Symbols and Tropes
Japan
Japan isn't so much a symbol as it is a magnifying glass that blows up the communication barricades around Bob and Charlotte. Even day and night are switched around because of the 12+ hour time dif...
Karaoke Night
Karaoke doesn’t get much lost in translation; as long as you can read the words on the screen, you’ll be OK, even if the words are in English and you speak Japanese. Or vice versa.The songs tha...
The Park Hyatt Tokyo
The Park Hyatt Tokyo symbolizes alienation, not just for Bob and Charlotte but for everybody else, too. That's the nature of a hotel, Japanese or otherwise. A hotel is a place filled with people wh...