Lost in Translation — many people have been asking me why I like this rather lengthy and boring movie. After all, it has only won one more or less commercially oriented Academy Award and didn’t receive too much further attention by the general audience.

True, the screenplay owes a lot to Tokyo’s amazing atmosphere, but for those who haven’t noticed: this film is not about love. Contemporary movies have become somewhat simplistic in certain regards — one is driven to believe in a Hollywood cliché where people destined for each other meet, fall in love and live happily ever after. I prefer the idea of this movie because it shows that there is more between heaven and earth than «love» and «no love». Anyone who has ever had the feeling of longing for something indefinite will understand this movie.

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