Matthew Henry John Bartlett

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Tuesday 25 May, 02004

L.i.T. again

by Matthew Bartlett @ 11:40 pm

Most movies piss me off because they forget they’re movies and try and encapsulate pin down trap reality (ugly word) all-that-is onto that flat screen. They’re closed circles, imposed categories and forget the mystery and crazy-go-nuts-ness of it all. They have to point away from themselves or it’s claustrophobia city, like taking tea with someone who won’t shut up. The real stuff is in the gaps and cracks silences between sentences. Lost in Translation doesn’t piss me off at all.

2 responses to “L.i.T. again”

  1. amy says:

    i agree. i loved lost in translation. the soundtrack is lovely too – one of the few albums i can fall asleep to.

    i was lucky enough to have relationship like LiT once, and the movie captured it perfectly. it made me miss my friend. it made me want to thank him. so very, very much.

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