Hard to Translate

I have a bias for romantic movies with huge age gaps. Maybe because it's not normal and you have the truest of it when several things are not norm.

Just watched Lost In Translation an hour ago. I'm not actually sure why I chose to watch this. I haven't even seen the trailer before watching.

Repressed the urge to blog about it to relish. The king of subtlety, that is. Two leading actors, Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson falling in love but not quite that much. You know it can't be and it's clear the two know of it as they were both married.

Something unique. I can't put it into words, I'm actually on a high. Unique in a sense that love is not about a steamy sex scene like most movies show nowadays. Even the kissing was minimal. The director tried to shoo away into a realm where romance can be very light and soft and plain and he was very successful.

At first, I found it boring. Along the way, I played FB poker and checked inbox. Then you'll realize that its growing and you missed it grow because it was so subtle you thought they were just friends and the story is up to something else. And then near the ending it becomes more and more sad until you reached the very last scene where it was painfully gripping. And yet, the lightness is still there. So light yet so sad.

One of the saddest films I have ever watched. Yet sad that doesn't count too much on emotion.

Highly recommended. Another 10/10.

P.S. I like my new colors. Inspired by the colors of a car I've seen in DW-TV but I know I barely matched it. Whatev, this is just a product of few clicks. Not like the previous ones where months took before launch.