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I first watched this movie 13 years ago when I was just 17, and one thing I can boldly say about this movie is that it has aged very well. While I may have enjoyed it when it first came out, I don’t really have fond memories of it.
However, watching in now again, I find it a real delight to watch and I love the bittersweet taste of it so much.
The subtlety, and underplaying acting styles of Johansen and Murray makes this movie so watchable and I guarantee you that this would be the first of many times that I would watch this movie again.
Directed, produced and written by Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation has a narrative and central theme that many could relate to: feeling lost. The film follows Bob Harris, a famous American actor who arrives in Japan to shoot a $2 million whiskey commercial, and Charlotte, a young woman and recent college graduate who accompanied her photographer husband for a job in Tokyo. Their two stories collide after meeting in their hotel bar when neither of them can sleep, sparking a friendship in which they indulge in each others current struggles and confusions in life. The cinematography is great and complements the narrative very well. Both Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson’s performances are realistic, however often I found myself not fully believing the film, which is a major downfall as it distracts from the main plot, and this is due to a couple of situations, such as Charlotte accompanying her boyfriend to Japan whilst not pursing her own ambitions. Despite this, the film is enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing to watch.
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