Lonely and no sound

Genesis 2022-03-21 09:01:11

The aphasia-like loneliness spread throughout the movie from the moment the morning light entered the room. Maybe it's not loneliness, but at this stage of life, confusion inevitably appears.

Overlooking the entire Tokyo city, there are densely populated tall buildings and people passing by. Behind the hustle and bustle again, there are men and women like that, lost, sad, drinking and having fun, looking for each other in the dim light, invisible to each other.

I watched this movie purely to pass the time, but I didn't expect the surprise after watching it.

It has a strong literary taste. Some people say that this is a movie for lonely people. may be. Two equally lonely people met in a foreign land, and both had sorrows that could not be solved by each other, but wonderfully found warmth in each other. Subtle feeling, heart-to-heart, it turns out that this old man is quite interesting. If he is in a middle-aged crisis, then what kind of doubts does she have? Regarding marriage and life, 25 years and 2 years cannot find a direction.

I don't understand why the director chose Tokyo. It should be any city in the distance, right? The most beautiful is not around, in the distance. Solitude and emptiness, disturbed one after another, Lost in Translation. Tokyo.

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Lost in Translation quotes

  • Bob: Short and sweet? How very Japanese of you.

  • John: Do you have to smoke so much? It's just so bad for you.

    Charlotte: I'll stop later.