i really like that we are watching a movie in class. i had never seen Lost in Translation before, and i must say i really like it so far. we are a little bit further that half way through the movie, and it has grabbed my attention the entire time. its funny and awkward at the same time which makes for and interesting mix of feelings.
This movie can be looked at in the context of non-place and network theory. The two main characters are kinda stuck in the hotel, not knowing what to do, and just waiting around. The woman waits for her husband and searches for things to do. The man does what he's told and goes where people tell him to go. He hardly thinks for himself and waits around for the next gig he has to do. This waiting and searching and nothing pertains to non-place and Auge. In a sense, the two main characters are distanced from a goal of connecting with their spouses and being home.
When the two of them meet in the hotel, they start to form a relationship. As they make connections with each other, they slowly help themselves out and become not so miserable in the non-place. with this connection, they are saving themselves from nothingness and emptiness.
I am interested to see how the movie progresses and ultimately ends. so far i like it, so i hope i doesn't disappoint in the end.
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I would agree that the two main characters were definitely in a non-place. I think that they turned it into a place though when they started their relationship and began to create a history and memories around them.
Now that you know the ending, were you disappointed? In terms of not having an ending, it frustrated me because I wanted to know, but I thought it was fitting.
One thing that sounds a little contradictory with respect to the whole non-place thing: I thought non-places were more often transit spaces--where people move through quickly and the only reason they are there is to get somewhere else; so they have a definite purpose. If the characters here are wandering in the space, with no clear motive, doesn't that take away from the whole non-place thing?
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