Teatopia

Lost in Anticipation

I know what James will say when I tell him I watched "Lost in Translation" again today. No matter how many times I see it, I never cease to feel that link to the characters. The scenery of Japan I've heard James describe so often never fails to amaze me. I know there are many people who disliked the film, and unless you relate to it in some way, you probably wouldn't. It's rather slow and uneventful and it's a quiet film, which is one of the main reasons I'm drawn to it. It ties together so well the exhiliration of being independent--having time on your own to contemplate life, to explore, yet we still need someone to share life's burdens with. We need relationships to help define who we are.

I never even saw this as a love story until I read reviews of the film. I saw it and will always see it as a bond between two people-- a friendship. Some sort of romantic something is inevitable in most female/male friendships, but I don't think the movie was about that aspect of the friendship. It was about finding someone, in another lonely part of the world, to share a brief, but very significant few moments with.