{"id":3922,"date":"2009-02-27T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T22:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2009-03-02T22:52:36","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T06:52:36","slug":"lost-in-translation-sophia-coppola-2003-usa-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/?p=3922","title":{"rendered":"Lost In Translation (Sophia Coppola, 2003): USA \/ Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by Chloe Seaman<\/a>. Viewed on DVD.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"lost_in_translation\"I sat down to watch Lost in Translation<\/a> only knowing one thing about it\u2014that is was written and directed by Sophia Coppola<\/a>, daughter of Frances Ford Coppola<\/a> (The Godfather<\/a>, Apocalypse Now<\/a>). After looking up the information about it, I learned of how much recognition this seemingly simple film got. At the 2004 Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bill Murray) and even won the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Sophia Coppola).\u00a0 <\/span>And this kind of recognition was well deserved.<\/p>\n

Bob Harris (Bill Murray<\/a>) is an actor that is sent to Japan to film a whisky commercial for $2 million but he would rather be acting in a play. It\u2019s obvious he doesn\u2019t especially like fame, and is admittedly at a midlife crisis, and is having issues with his wife and feeling lost in life. Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson<\/a>), a recent graduate of philosophy, is in Japan with her photographer husband who is there on assignment. She doesn\u2019t have a lot to do there while her husband is working everyday, and also faces issues of feeling out of place in the world. She\u2019s not sure what to do with her life and spends her days finding things to do, all while getting lost in her thoughts. It\u2019s immediate attraction when Bob and Charlotte share a glance, and from there begins their life changing time spent getting lost and then finding themselves in Japan together.<\/p>\n

In the first fifteen minutes or so, you know so much about these two main characters without very much dialogue. It is truly a film of simplicity and subtlety, as the actors’ gestures and expressions tell the story of what they are thinking. Don\u2019t expect this to be a film that tells you everything. Instead, watch it and imagine what the characters are thinking. Put monologue in their head and you will find that even simple actions can speak louder than words. With that, there is no question that the acting by both Johansson and Murray is very well done. Their chemistry together is so believable. \u00a0<\/span>Despite the age difference and how different their lives are, their characters are on the same page emotionally and mentally, and for Murray and Johansson to capture that raw feeling is very interesting for the audience. There is a lingering element to this film that keeps you wondering what will happen, despite the slow, soft pace.<\/p>\n

I absolutely loved this script for its simplicity in words, but not in meaning. The actors don\u2019t have to say much for you to know the thoughts that run through their heads. When you tap into those thoughts you find that you begin to ponder life in general\u2014just as the characters do. But at the same time it really isn\u2019t too deep, just very nice and puts a smile on your face.<\/p>\n

You will be lost in translation while watching this film in all the best ways–especially with the vibrant colors and textures of Tokyo, as the entire film takes place in this unfamiliar city. Right after watching this film, I came to the conclusion that I really liked it, but after letting the journey it took me on absorb into my mind, twenty-four hours later I can say that I really loved this film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by Chloe Seaman. Viewed on DVD.\u00a0 I sat down to watch Lost in Translation only knowing one thing about it\u2014that is was written and directed by Sophia Coppola, daughter of Frances Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now). After looking up the information about it, I learned of how much recognition this seemingly simple film […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":288,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd","category-films"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/288"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}