Who is the speaker in this sentence


> 山下さんはその映画を見ようと思う

is the speaker here Yamashita-san?

Does this sentence mean:

> "Yamashita-san thinks he(Yamashita-san) will see that movie"

or

> "Yamashita-san thinks I will see that movie"

Shouldn't it be 山下さんはその映画を見ようと思っている for it to mean the former?




> Yamashita-san thinks he(Yamashita-san) will see that movie

is correct. If you want to say "He thinks I will see the movie", I think it
should be

> 山下さんは私がその映画を見ると思っている

,

> 「～と思っている」 and 「～と思う」

These two are "basically" same. You can use both of these as same meaning in
the first person. but, in the third person, it should be

> 彼は映画を見たいと思っている

not

> 彼は映画を見たいと思う

Sometimes, they are explained like these,

> I think = 「思う」  
>  I've been thinking = 「思っている」

but, unfortunately, 思う is sometimes used as "I have been thinking"

**EDIT:**  
思う in the third person

> A 「(あなたは)彼が何をしたいと思う？」 (What do you think he wants to do?)  
>  B 「(私は)彼はピザを食べたいと思う」 (i think he wants to eat pizza)

There is a hidden subject 「私」  
Actual subject is hidden, so it looks like that [third person]+思う. but it is
not.




> Yamashita-san thinks he(Yamashita-san) will see that movie

is correct. If you want to say "He thinks I will see the movie", I think it
should be

> 山下さんは私がその映画を見ると思っている

,

> 「～と思っている」 and 「～と思う」

These two are "basically" same. You can use both of these as same meaning in
the first person. but, in the third person, it should be

> 彼は映画を見たいと思っている

not

> 彼は映画を見たいと思う

Sometimes, they are explained like these,

> I think = 「思う」  
>  I've been thinking = 「思っている」

but, unfortunately, 思う is sometimes used as "I have been thinking"

**EDIT:**  
思う in the third person

> A 「(あなたは)彼が何をしたいと思う？」 (What do you think he wants to do?)  
>  B 「(私は)彼はピザを食べたいと思う」 (i think he wants to eat pizza)

There is a hidden subject 「私」  
Actual subject is hidden, so it looks like that [third person]+思う. but it is
not.

