Lost in Translation
Movie Review: Lost in Translation
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johanson
The movie started off with one of the most interesting (at least to my opinion) scene I've ever seen in a movie: Scarlett Johanson's butt in a semi-transparent pink underwear. She's got great butt. But of course that's not what the movie is all about (well, to me, some parts of the movie IS about that).
The story is about a once-famous movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) who went to Japan to shoot a commercial for a Japanese beer. There he met a woman (I forgot the character's name, but she is played by Scarlett Johanson). Murray was having some sort of mid-life crisis (some people call it 'second puberty') while Johanson was having some problems in her marriage too (the husband was too busy and sort of neglected her). They fit right in with each other and started going about Tokyo to have some fun. It was a sort of an affair, but no sexual intercourse happened between them. Well, in short, it's about two lonely people stranded in a strange land.
One of the movie's interesting aspects is the setting, which was in Tokyo, Japan. In short, Lost in Translation is really a fitting title for this movie. The setting also helped create a feeling of loneliness for the characters and also for the audience (for those who don't live in Japan, that is). Some of the scene involving the interactions of Murray's and Johanson's characters with the Japanese people showed how estranged they were in this outlandish (at least to the point of view of their characters) land. That and coupled with their problems (Murray's mid-life crisis and Johanson's loneliness) had made their meeting turned out to be some sort of an affair. A side note, these Japanese people are a really strange bunch indeed!
Murray did a great job of playing (or portraying, whichever term's more appropriate) the character of an actor whose light was waning and who was having a mid-life crisis. Johanson was great in the movie. She was attractive, innocent, captivating, and lonely. And no, I'm not only reffering to her butt. But seriously, both made quite a good couple in the movie.
For anyone who's looking for a good movie with good acting and a bit of a strange setting (I'm still wondering whether the nukes back in 1945 were the cause of the bizzare behaviour of the Japanese), this movie, which was directed by Sofia Coppola, is very recommended.
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johanson
The movie started off with one of the most interesting (at least to my opinion) scene I've ever seen in a movie: Scarlett Johanson's butt in a semi-transparent pink underwear. She's got great butt. But of course that's not what the movie is all about (well, to me, some parts of the movie IS about that).
The story is about a once-famous movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) who went to Japan to shoot a commercial for a Japanese beer. There he met a woman (I forgot the character's name, but she is played by Scarlett Johanson). Murray was having some sort of mid-life crisis (some people call it 'second puberty') while Johanson was having some problems in her marriage too (the husband was too busy and sort of neglected her). They fit right in with each other and started going about Tokyo to have some fun. It was a sort of an affair, but no sexual intercourse happened between them. Well, in short, it's about two lonely people stranded in a strange land.
One of the movie's interesting aspects is the setting, which was in Tokyo, Japan. In short, Lost in Translation is really a fitting title for this movie. The setting also helped create a feeling of loneliness for the characters and also for the audience (for those who don't live in Japan, that is). Some of the scene involving the interactions of Murray's and Johanson's characters with the Japanese people showed how estranged they were in this outlandish (at least to the point of view of their characters) land. That and coupled with their problems (Murray's mid-life crisis and Johanson's loneliness) had made their meeting turned out to be some sort of an affair. A side note, these Japanese people are a really strange bunch indeed!
Murray did a great job of playing (or portraying, whichever term's more appropriate) the character of an actor whose light was waning and who was having a mid-life crisis. Johanson was great in the movie. She was attractive, innocent, captivating, and lonely. And no, I'm not only reffering to her butt. But seriously, both made quite a good couple in the movie.
For anyone who's looking for a good movie with good acting and a bit of a strange setting (I'm still wondering whether the nukes back in 1945 were the cause of the bizzare behaviour of the Japanese), this movie, which was directed by Sofia Coppola, is very recommended.
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