Bill Murray in Lost in Translation (2003) (Image: Sunday Mirror)
A “masterpiece” romantic-comedy drama that left viewers in tears is streaming within the UK. Lost in Translation (2003) tells the story of two strangers, pale movie star Bob Harris (performed by Bill Murray) and up to date graduate Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), who meet in a bar in Tokyo. While visiting the Japanese capital, the 2 disillusioned travellers “find solace in each other’s company”, the Netflix description reads.
The movie was written and directed by Sofia Coppola, who started writing it after spending time in Tokyo and falling in love with the town. Lost in Translation was critically acclaimed, with Coppola successful the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. It was additionally nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Murray).
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One fan referred to as the movie a ‘masterpiece’ (Image: Sunday Mirror)
Fans have taken to IMDb to lavish the film with reward. One referred to as it Coppola’s “masterpiece”, writing that the movie is a “wistful, beautifully observed meditation on loneliness, connection, and the strange spaces in between” that “captures the feeling of emotional dislocation-not just in a foreign land, but within one’s own life”.
Another described the romantic comedy/drama as “sad, funny, magical and irresistibly moving”. “I have seen it three times now, it improves each time,” they mentioned.
“Lost in Translation is a brilliant film, but also a film you need to see more than once to appreciate it.”
“This film is brilliant. You literally can lose yourself in it. So well acted and with a great soundtrack. I could watch it again and again.”
Some fashionable assessments of the movie have questioned the romantic framing of the narrative, given the 35-year age hole between the 2 leads (Johansson’s character is in her early 20s, and she or he was 17 when she made it – Murray was 52).
Addressing the topic in a later interview with Rolling Stone, Coppola mentioned: “I did notice that watching it with my kids, because they’re teenagers and they were like, ‘What’s going on with that?’ But Bill is so lovable and charming.
The film won an Oscar and was nominated in three other categories. (Image: Sunday Mirror)
“Part of the story is about how you can have romantic connections that aren’t sexual or physical. You can have crushes on people where it isn’t that kind of thing.
“Part of the idea was that you can have connections where you can’t be together for various reasons because you’re at different points in life.”
It additionally obtained accusations of failing to have interaction with Japanese tradition and utilizing the town merely as a backdrop for the Western leads. Though others have defended the film as a portrayal of what it is wish to be an outsider in a overseas land.
Nevertheless, the movie continues to be extensively considered a contemporary traditional. A Reddit consumer mentioned the film introduced them to tears. Writing on the r/iwatchedanoldmovie subreddit, they mentioned: “I thought it was a boring film because nothing really happened.
“But the tip scene simply struck me so onerous and now I see the fantastic thing about the entire film. But I do not know why I’m crying a lot after this. I am unable to clarify it. Does anybody know what it’s?”
Another consumer wrote: “Melancholy. It’s a little bit of an existential movie, with some profound emotions of loneliness. I personally didn’t relate to this movie a lot, however I’ve very a lot felt that means after watching movies like The Graduate.”
A 3rd added: “Me too. I’m not lonely. I haven’t confronted that a part of life but. But it struck me so onerous, I’m nonetheless crying. (I watched it ten minutes in the past). Melancholy is the right phrase. Thank you.”
A fourth mentioned: “I just about cried on the finish too. It’s been in all probability 20 years since I’ve seen it however I believed the entire movie was very touching. Such a gem.”
The film has a 15 certificate and contains brief sexualised nudity, so viewer discretion is advised.
Lost in Translation is streaming once more on Netflix within the UK now. It’s additionally obtainable to stream, lease or purchase on varied different platforms.
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/2164046/masterpiece-oscar-winning-film-netflix-lost-translation