Saw Lost in Translation today on an inadvertent suggestion from my friend Thomas. I had been meaning to see it and his postings helped persuade me to go on my glorious day off. Here's my quick 3 word review of the flick.
I hate it.
Now, bear with me. . .
I believe that the world we live in is not the what we were created for. As Switchfoot so eloquently puts it, "we were meant to live for so much more; and we lost ourselves." Or, if you like, how Peter writes that we are "as aliens and strangers in the world. . ." (1 Peter 2:11) We are seeing an abundance of unsatisfied, purpose-seeking people screaming out, longing for a reason to be alive. The problem is that our very souls testify to the fact that we were created as immortal beings, destined for eternity; however, the physical world we live in laughs in our face and trys to convince us of otherwise.
I hate the movie because it looks exactly like I feel;
because it reminds me of so many lost souls. . .
because I daily feel like an alien immersed in another culture, even if it's my own. . .
I hate this brilliant, deep movie. . . .and you can bet I'll be owning it in a couple days.
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