心計

最近在翻看七季電視劇集《The Mentalist》(心計),大女兒對偵探故事有興趣,間中會跟我一起看;據說她也有同學在追看這套劇集。

主角Patrick Jane是一位「心理操控者」,運用觀察力、心理學和誘導技術,能夠看穿人心,並操控別人的想法與行為。他協助美國加州警方調查殺人案件,屢立奇功。雖然是十八年前的作品,那些鑑證科學都已經過時,但劇情依然令人着迷。

主角天賦異稟,每次他只要稍為觀察一下死者、嫌疑犯和有關證人,短時間內就能猜到犯案過程及誰是兇手;然後耍些計謀,令兇手露出破綻,自投羅網。與其說是偵探推理劇,倒不如說觀眾更享受看主角如何利用直覺和讀心術破案。

我曾聽過不少朋友說打算修讀心理學,因他們很想從別人的言語和行為中猜到別人心理,通常會覺得自己很有「讀心術」的天份。可是我覺得,想成為真正的Mentalist,見識和經驗比學位更為關鍵。

為甚麼男主角能輕易地猜到別人心理、並操控別人呢?隨着劇情發展,逐漸披露了他的背景。原來他並非心理學的學霸,甚至可能沒有正式上過學,而是個出生在流動遊藝團(Carnival)的孩子,從小跟隨大隊走遍全國巡迴表演,見過各式各樣的人品,並與父親一起進行詐騙賺錢。正是這樣的成長環境,令主角擅長觀人於微,揣摩心理。

當然,他也喜歡閱讀,有極高的學習能力。更重要是他膽子大,經常以身試法,在險中求勝。他曾多次把自己處身於危險之中,跟黑社會周旋,被犯人挾持、謀殺;甚至故意犯罪、走進監獄,然後逃獄,非常戲劇化。因為只有親身體驗,才能將書本上的知識轉變為真正的能力;否則,就只是「紙上談兵」而已。

當然,男主角神乎其技的讀心術,亦有賴於他英俊無比的臉孔。演員Simon Baker那一頭金髮、三件頭西裝及陽光般的笑容,不論男女老幼的心都立刻被融化,馬上把真相和盤托出——要做成功的「心理操控者」,外形也是不可或缺的吧!

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