Lost In Pregnancy

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2005)

I found this movie a breath of fresh air. So many films nowadays leave nothing up to the imagination, where as Lost In Translation lets you ponder all of the possibilities. I thought the casting was great and cannot wait to see Scarlett Johansson in future films.
Although the forum has covered all of the likes and dislikes of this film I was quite surprised that the possibility of Charlotte being pregnant was not discussed. I know, I know let me explain myself here! Well, if you do get an opportunity to watch this film again notice the positioning of her hands in several scenes, she seems to constantly have them comforting/shielding her stomach. She is also overly emotional as most women are when they are pregnant and almost seems to be questioning whether or not her husband will be a good father to her unborn child.
I definitely had a number of questions running through my mind when leaving the theater. Several being, Is she on the trip to Tokyo to try and approach the subject with her husband and let him know she is expecting? Does her husband already know? Suggesting she should stop smoking early on in the film. Another possibility though much more taboo would be that she has already decided not to have the child and is therefore not concerned with smoking and drinking. Or could it be that no one knows including herself which would explain her bad habits. Not to mention the baggy clothes throughout the movie. Now before you completely try and discount my theory take the time and watch for yourself and this time pay attention. There is a key conversation between the two leads regarding parenting and how on one hand parenting can be scary while on the other in can be absolutely delightful. Listen to this in depth and notice the placement of her hands.
Don't get me wrong the bottom line is that I loved this film although I was not impressed with the editing. It seemed to be very choppy and in some aspects out of sequence, which could be a consequence of studio execs not liking the pregnancy subplot then editing it down to 96 minutes, excluding credits. Would the continuity of this film been more fluid with the pregnancy footage? Well, your guess is as good as mine!