"Everybody wants to be found"

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2012)

It's hard translating this film into a review, it really is. The movie doesn't really need one, because the beauty is held within and never needs to be let out. So I'll try my best to translate the feelings the movie provokes from you...
The acting was actually some of the best acting I've seen in a film, ever. You actually need to know the voice of subtly and use it, because the film doesn't need a clichéd relationship to carry it onward. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson were wonderful for this role, and something about it just provokes you to feel something you can't exactly put a finger on. I hate seeing bad reviews on here and elsewhere just because people didn't understand the clear message rolling out of it. It almost hurts me to see people finding this a bad movie, but that clearly states they have no heart or soul. The best thing about this film, besides the wonderful use of subtly and the acting, was the ending. The strangest thing is that I didn't want the film to end, kind of like how the characters felt in the movie. It made you CONNECT in a strange way, but you never realize it until the end before they break apart. They executed the ending just how real life would break itself apart, it was actually a perfect ending. I also really loved the setting of Japan. I mean all these movies show relationships in America, while sucking in all these American clichés, but the setting of Japan completes the film. It was such a strange sight to see, but see that was the point. I see Lost in Translation as a character study of two characters that completely randomly set out to find themselves. And it does exactly that. So what else do I say? I really don't know. Wait, isn't that the same feeling the characters in the movie were pressured to?
I could go on and on and on about how profound the film really is, but I'm going to make this straight and to the point: see it if you can understand the use of subtly and realize it's not going to be like anything you've seen before. Expect realization of people. 10/10.