Message from aarmas

[Anonymous]

This is one of those movies that you have in the right mood to enjoy, and if the conditions are perfect, you're in for a treat. A couple of years ago people were going over gaga over "Lost in Translation", a film that fell short in all accounts for its lack of execution and poor production values. What many people interpreted as subtlety and sparse acting style was just a strong desire to compensate for an art that many have considered lost. Here was a film that gave people an opportunity to dream, and suddenly most of us were analogous to the audience in "The Emperor's Clothes" tale. We were afraid to say the truth and just shut up, looking like fools in the end.

"In The Mood for Love" appears to be a source of inspiration for "Lost in Translation", at least vaguely. It follows the "relationship" between two characters who had the circumstances been different could have had the romance of their lives. The intensity of unfulfilled passions, combined with glorious cinematography, and a haunting score envelops you in the sadness of the two main characters. We accompany them as they yearn for each other, as they miss the opportunities to become one. Some people might run away from films like these, but I truly appreciate the movie that like a good poem uses a series of images and metaphors to deliver a vision and create a work of art that teaches and delights us.