翻譯公司帶你學(xué)雙語(yǔ)知識：惡搞影片 mockbuster

還記得當年《無(wú)極》上映后迅速竄紅網(wǎng)絡(luò )的《一個(gè)饅頭引發(fā)的血案》嗎？在娛樂(lè )至上的今天，這樣的惡搞已經(jīng)隨處可見(jiàn)了。電影可以被惡搞，名著(zhù)可以被惡搞，連新聞報道也會(huì )被惡搞。今天，我們就說(shuō)說(shuō)“惡搞影片”，英文里叫mockbuster。

A mockbuster (sometimes also called a knockbuster) is a film, often made with a low budget, created with the apparent intention of piggy-backing on the publicity of a major film with a similar title or theme. Often these films are created to be released direct-to-video at the same time as the mainstream film reaches theaters or video outlets.

“仿大片”（mockbuster/knockbuster）指以低成本制作，采用與大片類(lèi)似的片名及主題，專(zhuān)門(mén)利用大片的聲勢投機賺取商業(yè)收益的普通影片。通常，此類(lèi)影片會(huì )以電視電影的形式在主流大片上映的同時(shí)公開(kāi)發(fā)布。

Though the words are often used interchangeably, the term mockbuster implies a spoof or parody of the original film's premise, while knockbuster implies a more derivative (or knock-off) use of a successful film in the same genre.

Mockbuster和knockbuster這兩個(gè)詞雖然都指“仿大片”，但是mockbuster含有對被仿影片的惡搞之意，而knockbuster則更傾向于指代在“仿大片”中大獲成功的電影。