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'Lip my stockings!'
Lost in Translation was really good. Roommate only thought it was "okay", but I quite enjoyed it. It didn't really have a plot, but some movies are about plot and others are about character study, experiences and the development of a relationship.
Bill Murray was great.
I want to go to Japan.
srah - Monday, 6 October 2003 - 7:59 AM
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srah - October 6, 2003 - 11:23 AM - ℓ
The social commentary made me nervous... I didn't know if I should feel offended by the way Japan is represented or if Japan is really like that.
I think he said he was going home but he was coming back in a few days. That's what I heard, anyway, but I think it was deliberately muffled.
Mr. Hibbity Gibbity - October 6, 2003 - 12:40 PM - ℓ
I could have sworn I heard him say something like, "I at least need to go back and talk to her."
I was commenting more on our culture's views toward marriage. You brought up a good point though. I'm sure that there are aspects of Japanese culture that are like that.
What truly made me nervous was the strip club. Murray just exuded discomfort. What a great character actor.
Greg - October 6, 2003 - 2:44 PM - ℓ
My top 5 things that Bill said to Scarlett in the intentionally muffled exchange:
1. You had me at "Hello."
2. Sorry, that's the first time I've ever experienced a dysfunction of that nature.
3. You sucked in "Eight Legged Freaks."
4. I'm not wearing underwear.
5. I still say we kick Sophie's ass for being in "Godfather III."
Justin - October 7, 2003 - 12:32 AM - ℓ
Saw the movie today and yes, the whispered words were intentionally muffled. A great artistic choice, I thought. (Also, I know it was intentionally muffled because it was mentioned in a Sofia Coppola/Bill Murray interview in the last Interview magazine.)
As far as the "social commentary" goes... Coppola, being in a famous family and being a celebrity in her own right, as spent a lot of time abroad, including a lot of time in Tokyo. As the writer of the film, she took a lot of things from her own experience. (Yes, Japanese talk shows are really that wacky.) I don't think any offense should be taken to the way that Japan is depicted. If any of it is slightly overexaggerated, I think you should keep in mind that the movie views Japan as an outsider (like the two main characters), and to an outsider, yeah it seems pretty strange.
Actually, I found the movie to be more of a social commentary than anything else.
Did you happen to catch what Murray said to the girl at the end? I'm assuming that it was intentionally muffled . . . I wish I could read lips.