Simple and Beautiful

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2016)

i probably deserve to write a review here. The movie Lost in Translation, written and directed by Sofia Copola is all about music,pace and Scarlett Johansson. The movie revolves around 2 characters - Bob Harris (played by Bill Murray), the veteran actor and Charlotte (Scarlett), the young lady.Bob Harris is emotionally drained and Charlotte is stuck,not sure what to do with her life. They are on extreme end, different stages of life yet standing on the same point in circle of life. When they meet, Sofia finds the sweet spot of the movie. It is also the paradox of life rarely we miss in our lives.
The movie happen in the Tokyo city. Bob Harris is staying in Park Hyatt Tokyo for endorsing a whiskey brand.Charlotte came along with her photographer husband and stay in the same hotel.After 30 minutes of movie, Bob and Charlotte meet at the restaurant bar and instantly connects to each other when they realize there is a couple of things common about them - troubled marriage and lack of sleep. They continue to meet and discuss various things about life bringing out the best moments of the movie. The songs are part of the storytelling in the LIT and they are well picked reflecting the mood of characters and pace of the movie.
Be it, (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (1974)
'As I walk on through this wicked world,
Searching for light in the darkness of insanity,
I ask myself, Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain, and hatred, and misery?'
or
(More Than This(1982))
'More than this You know there's nothing
More than this Tell me one thing
More than this Ooh, there's nothing
Close my eyes Feel me now
I don't know
How you could not love me now '
For stuck souls around, the movie is a breather and provide relief and happiness in seeing the two characters meet. When Charlotte say - Lets never come here again, because it would never be as much fun , she just second that feeling.
Bob struggles with culture gap in Japan, but in the attempt Sofia put the movie to risk by showing Japanese in bad light . Most of the so called comedy scenes are not up to the mark and could have been improved.
This movie is a brilliance of many artists and technicians and in these modern days, the story has relevance and will continue to be relevant in the coming years as well.