Probably everyone laughed at Sofia Coppola after the abomination that was her The Godfather III performance, but Lost in Translation threw everything out of the window.
The film tells the story of a middle-aged washed up actor named Bob. Bob is going through a crisis. He takes a high-paying gig in Japan to promote whiskey, but hates it. The wants to do plays and movie, not commercials. Bob is a lost soul, trying to figure out his marriage, career and life. He meets Charlotte, a young woman trying to figure out the same things. They have a romantic relationship and spend time wobbling around in Tokyo. Time runs out and Bob leaves for home, leaving Charlotte crying.
Bob and Charlotte are one the most relatable characters in cinema. Bob feels so much like the one older friend who servers as your personal psychiatrist and who gives great life advice. Charlotte is the one girl who everyone thinks is kinda slow and senseless, but is actually just very young and naive. She's the one girl who goes to law-school and just aces everything, while remaining humble and nice.
And finally, the soundtrack. Every film which includes Happy End, the Beatles of Japan, cannot be a bad one. Jesus, the soundtrack might be one of the greatest.
Sofia Coppola deserved her Academy Award for Original Screenplay. She's a very good writer and storyteller. Following her father's footsteps with great pride!
The film tells the story of a middle-aged washed up actor named Bob. Bob is going through a crisis. He takes a high-paying gig in Japan to promote whiskey, but hates it. The wants to do plays and movie, not commercials. Bob is a lost soul, trying to figure out his marriage, career and life. He meets Charlotte, a young woman trying to figure out the same things. They have a romantic relationship and spend time wobbling around in Tokyo. Time runs out and Bob leaves for home, leaving Charlotte crying.
Bob and Charlotte are one the most relatable characters in cinema. Bob feels so much like the one older friend who servers as your personal psychiatrist and who gives great life advice. Charlotte is the one girl who everyone thinks is kinda slow and senseless, but is actually just very young and naive. She's the one girl who goes to law-school and just aces everything, while remaining humble and nice.
And finally, the soundtrack. Every film which includes Happy End, the Beatles of Japan, cannot be a bad one. Jesus, the soundtrack might be one of the greatest.
Sofia Coppola deserved her Academy Award for Original Screenplay. She's a very good writer and storyteller. Following her father's footsteps with great pride!