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Lost in Translation - one of the most depressing movies ever?
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DarthMungKei
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I just saw this movie for the first time the other night. I really liked it. I really want to know what he whispered in her ear at the end of the movie though.
Well, dramatically it's sad because you want them to somehow stay together, or for their adventures in Tokyo to go on. But overall, I found it uplifting--two people who are unhappy and despondent in their lives are jolted by an unexpected human connection, in the unlikeliest of places.
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I agree with this viewpoint.Teddman said:
But I'll also throw in that it's a mediocre movie.
I don't think it was very depressing. Quite the contrary, actually. I didn't even think it was all that great of a movie, but it really reminded me that I wanted to go to Japan and got me motivated enough to seek out a good way/excuse to go for an extended trip. 3 months later, I was wandering about Tokyo.
So I wouldn't personally classify that as depressing.
So I wouldn't personally classify that as depressing.
kitchenmotors
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Depressing? More like boring. I could think of quite a few films that are far more depressing than Lost in Translation. Dancer in the Dark for example, now that's fucking depressing.
LIT is a train wreck that may be sad, but it's only sad because you wasted 2 hours on such a boring movie.
LIT is a train wreck that may be sad, but it's only sad because you wasted 2 hours on such a boring movie.
I dunno. Maybe you just have to be in the right mood for Lost in Translation. I can watch it pretty much any time, but it's best in the evening. Definitely one of my favourite films ever.
On the depressing scale though, I'd probably put Magnolia over any movie I've ever seen. Despite the ending also being kind of uplifting.
On the depressing scale though, I'd probably put Magnolia over any movie I've ever seen. Despite the ending also being kind of uplifting.
Mike Works
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That's funny, because I've seen the movie 5 times now, and each time I feel really good after having watched it. Never knew it was that versatile.
Escape Goat
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So....boring....
Mike Works said:
It could also be 'cause I haven't had a girlfriend in well over a year.
But I'm just guessing here. And yeah, I guess the movie is pretty versatile. I mean, I'm happy because they found eachother and expressed their feelings at the end, but sad because they had to say goodbye and will likely NEVER see eachother again. That's the depressing part for me.
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DarthMungKei said:
Bob: Why are you crying?
Charlotte: (sincere) I'll miss you.
He Kisses her, hugs her goodbye
Bob: I know, I'm going to miss you, too
He holds her close
Charlotte: (sincere) I'll miss you.
He Kisses her, hugs her goodbye
Bob: I know, I'm going to miss you, too
He holds her close
from the script matt posted.....
Lost In Translation is one of the best movies in years. Yeah, not everybody likes it, and some people hate it. Well guess what fucknuts, true art is NEVER liked by everyone, and doesn't try to appeal as broad an audience as possible. If LiT clicked with you, you'd appreciate how it's a beautiful movie on so many levels, and direction-wise it is a true film. The best art of every medium is art that couldn't be reproduced and appreciated in any other medium. Lost In Translation is the epitome of that for film-making. While most movies could be enjoyed to some extent from the script alone, turned into a book or started off as a book in teh first place, try translating LiT into a piece of literature. ........You can't. If you can detach yourself from expecting the standard formula for film-making you're far more likely to appreciate a movie like this.
Paradox said:Ive seen it twice, enjoyed it both times. It also made me more happy then depressed though.
My Ideas of depressing movies: Requiem for a Dream, House of Sand and Fog. All hail Jennifer Connelly, the queen of depressing movies
requiem for a dream was like getting punched in the stomach
and house of sand and fog was like getting punched in the stomach and then getting hit with a brick
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darscot said:
Sorry, I've been trying to get out TO JAPAN more.
I can see why people didn't get it, it's just bad luck for them.
Bill murrays the man. I want him to get an oscar damnit.
LinesInTheSand
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lol wtf? How did the ending make no sense?SKluck said:
I wouldn't say it's either sad or uplifting. It's both at once, or more accurately, it's bittersweet. "Just remember, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour," and vice versa. I'm a big believer that the best kind of emotion is that sort of indescribable combination of sadness and beauty. I'd say Lost in Translation does a pretty good job of evoking that. A little bit is depressing and a little is uplifting, but the two complement each other and create something more than each on their own. You can appreciate both at the same time. It's what being truly alive is all about, as far as I'm concerned.Teddman said:
[/end vaguely sappy rant]
LinesInTheSand
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I really liked Lost In Translation but do feel it's overrated. It, like Donnie Darko, has become this way through the wannabe artsy crowd who praises it to feel like they are part of something.
Dice
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Lost in Translation is probably the best movie I have ever seen. And I really don't see how it is depressing, the ending is extremely hopeful. I'd say the back of the box has a very good summary of the point of the movie in case you missed it. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about it.
FortNinety
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SKluck said:
Actually, the ending made total sense. I found it the most satisfying ending in years.
Spiritreaver
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And I don't understand how anyone could like Spiderman.
Anyways, to be entirely serious. I loved LIT, it's a love it or hate it film, but honestly, why completely bash it? It's not a horrible film at all if people somewhere are getting something out of it. Maybe because I can side with one of the characters and feel their feelings that I'm able to get into it. Plus I love Japan as well, so I'm humored throughout the film.
A movie is not crap because you cannot get into it. A movie is only crap when, it simply does not achieve its goal at any point for any person. Not even I label a movie as crap when I don't like it and someone else does. That's just silly.
Anyways, to the original subject, depressing? I can't say I feel depressed at any time throughout the film. The ending is very uplifting I think because you have to realize, rather they want to stay together, they will always remember each other. It was a chance meeting and worked out well. You don't forget these kinds of people you interact with. There are some people in my life, that I barely got to spend time with or talk to, that I still remember to this day. They brought an emotion in me that I've never felt before, almost a very swept off my feet kind of feeling. I nearly fell in love with that person. This is why I enjoy the film so much, it touches my heart. We have to remember that movies can't always be understood and loved by something that's on paper. You can't always like a movie for a set formula or for an exact reason. A lot of films are driven by emotion that are targeted at certain people. Take a gay themed film for instance. If I were to have, someone watch... Soldier's Girl or many people. Some may dislike with reasons that it's boring, the acting doesn't quite portray reality to an extent or it's over emotional. But someone who can feel and know the characters is going to love it. LIT is the same case.
You can't always judge film by your own feeling, or by a text book of examples. It often just comes down to who you are, which is really the basis of all opinions. Nothing is worthless because you don't like or understand the love for something. Nothing in this world is truely overrated either. It doesn't take much thought at all to understand why someone else would love such a film.
Anyways, to be entirely serious. I loved LIT, it's a love it or hate it film, but honestly, why completely bash it? It's not a horrible film at all if people somewhere are getting something out of it. Maybe because I can side with one of the characters and feel their feelings that I'm able to get into it. Plus I love Japan as well, so I'm humored throughout the film.
A movie is not crap because you cannot get into it. A movie is only crap when, it simply does not achieve its goal at any point for any person. Not even I label a movie as crap when I don't like it and someone else does. That's just silly.
Anyways, to the original subject, depressing? I can't say I feel depressed at any time throughout the film. The ending is very uplifting I think because you have to realize, rather they want to stay together, they will always remember each other. It was a chance meeting and worked out well. You don't forget these kinds of people you interact with. There are some people in my life, that I barely got to spend time with or talk to, that I still remember to this day. They brought an emotion in me that I've never felt before, almost a very swept off my feet kind of feeling. I nearly fell in love with that person. This is why I enjoy the film so much, it touches my heart. We have to remember that movies can't always be understood and loved by something that's on paper. You can't always like a movie for a set formula or for an exact reason. A lot of films are driven by emotion that are targeted at certain people. Take a gay themed film for instance. If I were to have, someone watch... Soldier's Girl or many people. Some may dislike with reasons that it's boring, the acting doesn't quite portray reality to an extent or it's over emotional. But someone who can feel and know the characters is going to love it. LIT is the same case.
You can't always judge film by your own feeling, or by a text book of examples. It often just comes down to who you are, which is really the basis of all opinions. Nothing is worthless because you don't like or understand the love for something. Nothing in this world is truely overrated either. It doesn't take much thought at all to understand why someone else would love such a film.
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