great passion for actually filling his days with endless wonders rather than just stay alive.He's gentle, he can be sweet but he can also be insistent and boldly speak out his mind. And his sensitivity to words——one glance he just can turn those complex articles into his own tunes. And about the true figure Alexander Hamilton.Now I really have the passion,also the courage, to read his biography. He was the one founding father often left behind by us. But Lin told his story, especially as an immigrant. That's a landmark. This documentary is amazing .It shows us how a great was created,all those 6 years of Lin 's life, and how Lin 's own experiences magically parallel Hamilton 's. The film editing is also legendary. Each period is accompanied with corresponding song from the musical, and scenes of the background story, the show itself,and Lin 's life were linked wonderfully together. I can say this from the bottom of my heart that this musical is a landmark of my own life.

“And sometimes, a couple of days, I’ve written in Aaron Burr's bedroom. It’s pretty amazing to be in the space where he was in the later of his life. Talk about artist in residence-literally.”

“This is one of those nights where you feel the earth shake a little bit, you feel the world start to change. This is opening night of Hamilton.”

“I have never in my life witnessed a musical that has penetrated the American culture faster than Hamilton.”

“After the first two songs, I looked at my wife, and we were like, ‘This might be the greatest thing, like, we’ve ever seen ever.’ And you kind of look around at the other people sitting there, like, ‘Are we right?’ Like, ‘This is the best thing that’s...right?’ We’re all on the same...but you can’t say that cause people are casting and performing, but you’re almost in tears.”

“What Lin was able to do is create different styles for each character. So, George Washington raps in this very sort of metronomic way because that is similar to how he thinks. It’s all right on beat. You know, Lafayette has to figure it out. Lafayette is rapping in a real, like, simple, sort of like early-‘80s rap cadence at first and then, by the end, is doing these crazy double- and triple- time things.”

“I’ve read ‘The Federalist papers’ many times over. As an elected official, as a person who takes office, by swearing oath to the Constitution, I pretty much want to know what that means, right? And so it’s important not only to understand what the Constitution is, but to understand what the principles are behind it. And that’s why you look at Hamilton. That’s why you look at ‘The Federalist Papers’. That is the cornerstone of this beautiful idea we call the American experiment.”

“I’m not a really bright student in the history department. I’ve learned so much from this musical that I wouldn’t have normally learned in a history class. And for you guys to convey history in the manner that you did - was that your initial goal, to inspire kids like me?”

“You might find a world there to unlock. And after the performance, I think all of us understand not only how much potential it had, but what it did was capture the fact that, you know, the founding fathers were, to some degree, flying by the seats of their pants and making it up as they went along. And the fact that the experiment worked was a testimony to their genius. And you can draw a direct connection between what the founders were doing and what we do today.”

“Hamilton has to create much of the federal government from scratch - first budget systems, first tax systems, first customs service, first Coast Guard, first monetary policy, first central bank, which was the direct forerunner of the Federal Reserve.”

“These are not perfect people. These are deeply flawed people. But they make contributions.”

“These were real people who lived and died. I think one of the things we really tried to do with the show is show them all as flawed. There’s no saints in this show, not a one.”

“I think that our show is doing a really good job of reminding us that all of us are more than one thing.”

“How much time do we get on this Earth? We don’t know. They don’t tell us at the outset how much time we get. It’s something I’ve been sort of grappling with and terrified with. I think we all grapple with it, with the paradox of knowing tomorrow’s not promised, but making plans anyway.”

“Hamilton is one of the more uniquely American founders because this man came from nothing and rose to the highest levels of serving this country. He proved, the condition of your birth should not determine the outcome of your life.”

“It wasn’t easy to get to where we are today. But it was dictated by and led by a vision. We’re a blessed nation to have had our founders - such remarkable men.”

“I think when faced with the incredible three lifetimes Hamilton lived while he was on this Earth, it forces you to reckon with, ‘Well, what am I doing with my life?’ That’s the thing you’re always up against when you’re writing something that’s big.”

“I knew that Hamilton was gonna change my life. But I didn’t anticipate how much we’d help Hamilton’s legacy in turn. Not just Hamilton but also Eliza, for whom Hamilton’s legacy was so important.”

“I feel like Hamilton chose me. He reached out of the Chernow book and grabbed me and wouldn’t let me go until I told his story. You can’t manufacture another Hamilton. Hamilton is singular, the man and the creation of the show. I feel like my responsibility is just to sort of keep my eyes open and live it as slowly as possible, because I am aware musical theater does not get off the arts page often. And here we are.”

I can’t wait to see you again.

It’s only a matter of time.

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

My world turned upside down.

尚显凌乱的公寓中， 《汉密尔顿》的主演从冰箱中取出一罐饮料，谈到了自己刚刚出生两个星期的孩子，还有即将开始的音乐剧《汉密尔顿》的排练。“就像汉密尔顿在约克郡战役前一样”，他如此形容既忐忑不安又野心勃勃的自己。这几乎是该片不断重复的手法，将当下人物的处境和历史上的汉密尔顿不断进行对比，让后者的形象映射到当代美国人身上。

本片很多片中，《汉密尔顿》的演员和主创人员拜访汉密尔顿，华盛顿和伯尔曾经工作，生活的场所，参观他们曾使用的器物。每个角色的饰演者也被安排了谈该历史人物的性格，情感。本片和音乐剧的成功之处，并非是用年轻人喜闻乐见的嘻哈讲述汉密尔顿的生平，而是在历史人物亚历山大·汉密尔顿和现今美国人之间建立一种情感和理解的纽带。

对稍微学习过美国历史的人而言，乔治·华盛顿，托马斯·杰斐逊，亚历山大·汉密尔顿，詹姆斯·麦迪逊这些名字的伟大似乎毋庸多言。但是联系到不久前，弗吉尼亚大学的教授写信要求校长不要再引用该大学建立者托马斯·杰斐逊的话，以及发生在夏洛茨维尔的推倒李将军雕像的运动，似乎如何看待国父们，已经成为美国当今社会的一个新问题。正如特朗普总统提出的问题：难道有朝一日，我们也要推倒华盛顿和杰斐逊的塑像吗？

有瑕疵的伟人，历史局限性，这些说法已经老生常谈。问题不在于象牙塔中的历史研究者如何评价国父们的功过是非，而在于随着时间的流逝，对大多数普通美国人而言，国父们只不过是冰冷的塑像，课文上枯燥的名字，社交网络上的恶搞对象，带着奴隶主这样的标签。现今社会上的美国人已经越来越失去可对国父们共情的纽带。 如今的世界第一帝国和18世纪晚期初生的稚嫩国家已经如此不同，在时间长河的此岸遥望18世纪末期， 只能看见一个无法理解的朦胧影子，国父们的所思所想，喜怒哀乐已经全然无法理解。从理智上，你能理解他们的局限性；但是从情感上，他们很多观点不容于美国社会当代价值观，因而 显得 多少有点可恶和陌生。

本片本质上依然是对国父帖标签式，断章取义的理解。创作者从一众国父中精心挑选出了亚历山大·汉密尔顿。 在美国建立者中，汉密尔顿来自加勒比地区，从不名一文开始奋斗有了今天的成就；他不是奴隶主，而是废奴主义者；一切都很政治正确，都很美国梦。创作者和观众们皆大欢喜，一个半小时的影片中不用分出太多时间反思自己国家历史上最丑陋的一页。至于汉密尔顿的君主制倾向，似乎不成为一个问题，毕竟，当前美国社会的痛点是种族矛盾，而不是一位要加冕为王的总统。于是汉密尔顿被打上了“移民”和“奋斗者”的标签，几百年后的观众和演员从这两个标签中找到了共鸣，找到了美国梦的一脉传承的证据，找到了对合众国设计者的情感纽带。

这就是大火的音乐剧是《汉密尔顿》，而不是《华盛顿》和《杰斐逊》的原因。 主创人员说，他在阅读《汉米尔顿》传记的时候，感觉被一下子抓住了，好像是汉密尔顿本人从书里出来要求他拍出这样一部音乐剧。这是真诚的，因为对汉密尔顿的选择并非是个别人有意识的行为，而是当今美国社会的种族，人员构成的自然选择。试想，又有多少移民和黑人能从《华盛顿》和《杰斐逊》的传记中读出共鸣呢？

但对国父们的评价，并不仅仅是对人物本身，而是对整个国家的意识形态来源的一次梳理和回顾。对汉密尔顿的描写也许激发了移民和奋斗者的认同。但这依然无法回避，当代美国人如何看待交织着奴隶制的美国建国史的问题，我们知道，国父毕竟不止一位。

很喜欢也非常赞同林聚聚的父亲在纪录片中说的一段话：移民从来不是懒人，他们也不蠢，他们聪明且工作勤奋，因为他们要比本地人付出多太多的努力，才能让自己的存在变得有意义，才能获得成功。

这段话在现如今也依然适用，没有移民可在招聘中，我看到过因籍贯在外地而初筛简历被淘汰的例子，甚至遇到过终面咨询伴侣是否在异地。都太蠢了，亲身经历招来外地的伙伴因为有房租压力而更努力，同组本地的反而有摆烂心理：大不了回家躺几个月。那些因为伴侣就慌忙离职的，又有几个是真心重视自己事业发展的呢。外地人总在风雨中，他们深思熟虑离开自己的家乡，要比本地人付出更多的努力。

林聚聚的爸爸从波多黎各移民，在纽约长期定居生儿育女，变成了一个纽约人。片中他们也说，林聚聚要演的汉密尔顿从加勒比地区移民到纽约学习的经历，就是自己的父亲。

林聚聚参观汉密尔顿的宅邸，随处可见纸笔，汉密尔顿本人时刻都在写作，而汉密尔顿音乐剧的林聚聚在创作音乐剧期间也是如此。他在波尔房间里写歌，神奇的是在这里他找到了很多灵感来源，比如my shot这段：

I am not throwing away my shot!

Hey yo, I'm just like my country,

I'm young, scrappy and hungry,

I probroly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish,

The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish,

I gotta holler just to be heard,

I am the—，

A-L-E-X-A-N-D.

汉密尔顿音乐剧中我最喜欢的是波尔，他的扮演者音色太出众了。小莱斯利·奥多姆（Leslie Odom Jr.，1981年8月9日-），出生于美国纽约市，毕业于卡内基梅隆大学，演员、歌手。

2018年9月，主演传记片《哈丽特》。2020年7月3日，参演的电影《汉密尔顿》定档在Disney+上映。2021年3月15日，凭借《迈阿密的一夜》获第93届奥斯卡金像奖最佳男配角提名、最佳原创歌曲提名。7月，凭借《汉密尔顿》获第73届艾美奖限定剧/选集剧/电视电影最佳男主角提名。

在片头就告诉观众，是波尔在决斗中杀了汉密尔顿，不给任何悬念。但他们曾是并肩作战的好友，为何会走到互相残杀的地步，仍需在整个音乐剧中找寻答案。

如何在冗杂信息里找取关键，这里的对谈给到了答案：就把能够变成音乐剧的部分写出来就行了。

之前和朋友聊，总是能遇到啰嗦说很多但看不到重点的人，浪费大家的时间甚至导致后续出错。从头到尾摘取，音乐剧的会长达四五个小时，很难有票房，就算进场观众也容易看一半就睡着。

想起之前看一个如何提问的文章写得很好：使用有意义且描述明确的标题，清晰精准的语句，描述目标而不是过程，低三下四不能代表你的功课。

这个纪录片全程采用演绎者讲述故事中对应人物的方式，新旧交替和结合，方便观众了解更多背景。

华盛顿与汉密尔顿宛如伯牙与子期，他们找到了彼此擅长的地方互相辅佐。

作为华盛顿的副官，汉密尔顿什么都做，从资料编写到实施俘虏交换。他写信、自学外币知识、分析情报，他利用独立战争，作为他学习历史和政治的速成课。

汉密尔顿坚持认为从国家长远角度发展和解决问题。他和杰弗逊的争执中很能证明这一点，他主张由联邦政府承接各州的偿债义务。

同时在这部戏中，每一个人都是活生生的人，他们都没有标签有缺点，不是圣人。

Hamilton is utterly the first musical that blows me away from the beginning to the end and whose lyrics and melodies linger on my mind for weeks. Now after watching this documentary, I'm ready to have the songs on the loop again…Aside from the compelling narrative, I guess one of the enduring charms of Hamilton is due to its objective outlook on history, cuz there is no saint in the show. Hamilton, Washington, Thomas Jefferson, these historical figures who made great contributions to the U.S are also deeply flawed. "Some parts are ugly, some parts are abhorrent, but there's nothing we can do to change those things…There were great things that were done, but there were terrible things that were done. The best to do is to see both of them" this attitude towards history is highly appreciated. Another thing to be recognized, however, is that how much of what we have today in the 21st century is built on the backs of people whose contribution never gets acknowledged, and this marvelous musical credits them with due respect and acknowlegment.

19年三番场

开始前抓拍一张

Like lmm said in the documentary, "the whole zeitgeisty moment is happening, and we are all grappling with the paradox of knowing tomorrow is not promised, but making plans anyway". I really feel pepped up by his words. Now in retrospect, I recalled the very day watching the stage surrounded by dreamers. Ignorant and innocent as I am, I was invariably overwhelmed the moment I hear the song. I feel the urge to keep my eyes open to observe, to discover, to appreciate, and to embrace my mediocre yet could be possibly more extraordinary life right away.