9. I'll be right here. (E.T.: The Extraterrestrial)

9.我與你同在。電影《E.T.外星人》（E.T.: The Extraterrestrial）

When I first saw E.T.in the movie theater, I cried hard when he had to leave Elliott. That kind of separation, that permanency of loss was not something I was prepared to handle yet. But when the alien pointed his long, spindly finger into Elliott's chest and said, "I'll... be... right... here," I believed him. That concept -- that we can hold each other in our hearts and transcend time and space -- is a big one for even adults to grasp. When illustrated by a rubbery brown alien with an illuminated finger, it seems more plausible somehow. Ironically.

我第一次看這部電影是在電影院里，電影放到外星人不得不離開艾略特（Elliott）時，我仍不住失聲痛哭。那種離別的痛苦與失落，年少的我自覺擔負不起。但是當外星人伸出細長的手指，輕敲艾略特的胸膛，吐露心聲“我…與你…同在”，我相信了。我相信——我們能將彼此藏在心里，這份真情足以跨越時空——即使是成年人也難以體會。諷刺的是，導演讓一個棕色皮膚的外星人作了電影主角，他伸出手指，詮釋了我們難以理解的真情，卻更具有可信度。