Lost in Translation

[Vixine]

Does anyone else feel that watching the move Lost in Translation is almost like meditating? I have seen this movie several times, and at first I couldn't quite put my finger on why I felt so relaxed after watching it and kept going back to it again and again. I just recently realized there is a real meditative feel to the movie, it seems there is such a feel of quiet observation throughout each scene, an attention to little details. I noticed a similar feeling in parts of Marie Antoinette, also by Sofia Coppola. Found myself wondering if she meditates or practices mindfulness in some way, or if that is just her artistic style.

[FeeHutch]

I haven't watched it in a long time, I might have to dig it out.
I seem to remember it being one of those films where nothing happens. I don't mean that negatively, more that it isn't driven by the idea of plot and action we have become so used to in films. It isn't loud or flashy or fast paced, it just feels a lot more natural and realistic.

[JonW]

Hmmm.
Lost In Translation is one of those movies I never "got". I've often wondered if I missed the entire "point" of it as most of my friends adore it. If memory serves, I found it creepy.
Time to go back to it methinks.
I find Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai to be very meditative even though it's a film about a geezer who goes round killing people. I'd happily watch Forest Whittaker in anything, even if it was an advert for cornflakes. Especially if it was an advert for cornflakes. I only eat the Kellogg's variety though. The rest are rubbish. Like eating cardboard.

[FeeHutch]

I agree about the cornflakes but can take or leave Mr Whittaker

[Vixine]

I think the only point was all the moments in between. Maybe I saw myself in her and could imagine the loneliness and wonder of being in Tokyo with someone else who felt as awkward as me.

I saw ghost dog but barely remember. He was hanging out with birds on a roof, right?

[Ponder]

Well that felt pretty damn good ... Good share - TY.

[SandraChapman]

I never watched the movie. But when I read this, I would like to watch it. Where can I get that movie?