i got lost in translation from netflix today. lost in translation wa ichiban desu.
lost in translation.
this movie is so sly in its manipulation of your sense of yourself its amazing. every time i watch it theres a new layer...something to understand about yourself. its comforting to know that you aren't the only one who is lost and doesn't know what you're supposed to be, do or how to use the talents and situations you're given to make something wonderful happen. this whole movie uses these 2 people who are sooo removed from their element to symbolize something so basic.... where am i? what am i doing? how do i get where i want to go? how do i communicate what i want and feel with others? do the really understand me, my thoughts, what i want them (or somebody else in general) to know about me???
how do you really know any of these things when you are communicating with someone? the past/present randomly bumping into the future, hoping for some insight of comfort that things will get easier...or fall into place....or that there is some kind of pay off that everyone is looking forward to. is it really there maybe i can see into the future......and on the other side of the coin, maybe i can see into the past and remember what it was like..before there was all this responsibility. all there was was being carefree, like the wind... following the path of least resistance, a clock with no hands, the sun as your guide and possibilities with no boundary.
These two characters who's only bond is their culture ( not some kind of romantic attraction) drawn together in a far away place sharing the same feelings at a different point in the time line is so symbotic that it makes you really wonder if there ever really is this great enlightenment that everyone waits for...when, or if it does happen seems to be the mystery of life and of this movie as well since it doesn't seem to ever truly reveal its secrets.
Anyway this is just a fraction of the scratch to the surface of this film in my opinion. i suppose there is way more detail i could go into but draw your own conclusions... reach you own conclusion to the story. find your own way. either way i see the ending as a huge positive. molecular change at the atomic level has happened.. high carbon edges have been forged with low carbon cores to create the the best blade.
there is hope. just follow the path as it presents itself. its waiting for you to see it.