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In Reply to: Re: Lost in Translation... and... Jesus of Montreal posted by jamesgarvin on December 19, 2004 at 16:51:19:
Murray is good in that movie, but also quite uneven. Better in the first 20 minutes, and then again in the end.The twists and turns of the story are not all that important. What IS is how it is told, and Sofia definitely has soft touch and good sense of humor. Her dialogue was quite good in several spots.
The obligatory sex romp during a brief encounter is very much a recent Hollywood development. In older European movies you will find much more platonic relationships, and of course the classis American films didn't need that either - they had strong legs without it.
So a no-sex story is not such a novelty, but as I said, the story itself is not all that important. In telling this simple story she had, however, to resort to a few cliche' and I think she could have done better.
I kinda understand what the middle portion of the film is for... it is not the logic of the story again. It is the grab. It was there during the first 20-30 minutes, but then it let go, so my wife and I looked at each other there - we though the charm was gone for good. As I said, it recovered gradually. Sofia simply let the storytelling go flat for a while.
But as I said, all in all a good movie, with all its faults. Is it better than her first, and decidedly "girly" film? Without a doubt.
Ah, and for a major blunder... the hero arrives all by himself to the hotel.
I don't think you will find a Japanese host who will not arrange for meeting you at the airport. Been there...
But I loved those gloved taxi drivers and white lace head rest covers - they brought back the memories of our trips to Japan... unforgettable.
Follow Ups:
That is the next thing after the film ended! ( it started with sex too...remember sweet Scarlet´s body ? )
They almost lost themselves but at the very end, they found to each other for ( ? ) ever.
They KNOW they belong together.
And the end is maybe the most charming and romantic part of this film.
One of the finest of last years...For Hollywood or the Europudding fims.
Yes Europudding.
La même merde.
I don't believe in such unions having future... no way... I think they all end up very much like the sad story in Une femme de ménage... a fiery beginning, followed by a quickly set in routine, ending up when the babe meets a guy her age.So I am not sure at all they belong together... and old fart sceptic that I am.
Yes, the opening shots were nice, and I wanted them to continue, but like everything else good in life they ended too soon.
Union of mind? The next move would be the union of the body. But it is a matter of time, but whose union is not this way?
We take what we got.
As a present of the Gods.
Don´t let the shadow of reality take the pace of the shadow of dreams, because they are just but the same.
A requiem for an old fart, part two: Mary Antoinette, he-he...
It is one head shorter.
It will be very good, or a cruel deception, I can not wait.
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