Lost in Translation

Why does the movie have this name? This would be because the movie takes place in Tokyo and the main characters, Bob and Charlotte, are American. Bob is an actor and Charlotte is the wife of a famous photographer. They meet at a bar in a hotel and then they realize that they have a lot of things in common such as the fact that they don’t know the language or the culture. They are also going through different situations in life; Charlotte is looking at her place in life and Bob is going through a crisis in his life . They spend a lot of time together in Tokyo. They don’t feel alone because they are together and they don’t need to know the language or the customs.

I think that the setting in this movie is very important because Tokyo creates a special atmosphere and the main characters don’t know the culture or the language. They felt very uncomfortable and that is what led to them meeting one another. If the setting had been in another place like the U.S.A. they wouldn´t have realized that they had so many things in common and probably wouldn’t have met eachother.

We are able to tell that the Chinese and American culture have many things in common. For example; at the beginning of the movie Bob arrived to Tokyo very late at night and the city was crowded just like it is during the day. The film industry or T.V. industry is big like U.S.A. because people in Tokyo make commercials with big name products and companies. Also the TV shows are made on big sets. Tokyo is a country with new technology so they can produce amazing movies and TV shows.

The movie also shows some stereo typical characters. For example; John, Charlotte’s husband, is a selfish person because he is always thinking about himself and is materialistic. An example of this is when Charlotte was alone in the hotel and she had to go out alone too. She then realized that she had no idea who she was married to.

Directed by Sofia Coppola

Produced by Ross Kats

Sofia Coppola

Written by Sofia Coppola

Starring Bill Murray

Scarlett Johansson

Giovanni Ribisi

Anna Faris

Fumihiro Hayashi

Music by Brian Reitzell

Kevin Shields

Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

Air

Cinematography Lance Acord

Editing by Sarah Flack

Studio American Zoetrope

Distributed by Focus Features

Running time 102 minutes

Country United States

Language English

Japanese

Budget $4 million

Gross revenue $119,723,856

From: wikipedia.com