Wednesday, February 25, 2004
hilang dalam translasi
finally managed to catch lost in translation on vcd. surprisingly it was a very clear copy...almost dvd-like. i'm still trying to digest the whole movie. it was very surreal...almost like they were in a dream-like state...lots of intentionl silences...prolonged shots on nothing in particular...one of those art house type films....at least that's what i think. contrary to popular belief i think the plot was very straight forward....yes there's this young married girl and an aging man who's in the midst of a mid life crises and they meet in japan. it's how you interpret these 2 people and their actions that make the movie confusing. well....nonetheless...i believe the movie had a well executed ending...one that gives us closure as to what happens between the two of them.ooh...i managed to catch 21 grams on dvd as well. interesting movie...one that isn't straight forward. there's something about the structure of this movie that reminds me of memento. it goes back and forth between past and present and because of that i'm not sure i can fully grasp the entire movie. other than that i think the movie had a great script an A list cast to go with it. some of the scenes that were done by naomi watts and benicio were riveting.
i also watched elephant a few days ago. many people would think it's a documentary on endangered animals but it isn't. it's actually a very simple and honest film....not one that takes a lot of thinking. it basically tells the story of a high school shooting. what's interesting about this movie is the characters. they all seem so familiar...probably because they're in every high school. and although what happens seems a bit extreme...it's actually not. it's happened before...and i'd like to believe that it won't happen again but i'd just be in denial.
you know what...i watch too much tv. gimme another week and i'll review another 5 movies :)
feefs, 7:03 AM
