Culture 03Shenzhen Daily Wednesday July 19, 2017

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Song of the WeekSong of the Week

2U Artists: David Guettafeaturing Justin Bieber

No limit in the skyThat I won’t fl y for yaNo amount of tears in my eyesThat I won’t cry for ya, oh noWith every breath that I takeI want you to share that air with meThere’s no promise that I won’t keepI’ll climb a mountain, there’s none too steep

When it comes to youThere’s no crimeLet’s take both of our soulsAnd intertwineWhen it comes to youDon’t be blindWatch me speak from my heartWhen it comes to youComes to you

Want you to share that(When it comes to you)

Cupid ain’t a lieArrow got your name on it, oh yeahDon’t miss out on a loveAnd regret yourself on it, ohOpen up your mind, clear your headAin’t gotta wake up to an empty bedShare my life, it’s yours to keepNow that I give to you all of me, oh

When it comes to youThere’s no crimeLet’s take both of our soulsAnd intertwineWhen it comes to youDon’t be blindWatch me speak from my heartWhen it comes to youComes to you

Want you to share that(Share) When it comes to youWant you to share that

When it comes to youThere’s no crimeLet’s take both of our soulsAnd intertwineWhen it comes to youDon’t be blindWatch me speak from my heartWhen it comes to youComes to you

ReviewDavid Guetta and Justin Bieber’s “2U” is corny but sounds like a hit. It is basically everything you would expect from a collaboration by Guetta and Bieber. It is extremely contempo-rary, sounds right on trend, insanely catchy and just as predictable. As if this release was not going to draw enough attention to itself with Bieber involved, they also released a music video with some Victoria’s Secret Angels lip syncing the lyrics.

Star Cinema

Helpextravaganza 华丽的表演 remotely 微弱地 exposition 说明 sedative 镇静剂 emergency 紧急情况 lull 间歇 banter 打趣 naughty 坏坏的、下流的 account 叙述 survival 生存 complexity 复杂程度 turbulent 动荡的 adolescence 青春期 drug dealer 毒贩 bewilderment 迷惘 persistence 坚持 straightforward 坦率的

Hot Read

Bad Boy: A Memoir

Walter Dean Myers is a New York Times best-selling author who has garnered much respect and admira-tion for his fi ction, nonfi ction, and poetry for young people.

This memoir begins simply with an account* of Myers’s family history and his boyhood. Vivid detail makes the Harlem of the ’40s come alive, from the music and children’s games to the everyday struggle for survival*.

As Myers grows older, however, his story also grows in complexity*. Soon readers are caught up in his turbulent* adolescence* and his slow, painful development as a writer.

Even while performing poorly in school, the teen read a lot of great

works of literature, often in secret. He also wrote, sometimes quitting out of discouragement but always beginning again.

Eventually he attended school less and less often, sometimes fi ghting roaming gang members or deliver-ing “packages” for drug dealers*. After dropping out of high school, he enlisted in the army. Sadness and bewilderment* infuse these last chapters as Myers faces a bleak future. Intellectually, he’s left his family and friends far behind, but his race and circumstances seem to give him few choices. After years of menial jobs, Myers remembered a teacher’s advice — “Whatever you

do, don’t stop writing” — and in time his persistence* paid off.

It is a story full of funny anecdotes, lofty ideals, and tender moments. Young writers will fi nd inspiration here, while others may read the book as a straightforward* account of a colorful, unforgettable childhood. The book is available at online book-stores like jd.com. (SD-Agencies)

Luc Besson’s new sci-fi extravaganza* stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delev-ingne as 28th-century operatives racing to save the universe.

The fi lm is based on a comic book created by Pierre Christin and drawn by Jean-Claude Mezieres, which was a fan favorite in Europe from its debut in 1967 through 21 volumes, ending in 2010. Besson hasn’t cast leads who look remotely* like the comics’ characters; Valerian on the page is a black-haired man, not a brownish-blond kid with the physique of a 1950s teenager, while Laureline’s fl aming long red hair has not been adopted by blonde model Delevingne.

Besson chose to write the screen-script alone, which is very disap-pointing.

Given all the different worlds and populations on view, some witty exposition* might have been useful, but the summarizing is saved until the end.

At the beginning, one is presented with an Edenic beach society made up of pale and hairless supermodel types where also to be found are pearl-like spheres of very special value and a rare converter of some kind that needs to be sent to the

apparent center of civilization on an enormous space station called Alpha.

What follows is unclear, unfun, and, before long, an excellent sedative*; anyone who could clearly lay out what takes place in this narrative in 25 words or less would deserve a small prize. Valerian and Laureline are armed forces “special operatives” who take orders via video screen from musician Herbie Hancock. As the latter only pops up on a few occa-sions, the rest of the time it’s unclear what the two leads’ mission really is,

as they seem to be shifting gears and tending to new emergencies* every few minutes.

During lulls* in the action, there are attempts at a romantic banter* between the two leads.

Along the way, there’s a pit-stop in a naughty* district, where a guy named Jolly the Pimp (Ethan Hawke) draws back the curtain on a singer-dancer of shape-shifting talents (Rihanna) and, fi nally, a bad guy does show up in the form of the top-dog military commander (Clive Owen).

(SD-Agencies)

Valerian and the City of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsa Thousand Planets

《星际特工：千星之城》《星际特工：千星之城》

《坏男孩回忆录》

A scene from “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.”A scene from “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” SD-AgenciesSD-Agencies