Very happy that you reacted to this movie, my favorite by Sofia Coppola. Bill Murray is at the height of his acting mastery here. As the late great Roger Ebert said of it, "I can't tell you how many people have told me that they just don't get Lost in Translation. They want to know what it's about. They complain 'nothing happens.' They've been trained by movies that tell them where to look and what to feel, in stories that have a beginning, a middle and an end. Lost in Translation offers an experience in the exercise of empathy."
That's well said, and I was definitely one of those people Ebert was referring to when I first saw this. Everything the movie expresses is so subtle and subtextual, I think it requires a level of emotional maturity to appreciate, that some have to gain through experience and others simply don't have the capacity for. And when you're not there, it kind of reduces the film to a story that's not interesting enough to be a movie to begin with, but fairly humorous. That was basically my initial reaction, until I saw this some years later after having a similar experience, and then it definitely hit differently.
Absolutely one of my top 3 films ever. There’s such a quiet grace to this film, a kind of crushing quiet that’s hard to capture in film. Even in the humor you can feel both characters’ struggle to remain joyful when their lives seem so out of control. And I love that they find each other at a time when they feel so isolated. Such a moving film for being as funny as it is.
This is one of those movies where I didn't feel sad, angry or even happy when it ended. I just felt content. Felt like I just witnessed life happen, it's so weird to explain. Also, we don't talk enough about how good Scarlett Johansson is in this. She's really exceptionally good.
This was the second film by Sofia Coppola, after The Virgin Suicides, and it is sublime. They never revealed what Bill Murray whispered in Scarlett Johansson's ear at the end of the movie, and it makes the film even more poignant.
My love for Lost in Translation led me to watch The Virgin Suicides, which I also really enjoyed, but don't think I can watch ever again because of the incredibly haunting vibe it left me with when it was done. Another example of that same effect is Beyond the Black Rainbow from Panos Cosmatos. Loved the movie, but It genuinely disturbed me to the point where I don't want to ever feel that again haha
I love that none of us know what was said but that we all have an idea of what was said in our own minds. The best part is that we don't need to know, we just need to feel it.
I think one of the things I love about their relationship in the movie is that there are no easy labels for it. We're taught to know what a thing is and what it means by the name that gets applied to it. Father/daughter or cheating or friends--they could all apply to different moments in the film, and those categories all come with expectations from us. But their feelings resist definition, and the film forces you to take the relationship on its own terms, with all the undefinable complications. There are countless different needs and appreciations all blending together. It's absolutely brilliant characterization and writing, because all too often our connections in real life are just as hard to make sense of. Sometimes labels force us to place limitations on what we are and can be.
Very well said. As you go through your life, these sorts of brief but beautiful, hard-to-label, highly connected encounters are some of the most meaningful, and this movie expresses that as no other movie before or since.
Very well said. The themes of this film remind me of the last film in director Krzysztof Kieślowski "The Three Colours" trilogy. "Three Colours: Red" is about a gentle, undefinable friendship between a young model and a somewhat lonely and mysterious retired judge. The movie shows how lives can be transformed by chance encounters and moments of grace. BTW, all three movies should be seen in order, for maximum enjoyment. It is both interesting and frustrating to see how some people need to try to guess or figure out in advance whether the main characters in "Lost in Translation" will fall in love, or try to precisely define their relationship, or even try to assign this film to a pre-determined genre, instead of just letting things unfold.
You can slap labels on complex human relationships but it will never capture the entirety of it. We don’t have the words to describe some of the connections we have, and by trying to condense them down like that the real importance of them is ‘lost in translation’. Some things can only be felt rather than said.
One of my favorite films! Random story about this: I found a credit card on the ground and decided to look up the name. It was a local doctor so I emailed him. He said his wallet was stolen and the card was already canceled but asked me to mail it to him anyway so I did. A week later I got a letter from him with a bunch of gift cards to the movie theater. I took the girl I was seeing to this movie and we had a great time.
Johansson was 17 and Murray was 52 during filming btw - This is an amazing movie, you'll both probably enjoy it immensely. Johansson's very mature acting at her age in this movie was impressive.
@@moonlitegram Got it, thank you! Damn, I thought she was around 22 on the screen. I knew girls who looked and behaved way more mature than their biological age, Scarlett must be of that type ))
The scene with the photographer translates to: You are sitting quietly in your study. And then there is a bottle of Suntory whiskey on top of the table. You understand, right? With wholehearted feeling, slowly, look at the camera, tenderly, and as if you are meeting old friends, say the words. As if you are Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca," saying, "Cheers to you guys," Suntory time! Then when Bob asks if he should turn left or right the photographer says, using more rough speech: Either way is fine. That kind of thing doesn't matter. We don't have time, Bob-san, O.K.? You need to hurry. Raise the tension. Look at the camera. Slowly, with passion. It's passion that we want. Do you understand? Bob asks if he's said more than what she translated and he responds: What you are talking about is not just whiskey, you know. Do you understand? It's like you are meeting old friends. Softly, tenderly. Gently. Let your feelings boil up. Tension is important! Don't forget. Then after he says cut, he talks to Bob like he's a naughty child: Don't try to fool me. Don't pretend you don't understand. Do you even understand what we are trying to do? Suntory is very exclusive. The sound of the words is important. It's an expensive drink. This is No. 1. Now do it again, and you have to feel that this is exclusive. O.K.? This is not an everyday whiskey you know.
First time I watched this movie, I didn't get it. I was too young and looking for action or themes to be shoved in my face. Now I appreciate it much more! Such a perfect ending with the 3rd goodbye in my opinion. The first one wasn't sufficient. They were both feeling it, but weren't sure the other was, so they played it safe and ended up being awkward. Wasn't enough... so they said goodbye again... but this time people were watching them while waiting for him. They couldn't express how they felt. And then finally, they get to actually show their emotions and "feel" the goodbye, because even though they are in public, no one is paying attention to them. And they stopped playing it safe or reserved and let it out and acknowledged that this was more than a friendship and less than a relationship. Also, this movie has a moment that is very rarely done successfully in movies. Comedic Cringe. The scene were the director is telling him what to do and the translator is clearly not doing her job = Comedy. Him on the gameshow = Cringe. The woman sent to his bedroom = perfect combination of the 2 in my opinion 😁
This two people run on low batteries. They are far from home, different language, surrounded by many people but still kind of alone. And that is just what happens in their "normal" life as well. Feeling without a direction, feeling lost with the family, missing the importance or the excitement of something fresh, no purpose. That is what both have in common. I would not call it an affair, but it could have become one. He has an one night stand and instantly regrets it. Spiritually they go into the same direction for a certain time and are able to recharge each others emotional batteries. They realize that there is still something out there that is worth finding, worth to be exited. It is a beautiful movie and the stories about the production are quite funny.
Lost In Translation, aka Melancholy: The Movie. I truly love this film. I always viewed it as they were sort of soul mates (hate that term) that, in another time or parallel universe would be together. I also imagine that's part of what he whispers to her at the end.
This is in my top 5 films of all time. The best thing about it for me is that it completely subverts the trope of strangers to lovers, by keeping you guessing about the nature of Bob and Charlotte's relationship throughout the whole film which is a hard balancing act to maintain. Like you do find yourself constantly wondering if they're surrogate father/daughter, platonic friends or do they actually have genuine romantic feelings for each other? I also feel like the culture shock of Japan is a good metaphor for feeling like you're stuck in limbo and sort of just going through life on autopilot, like the line from Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd, "two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl". To me, this film is about two people passing each other by at the crossroads of life before inevitably going their separate ways.
I used to travel heavily on business internationally. The opening sequence of Bill Murray's jet lag depicted perfectly what it felt like to me. You're there but you're not there. Amazing job by Murray.
The vibe on this movie is something so unique, it's not happy not sad, yet it feels so pleasurable, very real and it just evoques something every time, it's mystical in a way, love this movie
This easily one of my best films ever if not the best and Simone’s reaction was everything I hoped it would be. It was utterly heartbreaking that they would never see each other again after the relationship they’d formed. It wasn’t forced, they were 2 lost souls in a different world that connected perfectly! The soundtrack too is absolutely perfect, could listen to it over and over again.
For me, it is a movie about loneliness, commitment to a path in life, to the roads taken and not taken. It is a movie that you may watch every X years and you'd realize where and how you life has gone. It is so personal and a window to introspection guided by these actors
this movie came out in late 2003, about 6 months before I first moved to Japan in 2004. It colored my perception of what I thought Japan would be, and then my reality living in very rural Shimane prefecture was very different. But I still love the vibe of this movie and the two central performances are fantastic. It should be noted that this was written and directed by Sofia Coppola, who probably took some of her own experiences being in foreign locations with her famous dad and not knowing anyone or how to speak the language or what to do while her dad was working. Lastly, the "hot pot" that you mentioned toward the end is actually a style of Japanese restaurant called Shabu Shabu where they bring you raw meat and vegetables and you cook it yourself in the boiling water and then dip in sauce for flavoring as needed.
Lol, now I feel so culturally educated, knowing what Shabu Shabu is (and loving it) while George apparently did not. Get out there and try it, George & Simone!
I love this movie! I haven't watched it from start to finish in a very long time. But even as part of a reaction, they're final encounter brings tears to my eyes. So bittersweet. Thanks for reacting to it.
For me this film works on so many levels. It manages to avoid simplistic cliches and narratives to explore lots of things: how relationships go through stages, maybe not completely falling apart but just drifting apart; the way travel and meeting in some different space allows for relationships like the one between Murray and Johanson to blossom; how those relationships can be incredibly intense, and meaningful, but also fleeting. And this just scratches the surface of both the film and life. A wonderful, intelligent, deep film.
I think it's established that Scarlett's character is very intelligent as well as a philosophy major and Murrey being 52 you sort of assume that of him as well. There are moments like when she put's her head on his shoulder that they both know there is "something" between them, but as emotionally intelligent people they both know it just doesn't add up. The whole feeling of "in another time, another place we would be together" vibe is so beautiful ...especially in the city they are in, which is like "another time, another place" when I saw this in the theater an elderly couple in front of me said "that was terrible, nothing happened in that movie" which ALSO taught me that, age is just a number...in both good ways, and in bad ways. As dumb as it sounds, if one thinks "nothing happened" then I can't be friends with you.
I watched this movie when I was younger and thought it was okay but almost the exact same situation happened with me (relationship wise and fish out of water situation) and I can't believe how this movie captured just the essence of the moments I went through. Whoever wrote this movie went through this. I am absolutely sure of it.
I love this film beyond words. I saw it in the theater when it came out and was floored by its tone, setting, the characters, and Bill and Scarlett's performances. It showed that Sofia was every bit her father's daughter as a director, but with a totally different vision and style unique to her.
This was a great pick! This movie is the perfect blend of dry humor and bitter sweet emotion. Sometimes in life you meet someone that you connect with but you know that nothing can really come of it, even just friendship. You can share some moments with each other but then you have to move on.
They do get something out of it though; in fact the point is they both get exactly what they need. They're both feeling completely lost and isolated, and that's the connection. By the end of the film, they both come to a point where they know it's OK to be lost, it's not just them, they'll figure it out and everything will be fine. It's like the movie version of "This too shall pass".
One of my favorite movies. The title sets the tone of the movie so well, 10 mins in and you just get it, because of the title. If not for the title, you would be just as lost. And that final scene, it is truly a movie masterstroke, the viewer is resolved not by word, but by pure emotion. We don't need to hear what they said. Imagine that, a moment in a movie that is too intimate and private to let the audience in. It is movie magic and it is SO earned, like Simone said... Rumor says Bill told just told a joke to Scarlett :)
Fun Fact: Ana Faris is supposed to be Cameron Diaz and the guy at the dinner table doing Hip Hop beats at Charlotte is supposed to be Justin Timberlake. This is a real life (inspired by) true events when Sofia Coppola felt isolated and alone in her marriage to Spike Jonze. She daydreamed Bill Murray showed up and they had a great time laughing and going on whacky adventures together. So when she wrote the script, she ONLY had Murray in mind for Bob. If he said no, she wasn’t going to make it.
Thanks for the reaction. To me, this movie is all about soulful connections (romantic, platonic, friendship, or otherwise). Both Bob and Charlotte were disconnected from their respective marriages, and are yearning for an emotional connection. However brief their connection was in Tokyo, it is something that has changed their lives and it will be one of the most special connection they probly ever had.
I've recently had that strange, but very right connection with someone. I was in the hospital a few months ago and one of the CNAs and I struck up a conversation that kind of evolved over the next few weeks that I was there into ...I still don't know ...comfort? understanding? Anyhow, being that we were at opposite ends of our lives - she was in her early twenties and just starting out in life and I was pushing forty and basically "retired" due to illness - it was one of those relationships that, as you said about their relationship in the movie, could have been something more in a different universe. Regardless, I was happy to have made such a connection, even though it was over in the blink of an eye and we'll likely never see each other again.
This became one of my favourite films of all time, the moment I saw it. It's so many amazing things. Sophia Coppola's first ever theatrical film and it shows her amazing talent. It's also Bill Murray, a veteran actor at the peak of his career showing his incredible acting ability and a very young Scarlett Johansson near the beginning of her career, yet nonetheless matching him. And it's so thematically rich, dealing with loneliness, isolation, alienation and an intense sense of grief and loss. It's about two people who are separated from one another by decades, yet they strangely find themselves lost in their lives at essentially the same place, not just geographically, but also emotionally. The music also deserves note - the soundtrack is almost like a character, linking and uniting these two very disparate people into an unlikely, awkward and doomed romance, yet one that, as you both pointed out is "earned." There are no short cuts. Each and every scene brings the audience along on their journey and it transcends normal expectations in a profound and poetic way. Thank you for reacting to it.
Watched this more than once back when it came out. Haven’t watched any of it since then until your reaction here. I feel like I both forgot and remembered everything, because this film is really just a mood, and that mood is as clear now as it was then. It’s like a sense memory, but for a feeling. Very few other pieces of art and certainly no other film has ever had that effect on me.
One thing that is sort of interesting is that writer/director Sofia Coppola based Charlotte's story on her own relationship with director Spike Jonze, making Giovanni Ribisi's character John sort of a fictionalization of Jonze himself. A decade later, Spike Jonze wrote and directed Her (2013), which features Rooney Mara as a character that is a fictionalization of Coppola. So, through their respective movies, you can see their separate interpretation of their relationship with each other. Speaking of which, I find it slightly mean-spirited (although it could just be for the sake of the movie and not her actual opinion of her), but Faris' character is supposedly inspired by Cameron Diaz, who was in Jonze's Being John Malkovich (and gives a great performance). I hope you watch some more of Coppola's movies, especially Marie Antoinette (2005). I also hope you watch the aforementioned Being John Malkovich (1999) and Adaptation. (2002) by Jonze, which should be watched in that order for reasons you'll understand after you watch the film. It would also be great to see some more Murray on the channel, including his various collaborations with Wes Anderson, like Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004), as well as the rest of the Ghostbusters movies, with the new one coming out this year (by which I mean not just 1989's Ghostbusters II and 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife, but also the 2016 remake). Last, but not least, another early great Scarlett Johansson role to check out would be 2001's Ghost World, an interesting comedy about outsiders based on a graphic novel.
The clip of Bill Murray is from his SNL days 😊 And, this is a spoiler for the whisper at the end (at least what someone parsed out from it) so read at your own risk! I think it’s so beautiful, and so sad and hopeful at the same time… “I have to leave now, but I won’t let that come between us, okay?”
People that enjoy this movie have their own interpretations of what happened, what it's about. For me, the main takeaway is someone imbedded in their commitments find another who shares similar feelings of being abandoned by their partners mid-relationship. Bob and Charlotte have a slightly shocked reaction to not being needed or feeling wanted in any way. For some that, while still in love, can be enough of a catalyst to subconsciously start looking for a new life. This could come at the cost of possibly repeating the past, which is why fantasy pairings are almost always more attractive than reality - no end scenarios are envisioned, only the initial romance and happiness. This movie ends with maybe the best that could be hoped for; the knowledge that you've met someone that understands you in the present. But you'll never know what might have been.
10:46 The Porsche thing is that it only used to be a fast car for a maximum of two people to sit comfortably in. It was meant to say: "Hey, look at me! I've got money and I don't have a wife and kids!" What it really tended to say was "Hey! I'm middle-aged and I want to find a much younger woman!"
I'd be interested in you guys watching In The Mood For Love, it was a massive inspiration to Sofia Coppola for this movie (she even thanked Wong Kar-wai when she got an Academy Award) and I'm sure George would have great insight on the Guangdong culture in the movie.
You guys. You guys. It was just earlier tonight when I thought, “Have I seen a reaction yet for Lost in Translation (another one of my favorite movies)?” So I did a search and yours was at the very top. I haven’t even seen this movie for at least a decade, mainly because it will always make me cry and I gotta be in a specific mood, and with the right people, to even consider seeing it again. I ask you both - is this not one of the most beautiful movies you’ve ever seen? It is such an absolute gem. There are too many REAL things in this. I have really appreciated your observations throughout. Thank you!
Of my favorite reactor channels, you two are the first to do Lost in Translation, and I'm so glad you did! It's one of those films I wasn't quite sure if I liked it at first, simply because I hadn't really seen anything quite like it and didn't know what to make of it. But there was something about it that kept me coming back and now it's one of my all time favorites. It can be difficult to simply let a story be what it is without heaping all kinds of expectations on it, but if you can do that, then you get little miracles like this film. Great reaction!
If you have ever been to Japan you know how accurate that movie is in how you feel as a foreigner..and Murray is essentially playing a version of himself..he should have gotten the Oscar for it
This is my favorite movie. I fell in love with it when I was young and first saw it. I was really into Japanese culture and always day dreamed about traveling and meeting someone there and then this movie came out and it was kismet. Bob Harris saying "I gotta get out of here as soon as I can" early in the movie and then toward the end telling Charlotte "I don't want to go" perfectly encapsulates the impact this relationship had on his psyche and how important it was to him. This is a movie that touches on a lot of subtle themes that I think we all struggle with.
loved the look on Bill Murray's face when he said 'goodbye' to Scarlette in the hotel lobby, as she walked onto the elevator. Deserved an Oscar for that moment alone
One of my absolute favorite films and inspired my love of Japan. We finally went to Tokyo for the first time last year and getting to hang out at the New York Bar at the top of the Park Hyatt in Shinjuku was a dream come true. Sat in the Bill Murray seat, ordered some Suntory, and listened to the jazz band. All was right in the world. Tokyo should be experienced by everyone.
I'm sure someone else has already mentioned this, but this movie was shot in a sort of Ninja way . . . they didn't have permits, so they would basically just pull out the camera and start filming. So . . . like in the hospital . . . you were probably right about it looking like just random real people rather than actors. I love this movie!
10:45 It's usually a Porsche because it's a fast car that is still somewhat usable day to day, like how in Murica it would be a Corvette. If you get a 911, it's still usable as an everyday car unlike a Ferrari.
Lost in Translation is in my top 10 for sure. Bought a dvd of it shortly after it came out without ever seeing it when I was a teenager and fell in love with everything about it. I'd say LIT was probably my introduction to more "art house" style films back then and I also really dug the music in the film too.
I always think of this movie as the most.. poetic, in just how much it communicates emotional state and connection between two people non-verbally. And Tokyo as a backdrop is just extremely integral to the development of that relationship, because of how much it isolates the principal characters, who, despite being at nearly opposite ends of the "career" parts of their lives, bond through that shared isolation, from their work, from their loved ones, from who each thought they were supposed to be. The ambiguity as to just how romantic vs. platonic their relationship is throughout most of the film is entirely intentional. Bob and Charlotte are themselves seemingly uncertain about it, since neither has communicated whatever they're feeling explicitly yet, up until she discovers he cheated on his wife, and is upset, probably that he did it, sure, but seemingly even moreso that, if it was going to be with someone at all, that it wasn't with *her*. The controversy over this film that *did* exist at the time, and kinda still does today, didn't have to do with the age gap but that viewers tended to be quite divided on whether they perceived any *meaning* in the entire storyline and plot at all. (I certainly did, and thought people who didn't just completely missed it because it wasn't spelled outright to them.) In the 20 years since this movie came out, there's obviously been much more public and open criticism of large age gaps in romantic relationships and pursuits in general, because of the increased concern and awareness of individuals in positions of power abusing it or grooming the other. And it certainly feels like May-December romances have takena beating for it and seen a decline. But Coppola makes it clear throughout the film that most of Bob's and Charlotte's connection with each other is emotional/mental, although she clearly also has the visual beauty of being in the prime of her youth, and that she's a grown adult who makes her own decisions (as did Sarlett herself during this period of her life, when she was regularly in relationships with, and professed attraction to, men frequently twice her age or more).
Oh yeah, there was also some controversy of the film's depictions as "othering" Japanese culture, but I thought the story was clearly based on the main characters' *perceptions* of it as a mirror for their own isolation (not professing to be an accurate depiction of Japanese culture itself).
All a bit of a nonsense anyway. You can focus on any aspect of any culture. The point was very much that they were both outsiders of the culture, it would feel 'other ' to the majority of people
Easily one of my favorite movies of all time. And hits very close emotionally - especially for someone my age. When I returned to Japan last year, it felt very different, though. (You can really tell the director lived there for awhile... she captured the transitional spaces so well. One of the things I actually rather love about Tokyo).
Two people who are lost find each other in the emptiness and help each other find the way back to the path. It's like losing yourself while looking up at the night sky and having a shooting star direct your attention back to earth.
We're confused by the relationship and so are the characters. It's a great reflection of real-life. Hard to put into words; we make connections our whole lives but the circumstances around them can dictate how intimate they become and can transcend the gaps between two people.
This is my favourite movie ever and I’m so glad you’ve seen it. It always cheers me up. I love the ambiguity of the ending, allowing you to decide what it meant for you.
When I watch this movie I am always mesmerized by the final scene, by the ability of the characters to forge an emotional bond that nurtured them for a while and which they'll remember and derive strength from in their own dealings with their lives. Maybe it's because I'm middle aged now. I tried to make my daughter watch it, who is the same age Scarlett Johanson was during filming. She didn't make it beyond the 30-minute mark, and left. I guess ... this is a movie about feelings not actions, and complicated feelings at that. After she lives another couple of decades, maybe she'll enjoy it. I hope so.
I was super confused about the first half because it was a Bill Murray movie, was expecting a comedy. Was playing something while watching that part, but half way through and I started just watching the movie, and immediately rewatched it again just paying attention to it. Not too many movies get my full attention, this did.
This is based on Sofia Coppola's experiences when she was married to Spike Jonze, so, according to legend... Scarlett is Sofia, the husband is Spike and Anna Faris is supposed to be Cameron Diaz
I love this movie. I saw it in theaters opening weekend. I'd been married a couple of years. now seeing it in my mid 40s, divorced, and had a relationship once with a girl in her mid 20s. She was engaged to a guy who was never around and hyper critical. Now I realize in this movie they both want the same thing. They're married but even more lonely because of it. They want someone who is happy just to be with them. Who's not treating them like a third wheel or chore. Someone they can be themselves around and that's enough, and maybe now they both realize they deserve it.
I love Anna Faris's performance in this. For various reasons it's said that she's playing Cameron Diaz, but Faris herself has denied she based the performance on her.
I saw this movie the first time without knowing Japanese, then years later again when I learned a lot of it. The difference in experiencing the movie is incredible. And yes, the Suntory Time director basically said "more intensity". But he went on describing some scenarios Bill Murray could imagine in order to be more intense. Tokyo in this movie is a character in and of itself. Shame it now has hords of tourists, and has opened up to the English language... oh well, it's still big enough to NOT come across tourists!
I believe this is one of the few movies where you had a period of silence that was noticeable, and it was awesome! It meant that you were in the moment with the movie and reactions do not get more raw than that! (Thanks for leaving the moment in!) You really have to give credit to Scarlett for such a complex, deep, and nuanced performance! All from a person who was just 19 when she made this movie! No wonder, also, that Sofia Coppola was nominated for academy awards for writing, directing, and producing the film! She won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, having based Charlotte and John on her and her husband! I especially enjoyed that the reactions spanned the gamut of emotions! From giggly happy to a mild cry sadness... It's why we watch. (Thank you!)
I love this film. It both captures and connects many similar feelings - the disconnected, surreal feeling of being in an environment you really don't understand and the feeling of being disconnected from your life and where you've found yourself. Bob's obviously (and explicitly) facing a midlife crisis, and Charlotte is facing her own crisis of not knowing who she is between her career and her marriage. What makes the film special is that it avoids the easy answer of throwing them into a love affair - and when Bob does give into a fling as part of his own crisis, at least he retains enough self-awareness to know that it'd be somehow far worse if he dragged Charlotte into it with him, even though he's tempted. Wonderful performances from both Murray and Johansson, and some great filmmaking from Coppola (including some cool guerilla shooting, from what I've read).
People should not be judgemental about these 2 characters. What they feel for each other is very very personal and deep. We, as humans, are allowed to love and feel connections to other people besides our spouses and people in our age groups, when not consummated, whomever they may be, whether or not "society" likes it.
When great comedians to serious stuff they can turn in some amazing and powerful performances. This is a movie you just watch experience and feel. Two people lost on either ends of their adult lives and for a moment they find each other but it's too late. So they just 'be' together for a moment and enjoy it for what it is and ask no more.
Love this unique film. Great choice to not let us know what he whispers in her ear. Lets us fill in the blank where our own imagination can work. Murray won a golden globe and got an oscar nomination for this performance. Scarlett is fantastic in this as well
Sofia Copolla- especially with this movie is very inspired by the works of Wong Kar-wai, specifically with Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love. Two movies I hope you two try out! They’re one of my faves.
Forgot just how great this movie is! Sophia Coppola definitely follows in her fathers footsteps and makes a name for herself in her own right. I always wanted to know what he whispers to her, but I realize we shouldn't know.
I'm writing this comment at the start; I'm so glsd that you're watching lost in translation. amazing acting and directing - it's one of my longtime favourite ever films! Hope you like it!! ps. Hoping George doesn't over analyse the direction choices, and enjoy the characters and story a bit more while watching the movie.
Just realised that Simone bears a remarkable resemblance to Lady Miss Kier of deelite groove is in the heart fame. Those funkadelic outfits would be great costume opportunities
I'm writing this comment before watching the video because this is one of my favourite films and I've never seen anyone react to it, and I can't imagine what the reaction would be like. This film is best watched alone, both literally and metaphorically, not with anyone else, and definitely not to react to. I hope you enjoyed it despite that!
When I think of a piece of art containing Poetical Truth, this is the movie I think of. The characters have their own desires and experience. Every action they take is coherent in the moment and consonant with their beliefs and needs. Simone is so right about the ending being the best way to bring it to a close. I think they got to fall in love and live the entire experience fully for two minutes. That smile on Murray’s face at the end is the most real and happy moment I think I’ve seen on screen.
this movie is amazing on so many levels!! I think we really forget how good Scarlett is in her earlier movies. Match Point is another great role for her
I'm over the moon that you picked this one. Acting, direction, writing, and all that are all top of the line, but for me it wins for mood and evocation of place-the feeling of being sleep-deprived and rudderless in a place that's not your own, of being driven home at 3 a.m. with your ears ringing and your clothes smelling like someone else' cigarette smoke, of time suspended in midair where you can hold it in your hand and let yourself decide what to do with it. A masterpiece, one of my all-time top three, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
It's OK, Simone. I live in WV, also in the middle of the woods! 7 miles from the VA state line. 17:18 speaking og golf movies, have you guys seen Tin Cup?
One of my favorite movie of all time. This kind of movie are just a joy, they tell so many stories. The on-screen chemistry is just perfect. I still enjoy this movie 1-2 times a year, just an all time classic.
I’m glad you reacted to this movie, it’s one of my favourites. It hasn’t aged perfectly, as you noticed they linger a bit too long on the accents and misunderstandings to the point of being condescending and casually racist, and knowing Scarlett was only 17 is a bit uncomfortable. That said, it avoids becoming an issue because the film doesn’t have them get together - instead they’re two lost people, both in a foreign city and in their lives, who find each other and are able to share their experiences and feel less lonely. As Scarlett’s character Charlotte says, she’s stuck, and so is Bob. By the end however, they may have helped one another move forward.
cannot stress enough the effect this film and soundtrack had on the indie landscape. it revitalized both independent film making in the mainstream and shoegaze as a genre of music.
