Anna Faris is how rest of the world sees americans.
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eambuckeye — 10 years ago(October 19, 2015 09:49 PM)
I haven't found that to be true, at all. Of course, I have only traveled Asia, but have met many fellow travellers from Holland, Germany, Morocco, Australia, and Switzerland, to name a few, and none seemed to hold that opinion. I think you gove non Americans too little credit, they seem to be intelligent to the point of not giving much consideration to stereotypes.
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cbfan41 — 9 years ago(August 26, 2016 08:46 AM)
All depends when and where you are. I found Americans are better believed in Asian countries then they are in Europe where they just trash the place. I agree though I tried to stay away from my fellow countrymen when I traveled abroad. Then again I kind of avoid my fellow countrymen at home too. My wife and I have a wonderful circle of family and friends that are a positive influence on our children and the community we live in is pretty "normal". But really we try to venture outside of our little circle/community. People are just bleeping crazy now. I mean have you seen our two presidential candidates. I meanreally?!?!? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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theater_dreamer — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 05:34 PM)
It's
caricature
, just an fyi.
I agree with the basic thought process behind your post, but I'll take it a step further. Anna's "Kelly" character, coupled with John's other friends, are an indictment of what America has become as a whole. It's not just how foreigners see us, it's indicative of where we are going as a society. As a culture, we have become, for lack of a better term, "dumbed down". We're increasingly infatuated with reality television. Our social skills are worsening because we spend in an inordinate amount of time with our noses buried in our smart phones, or tablets. I would wager that Americans today read fewer books now than ever before. When I look at how our language is dying, I cringe. And look at the Republican nominee for the Presidency; forget the growing frustration that many Americans have with out elected officials. That, at least, is understandable. That so many people have decided to respond to this unrest by supporting a misogynistic, xenophobic megalomaniacis frightening beyond words. That's not meant to infer that
all
Americans are like these people. But an increasing portion of our population are ignorant; they spend their days (and nights) engaged in the kind of banal interplay we see in the bar.
I loved
Lost in Translation
the first time I saw it. My fondness for the film has only grown over time, with subsequent viewings.
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JukeBox-Bill — 9 years ago(November 14, 2016 02:28 PM)
I always thought that the character of Ana Faris was introduced as a an opposite of Charlotte (the intellectual type)and to emphasise the mismatch between Charlotte and her husband. Her husband seemed to like Kelly (Ana Faris) and the dude (which was as shallow as Kelly) at the table in the bar when they discussed the anorexia problem of Kelly.
Nothing to do with the portration of Americans to the rest of the world. I'm Dutch and when I was on holidays in the U.S. I met both very shallow and very intellectual people, just like everywhere else.What if this is as good as it gets?
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olicoates — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 08:07 AM)
REverbz - I couldn't have put it any better - effectively diametric opposite of Scarlet's character (this film rocks so much; every time i watch it i get something else)
so intrinsically you have 2 very attractive girls but one you wouldn't share a lift ride with the other you could spend a lifetime and never fully understand .but would enjoy trying