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Favorite Movie

The easy "favorite" post train continues today with talk about movies.  Now I've talked about movies in the past, well at least one series, but I'm here to say that none of them are actually my favorite movie.

Now don't get me wrong, if you want to talk about favorite movie franchises then the Fast and Furious franchise would actually rank number 1.  I put it over Star Wars and Rush Hour franchises.  How about that for two wildly different comparisons.  But while some of the movies in the franchise may make my top 10, those being The Fast and The Furious and Fast Five, they don't make number 1.

That "honor" goes to Lost and Translation.  First off, I'm a huge Bill Murray fan.  Might be my favorite actor?  Probably.  And Scarlett Johansson is one of my favorite actresses; although this was the first movie I remember seeing her in.  So having these two actors in the movie make it an easy like, it's not really a movie most would expect to be at the top of my list.

The first time I watched Lost and Translation I didn't "get it".  I kind of just went "huh?".  Then I watched it again and wow.  Something clicked.  It all of a sudden was funny.  I even went out and handed my dad the DVD I had and told him and my mom that they should watch and that they then might have to watch it again.

Now I've seen the movie at least 50 times.  There was a good month or two that every night before I went to bed I would watch it.  I was not in the best place at the time, and for some reason the movie just put me at ease.

I could try to explain what it is about the movie that makes me like it so much, but I don't think I could in any way that makes sense.  The movie does different things for me depending on my mood.  If I'm feeling down it lifts me up.  If I'm feeling lost, it gives me some strange direction.  It, in the lamest thing that I'll probably ever say until tomorrow, speaks to me.

If you haven't seen it, watch it.  Then watch it again.  If you don't like it or don't "get it", don't worry about it.  It's not for everyone.  But give it a shot.

Oh and it also takes place in Japan so that may have something to do with why I like it.

Also that opening shot is pretty great too!

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