I'm so sick of hearing this
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wearehugh2 — 10 years ago(April 20, 2015 04:58 PM)
Wonderful thread, and I also agree with previous comments beautifully expressed. Boring? No. Slow? Sure, but it's like watching a flower bloom. So many details, not the least of which are the actors (and the fact that Bill Murray is my old man crush) make this a film I can view over and over. Not every relationship is made to last a lifetime, or is it even physical; it was just a moment in time where two people achieved synchronicity that was a joy to watch.
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jporter-6 — 9 years ago(April 23, 2016 04:02 PM)
"Also, he was a celebrity. Any chick would drop her britches in a heartbeat if given the chance to bed ANY famous dude."
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Ace_Spade — 10 years ago(August 09, 2015 06:18 PM)
Yeah, man. I'm with you.
I think the reason people keep reiterating that statement is because of factors extraneous to the film itself. They are actually annoyed by the trends in Hollywood which stop actress' careers after they hit their mid-thirties, but allow actors to play romantic leads into their twilight years. These people are right: there's a lot of sexism in Hollywood. On a systemic basis, it's an issue that should be dealt with and will, hopefully, change.
But, on an individual level, there's nothing wrong with telling the story of a May-December romance. Lost in Translation showed us an amazing connection and shining bond between two people in unusual circumstances. Harold and Maude is a rare role reversal of the same old-young paring.
People who complain are probably really angry or irked by "the system", and have allowed their judgement of Lost in Translation to be affected by that (external) reality. -
jsycamore-181-254662 — 10 years ago(August 19, 2015 10:08 AM)
I totally agree with you. Age has very little to do with a successful relationship and a sense of humour is sometimes more of a virtue than good looks. You can find your soulmate in the strangest of places.
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adamamontgomery — 10 years ago(August 30, 2015 07:13 PM)
I feel this way as well. This movie shows a relationship that most people will never experience. You can see they were even confused by what they shared. It is not a relationship about lust. They are both at such different times in their lives, but are both feeling unfulfilled. Both starting out in new territories. It is beautiful that being in Tokyo at this one specific time they can open up to each other. They grow and learn and grow from each other, and know they will never find this kind of relationship again. That is what makes the end so sweet. They know all of this and they let it go.
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emncaity — 10 years ago(October 08, 2015 07:29 AM)
Re "2)," I don't.
This is just how shallow and stupid people are now. It's completely predictable that twits would be out here saying this ("50-year-old ugly guy, etc."). To paraphrase from the New Testament, "The shallow and stupid we always have with us." -
Daimaju — 10 years ago(October 26, 2015 08:22 PM)
They connected on a deeper level
There you have the problem.
those who are only able to see and experience the superficial things in life don't even know what you meant with "deeper level". The next thing they would answer is probably something along:
"Lel, go suck a bag of di
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hammerbutt — 9 years ago(June 05, 2016 07:19 AM)
My only argument to this is that he is a world Famous movie star and she is very beautiful and young. Youth and beauty to men and Fame and money to women are exactly the kind of superficial things that fool people into believing they are really seeing something deeper especially in the short term and it kept me from fully buying into this movie.
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RavenGlamDVDCollector — 9 years ago(May 29, 2016 10:46 AM)
While Scarlett is just perfect, I think Bill Murray is way too morose for the part, especially at the beginning. First impressions count. What draws her to him? Like 'faint heart never won fair lady.' But therein lies the attraction for many wistful old men. He needs her. Needs her like no randy young ram needs her. As a salve for his tired old soul. It's all heart-renderingly beautiful.
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Yasmin_07 — 9 years ago(April 05, 2016 04:38 PM)
Oh PLEASE. It is another way of Hollywood pushing their ageist boundaries onto the population. Age DOES matter. You think men like this, who bide their time in life using women their own age, are nice? Looks, skin colour or nationality do not ever matter but time and history has shown us that age does indeed matter. People supporting this seem to think that they are somehow on another level and that they understand 'connections' so much. A man who sticks by a woman his own age is far more attractive. THAT is a connection worth having. If you grow old never finding love then seek it with someone your own age. Billions of people in this world that are your age so there is no excuse.