#lost in translation review

[pricelesscinemas]

[yourfuckiinangel]

just watched lost in translation for the first time. it was awesome.

[shallowseeker]

Are we yay or nay on Cas getting the pop culture download from Metatron?

Chaotic neutral on two conditions: (1) Cas hilariously misrepresents or misinterprets key details from said download of information.

(2) He knows something Dean doesn't, and it drives Dean insane.

[arayofdawn]

Back on my bs. Here are some webtoons that will make you upset (or at least they made me upset)

[roseshavethoughts]

Lost in Translation (2003)

My ★★★★★ review of Lost in Translation (2003) #FilmReview #Cinema #MovieReview

Lost In Translation (2003) Plot – A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo – Lost in Translation. Director – Sophia Coppola Starring – Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris Genre – Drama | Romance | Comedy Released – 2003 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. If you liked: Her, The Beach, Almost Famous Intelligent,…

[ratleyland]

Seriously underrated and misunderstood.

Once you get past the dry humour and the bitter sweet emotions; this movie is about human connection, loneliness and the beauty of unexpected friendships

[capncarrot]

 Lost in Translation

[reetwritesthhoughts]

Today I watched "Lost in Translation". This was my 2nd attempt of watching the film, the first one being very short spanned (lasted for about 5 minutes) till I gave into some distraction or other.

But today, I watched it from start to finish and I enjoyed the slow pace and sombre atmosphere juxtapositioned with bright neon lights and nightlife of Tokyo. Having said that, I wasn't completely hooked either. The movie seemed like it had lot to say but didn’t actually manage to say much.

The supposedly humorous elements of Japanese culture, the oblivion of the Japanese people towards the western tourists'  lack of apprehension fell a bit flat for me personally. It all seemed very contrived, shallow and almost making fun of their culture itself rather than the funny moments coming out of the misunderstandings. The scene of the whisky advertisement director being passionate and so emotive with his directions, for it being translated to single and at times not even full-sentences did make me chuckle a little.

It had a good buildup and the characters seemed like they had a lot of depth, which ironically was all left on the surface and we never really got to explore that. Who was Charlotte? Perhaps that was the question Charlotte was asking herself too and maybe it was a deliberate choice by Sofia Coppola to not give us too much about her as she was in the process of discovering her. I would have cared more for her had I been shown what's been keeping her up at nights, 

Loneliness very well ensues a desire to connect with people you just simply connect with, especially in a setting where everything is alien to you. Both the characters wanted something meaningful and were trying to scrape their way out of small talk with strangers and acquaintances. They wanted something more than the night life, strip clubs and capitalistic luxuries and perhaps they found that in each other's company. But we never got to witness that profound connection that drew them towards each other, other than a single scene of them, lying on the bed and a mere hint of the reasons of existentialism for both of them. It all felt vapid but maybe that was the point. As life can feel vapid at times, even when we are hanging out with people we connect the most with.

Having experienced a similar sense of ennui, when I visited my brother at the start of the year, living at his place in a city that I have been before but this time for a much longer period as opposed to weekend visits once a year, while he was extremely busy with work. Having lost my job and trying to make sense of life with new found freedom and abundance of time, I honestly felt completely lost and somehow depraved of connection. Maybe I would have latched on to any seemingly familiar individual to feel something, as the characters in this film did. Rather, I chose to stay in my solitude, reflected a lot about life and indulged in some good old fashioned crying.

Familiar experience, made this movie make me feel much more than it should have and perhaps that is also why I found it lacking as I wanted some profound or a satisfying thread to hold onto, but all I got was a very unsatisfying conclusion that totally ruined everything for me by choosing to portray their connection as romantic as opposed to platonic which I was very much rooting for. I would have appreciated the exploration of the connection that they shared and how they felt so close to each other within less than a week, much more without the romantic angle.

On a side note, how gorgeous is Scarlett Johansson in this movie!

[safije]

Lost in Translation is such an overrated movie. It's about two White Americans played by teen Scarlett Johansson and 50 year old Bill Murray, who have an affair with each other in Japan.

The movie tries to be deep and aesthetic showing these people as they cheat on their spouses, put zero effort into learning basic Japanese and make fun of how locals speak English the entire time they're in the country. Somehow we're supposed to sympathize with Murray's character treating his wife badly at home while she takes care of the kids because he's lonely and has a midlife crisis.

Lastly the director Sofia Coppola is allegedly a feminist icon but her film heavily sexualizes women for no reason; the opening scene is Johansson's butt in see through panties and we see more of that in a later scene, plus naked strippers.

[unhingedsluts]

Who cares that you know movie if I don't? If Sophia Coppola doesn't appear in the credits, I don't wanna hear it. (Greta Gerwig too, depending on my mood)

[jonberry555]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 REVIEW

My Review of the finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2.

"STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series features fan favorites Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy."

[vynegar]

lost in translation (artem’s personal story)

random moments in artem’s personal story when the translation slightly bothered me but not enough to warrant their own post. this is messier and more likely to have mistakes than my usual posts, so feel free to ask for elaboration on any of them. Bolded is the part that I think is different/missing in the translation.

(also my usual translation disclaimers apply)

1-04: Listen, Lily. You gotta be strong so you can protect yourself, so nothing can get you down. → Listen, Lily. Girls have to be extra strong and not cry so easily. You have have to protect yourself, you can’t rely too much on others.

1-07

You’re not only competent, but industrious. → You’re not only talented, but also proactive.

I want you to become someone who’s self-dependent and able to stand on their own one day. → Because you need to become capable of taking charge of things. So that even if you leave Themis one day, you would still find a place for yourself.

[!!!!!!!!! THIS is the one that stood out to me, because it explains why MC is particularly moved by this, and shows how much Artem selflessly cares for her wellbeing!!!!!]

2-08

“However, I think you have what it takes to be a good lawyer. You bring a human touch to the otherwise apathetic world of law.” → However, I think you have the most important quality of a lawyer. Lawyers aren’t robots -- they need to have a human touch.

As a lawyer, you should take pride in how you gained her trust.

As such, I’d very much prefer a imperfect person to a perfect robot → I’d much rather have a human lawyer than a perfect lawyer.

[i think the important thing here is that artem isn’t saying MC is a remarkably compassionate lawyer; artem believes that that kind of compassion is integral to being a good lawyer, and he recognizes that in MC]

[startrekucast]

Themes of loss and empathy make up for a predictable Star Trek episode, maman. But we sure had fun talking about Strange New Worlds 2x06, "Lost in Translation"...

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[renehta]

I loved this episode of Strange New Worlds!

[rebeccastiltskin]

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

New book review: Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez.

I have finally come to the end of my master’s degree, and I am now free to read non-Faustian fiction! I picked up ‘Things We Lost in the Fire’ ages ago, and boy am I glad I’ve finally read it. TWLITF is a short story collection that brings together the atmosphere of Buenos Aires and Gothic fiction to create a disturbing and strange range of tales. I really enjoyed her settings exploring the…