This is the first piece of your writing I've read since seeing a recommendation from Minna and I enjoyed it. It's a favourite of mine too and l loved that every viewer could 'write' for themselves what was whispered in the final scene. I had written about the Tokyo Park Hyatt in a newspaper piece and visited that bar before the movie came out. It reminded me of a work trip and staying at a nearby hotel and sitting in the penthouse bar and having a conversation with a man from Ohio or someplace who was there to sell a widget or equipment much less exciting than whisky.
Hi Marian, and thanks for reading the piece! After I read about the film's "20th", and about Sofia Coppola, I saw it again and just had to jot down some notes and make an image. Isn't that something, about how a place can turn the ordinary into something more, where a fax machine becomes scenes in a marriage and part of an accidental "meet cute"? I look forward to reading your writing!
It's relatable in so many ways. I think we often meet someone and make a simple connection, like at a professional conference. You have an indepth conversation. Yet there is never any followup after the initial meeting.
Great thoughts here. I like the idea that we're all going about our own lives, pursuing our personal quests and discovering our new selves. We're constantly new as we experience life, but it's interesting how easy it is to compare current self with our old self.
Thanks so much for reading it, Sarah, I hope we'll never run out of room to keep changing, if you know what I mean, I hope we can keep going as long as we got.
This is the first piece of your writing I've read since seeing a recommendation from Minna and I enjoyed it. It's a favourite of mine too and l loved that every viewer could 'write' for themselves what was whispered in the final scene. I had written about the Tokyo Park Hyatt in a newspaper piece and visited that bar before the movie came out. It reminded me of a work trip and staying at a nearby hotel and sitting in the penthouse bar and having a conversation with a man from Ohio or someplace who was there to sell a widget or equipment much less exciting than whisky.
Hi Marian, and thanks for reading the piece! After I read about the film's "20th", and about Sofia Coppola, I saw it again and just had to jot down some notes and make an image. Isn't that something, about how a place can turn the ordinary into something more, where a fax machine becomes scenes in a marriage and part of an accidental "meet cute"? I look forward to reading your writing!
Wonderful reflections on a movie I love.
It's such a fascinating story, both the movie and its making.
It's relatable in so many ways. I think we often meet someone and make a simple connection, like at a professional conference. You have an indepth conversation. Yet there is never any followup after the initial meeting.
Great thoughts here. I like the idea that we're all going about our own lives, pursuing our personal quests and discovering our new selves. We're constantly new as we experience life, but it's interesting how easy it is to compare current self with our old self.
Thanks so much for reading it, Sarah, I hope we'll never run out of room to keep changing, if you know what I mean, I hope we can keep going as long as we got.