영화 <Before Sunrise>와 <Before Sunset>에는 놓쳐도 그만인 장면이 없다. 두 남녀의 수다와 몸짓, 눈빛, 그들 뒤로 스쳐 지나가는 사람과 주변 그림. 한 백번쯤 보면 아주 작은 것까지 다 내 마음 안에 담아낼 수 있을까.
그 중에서도 나는 <Before Sunrise>의 첫 장면과 <Before Sunset>의 마지막 장면을 가장 사랑하는데, 특히 두 사람이 처음 만나 기차 안에서 대화를 나누는 첫 장면은 (나의 영원한 로망이 담긴) 최고의 장면이다. 대화의 '행간에 담긴 대화'를 들어보시라.
Eurail Coach car. Various people around car.Man and woman argue in German. Woman slaps man, grabs newspaper. Selene looks up from book, disturbed. Moves to another seat, across from Jesse. They glance over at each other. German woman leaves car. Jesse and Selene look at each other, smile. Selene looks away.
Jesse: Do you have any idea what they were arguing about?
Selene: (glances up at him, looks over)
Jesse: Do you - Do you speak English?
Selene: Yeah. No, I'm sorry, my German is not very good. Have you ever heard that as couples get older, they lose their ability to hear each other?
Jesse: No.
Selene: Well, supposedly, men lose the ability to hear higher-pitched sounds, and women eventually lose hearing in the low end. I guess they sort of nullify each other, or something.
Jesse: I guess. Nature's way of allowing couples to grow old together without killing each other. (Selene smiles, small laugh, turns away) What are you reading? (she shows him) Oh, yeah.
Selene: How bout you?
Jesse: Umm. (Looks down, then laughs as he shows her, and she smiles.
Couple returns to car, still arguing, albeit a lot calmer)
Jesse: Look, I was thinking about going to the lounge car sometime soon. Would you like to come with me?
Selene: Yeah.
Jesse: Okay.
아쉽게도... 이런 로맨스는 맨날 남의 얘기다. 내 얘기를 쓰고 싶다고! 쳇.
