@academicgangster // @liuet, y’all made me thinky with your tags and reply on the ‘In Japanese, they say’ post:
#oooooh #language #this reminds me not only of the 'you know wha else is beautiful' mem #meme* #but also of the MIB bookends: 'they're beautiful aren't they? the stars.' #which does kind of translate to: I am so tired #please let me rest my head awhile #which in itself is a metaphor oh god I'm in metaphorception send help #thinky thoughts (via academicgangster)
I have to confess, having just rewatched the films, that the above line hit me hard once I had some time to think about it, too. Looking at the stars, I’ve found from personal experience, is a way of taking yourself out of your own head, especially if you've suffered any kind of trauma, which for the characters of Men in Black is quite true. The stars represent hope, because they've existed for so long, and because they still exist, for us, even though some are gone. To say the stars are beautiful is to acknowledge that life is short, but we can still live, if we choose.
I wish someone would neuralyze me, though. I have some memories I want gone.
liuet replied to your post: rosa-raine: supermunchor: In Japanese, they...
#this puts me in mind of that trope #of a couple looking at something beautiful #but one is looking at the other and not what they are supposed to be examining < ACCURATE
Isn’t it, though? I got to thinking, however, that I rarely see that exact trope in Japanese media. It’s possible that this trope isn’t used unless you're watching a period drama. A modern drama seems to value when characters show their love in acts, but occasionally, especially with younger characters, the focus is on them using open communication more, I've noticed. It might come up if the characters are from an older generation, maybe?
