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Lost In Translation (pg. 3)
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| USMC_Greg |
Watched the movie, was a little disappointed. But was bareable.
I enjoyed the comedic part of the movie.
IMO, the movie was an attack on commercialism and the post-industrial economy. |
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| ShadoWolf |
| quote: | Originally posted by USMC_Greg
IMO, the movie was an attack on commercialism and the post-industrial economy. |
I disagree. |
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by TuanAnh213
how is moving to somewhere like japan where the culture is completely different in all aspects of your life that you were use to in america or whever you came from not a conflict? |
Because it's boring and it happens to real people every day. The conflict might as well be "oh , I need to make dinner but I don't have any groceries, and I don't want to go to the supermarket during rush hour!"
If I wanted to watch boring normal people in boring normal situations, I'd just go out and find some of them. If the characters were more interesting or unique, then it might be a good movie. If they were in a more interesting or unique situation, then it might be a good movie. If both were true, it would almost definitely be a good movie. But neither is. They are boring, average people living in everyday situations. What is the point?
astroboy called the movie a character-driven movie. I would agree to an extent - it certainly tries to be. But it failed to entertain me because the characters "driving" it weren't interesting enough to me. If they were interesting to you, then it probably entertained you, and there's nothing wrong with that, they just seem like pretty boring, mediocre people to me so I don't find them interesting. But that's really just my opinion. |
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| Slylee |
i know the main plot didn't really have anything to do w/ japan...i think japan served more as the scenery. it was an excellent portrayal of the country and people i must say, because i lived there for 2 years in high school....especially the karaoke bar scene. classic. my friends and i used to get those rooms and drink and sing all night like morons. it was very close to home for me. but i still would have loved it even if i hadn't experienced japan.
and the whole conflict (i think) is scarlett's character second guessing her new marriage, judging from her observation of bill's character. they are both coming from the same problem, only different stages in life. i agree that they find comfort in each other (i forget who said that earlier). and the fact that they never really go through w/ the physical aspect of an "affair" is great too. they just "clicked". and the suspense of what he whispered in her ear before he left was great too. i think i'll go home and watch it tonight:)
another thing about this movie is that it totally inspired me to write. i've always had a knack for creative writing and i've recently taken an interest in screan play writing...after i saw that movie i went to borders and bought that "Screanplay writing for dummies" book. lol i really like sophia's style. she's definitely talented. |
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| MaDDHatteR |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
i know the main plot didn't really have anything to do w/ japan...i think japan served more as the scenery. it was an excellent portrayal of the country and people i must say, because i lived there for 2 years in high school....especially the karaoke bar scene. classic. my friends and i used to get those rooms and drink and sing all night like morons. it was very close to home for me. but i still would have loved it even if i hadn't experienced japan. |
Just a little bit of my own opinion here. I enjoyed the movie. But I think it was a very stereotyped portrayal of Japan. I grew up there, and to me, the point of the movie was not to portray an objective japan, but japan as "different" to the west aka, main characters. WE are Short, we are always so Polite, we try to be perfect at everything, that kinda of stuff that just hit me a little bit the wrong way. It appeared to me that the director really was putting the Eye of the Camera as they Eye of western perspective. So I dont think its accurately depicts japan and the japanese people, rather Japan and the Japanese as the west would see it.
Ohh yea.. and Blah blah blah AzN PriDe lol hehe:D wanted to thro that in for the kiddies.. |
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| Slylee |
well i thought it was pretty accurate...and i wasn't just commenting from a western civilization perspective...i lived there. right outside of Hiroshima, to be exact. and everything is so "lively" there...lights everywhere...the pachinko parlors, etc...and the game show host scene in the movie was hilarious, cuz that's how a lot of japanese tv characters were..to me at least. it's a whole other way of life over there, of course it's different. maybe it was a little extreme, but as i said, pretty accurate. especially the way they all welcome him in the hotel lobby. i remember lots of japanese people coming up to me a lot, always eager to test their english skills. always very polite, and modest...same mannerisms. i know it sounds stereotypical, but there are stereotypes for a reason...because that's how things/people really are/were at one point or another.
what were you trying to say anyway? that japan is totally not like that, and more like america?
and i'm not being bitchy, just so you know....seeing that we both lived in japan, i'm just trying to see where you're coming from. |
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| Flotser |
yep, its a great movie.
for some strange reason, after watching it you just feel realy good :D |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by USMC_Greg
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What does "Grap on my tired since 2002" mean anyways? |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Citizen X
I didn't like this movie at all. First of all like someone already said they portrayed Japan in a very stereotypical way. The movie conveys Japanese people as if they were aliens from outer space. Second of all the whole movie is just a cheap attempt at targeting sentimental and naive people who usually find meaning in anything. This is becoming very popular nowadays. I can literally film a guy walking in the forest the whole day and make this movie a success because people will say my movie represents isolation. If only I had the money. |
no actually the ones being naive are the simple minded people who need the plot spelled out for them. get some creativity... |
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| Clovis86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ShadoWolf
Lost In Translation is Metrosexual Alliance approved.  |
Being a forum noob...is there a way I can enlighten myself as to what the metrosexual alliance is?
-Clovis |
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| USMC_Greg |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
What does "Grap on my tired since 2002" mean anyways? |
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| UWM |
| I must've missed that lame internet forum fad. |
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