i saw this film in the theater as an aide to the screenwriting class i was taking at the time. i wouldnt have gone to see it had it been completely left up to me, but ill see anything if i can learn from it (which is basically everything).
im probably in the minority here at
KR< but i didnt really like the virgin suicides. i respect sofia coppola as a director and as an artist, but her movies do nothing for me. lost in translation didnt change my opinion about her, but unfortunately it did fall flat for me.
i watched it and i felt the story was so misplaced. as if the moments she chose to show on screen weren't the ones that wouldve served her story the best, regardless of how lonely and reserved the characters were. again, just my opinion.
after all the raving, i tried to go back and take another look and see if there was something there i had missed and would appeal to me. but still, nothing.
i was almost tempted to go see marie antoinette, maybe the visuals and concept appealed to me... but i cant really bring myself to sit through two hours of something, no matter how beautiful it looks, if it has no STORY..
its my perhaps *unpopular* opinion that there ARE some stories and characters better left to novels. i think this has been the case with virgin suicide and lost in translation. there is something very, very valid to be said for what and WHO is "cinematic". there IS a certain way of telling a story via the screen, and not every story and character in existence is cut out for that... sofia seems to like the challenge of taking these stories and characters and making films, which i respect a lot, its a huge risk, its a challenge. but the end result just reaffirms my thoughts about that.
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