Has anyone else seen this movie? What a strange and slow movie. I was really expecting something great, and it was at least interesting but man I kept expecting something to happen and nothing ever did. I kind of liked the ending but it was a long way to get there. It was effective as a piece of art but very laborious to follow. I think the editing was very poor and that was probably alot of it. Anyway, interesting stuff from Sofia C. I should also point out that I was watching it during a weekday at the 11:00 AM showing and there were only five other people in the theatre. three of them walked out after about 30 min. It is really not a movie for the masses, and really slow. I liked the opening scene though, I was hoping that the credits wouldn't end.
I wasn't expecting much since I'd been warned that it was Ghost World-esque, and I hated Ghost World, but I was pleasantly surprised with Lost in Translation. In fact, I'd say it's probably the third or fourth best movie of the year. I didn't notice the editing--which is odd, since I usually do: 25th Hour, for example, is virtually unwatchable. Anyway, Lost was wonderful in its subtleties; the one word that comes to mind is "ethereal". It's a perfectly paced film with no surprises (read "insults") to add spice or punch or whatever you want to call it. Basically, it's not your typical American film. The most similar film this year is probably Man on the Train (France), a subtle, intelligent look at the relationship between to very different male friends. I thought Lost was a glorious film in its approach (which alienated those people in your theater--good, they're not supposed to 'get' it, but I'm happy I do), particularly the ending, which I found satisfying and real.
Yes, I thought it was a success as a realistic and non-pretentious piece of art, but it could have been that and a little more entertaining. It simply did not flow, although there was definitely an ethereal quality to it. The ending made up for alot of it though. I will definitely watch it again, when I can get it on DVD and snuggle up with a bottle of Pinot Grigio to enhance the Ethereal quality.
usually used about something that is very Pretentious What was the Movie ABOUT anyway? never heard of it Rocket River HEY!!!! I ACTUALLY SAT THROUGH . . BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM [Yes! We all know A woman was involved. . . ]
I refuse to see any movie starring the guy who almost single-handedly killed Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
Jean Rochfort, who stars in The Man on the Train, was cast as Don Quixote, along side Johnny Depp in Gilliam's flick The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. When Rochfort arrived on set, though, it became clear he had some sort of injury or illness and was unable to continue on the picture. Because production had already begun at this point, it was really too late to recast the role, and the picture was shut down after only a few days of shooting (Rochfort was also considered an essential element, so the investors would've had to have agreed to replace Rochfort). Several other things went wrong during the few days of shooting. A carefully picked location turned out to be very near an air force base and very loud jets were constantly flying over. And also, a massive rain storm came by and flooded out a location shot, ruining equipment, etc. It was something of a disaster. The problems were documented in the documentary Lost in La Mancha.
Out of curiosity, have you ever seen Fear and Loathing on blotter? A an unimitable experience indeed... Definitely widened my appreciation of Gilliam as a director. No pun intended. Oh and by the way, what was all the rudager pretentious talk about. I didn't understand. I was trying to say that the movie was not pretentious, or, if my explanation is unclear, I was saying that I liked how the movie did not try to seem extremely deep or profound but instead just presented itself for interpretation.
