lost in translation

i just watched it again on dvd. i love this movie. i couldn't really explain what's so beautiful about it. but apparently some people think it sucks. especially japanese people. it's not supposed to be a portrayal of japanese people, it's supposed to be a portrayal of a gaijin's first visit to japan, and i think it does a very good job of being exactly that. i guess japanese people could be offended even in light of that, but i don't see why they would bother.

i think it's plain inexplicably beautiful. sort of like neuromancer. garden state feels kind of the same way as well. i don't understand how people could hate this movie, but to each his own, i suppose. after all, i hate bowling for columbine, haaaaaaaaaaate it, and a lot of people don't.

edit: lost in translation is definitely _not_ about two intellectual giants turning up their noses at a nation of buffoons. lost in translation is definitely _not_ about two super-cool americans laughing behind their sleeves at some backwards civilization. anyone who genuinely thinks that is projecting just a little bit.