What most people were not ready for...

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2019)

Lost in Translation is a very misunderstood movie. If you are expecting to have a plot with bunch of twist and suspense, you WILL be disappointed. Its energy doesn't rely on the narrative aspect itself, but more the emotion that it provide. The atmosphere is simple on the first glance but yet very profound in terms
of loneliness and boredom. The film is not boring, but represents the lethargy of Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) and Bob Harris (Bill Murray). Sofia Coppola's goal was probably to emerge an empathy in the spectator, without having to make an effort. Because whoever you are, you highly most likely felt loneliness at one point in your life. It might have been a good feeling or a bad one, but it happened. Lost in Translation provides a nostalgic response to give you a break.
You know what? Maybe it's okay to be lonely, to be bored.
Two americans in Tokyo; what else to redefine your identity markers. A chance to reborn, a new hope to change a painful or empty life. In a city with multiple possibilites, this movie excels in making you feel something if it isn't by the music, the settings or the well-acted characters.
Take it as it is, don't expect a narratively suspenseful movie and you will enjoy where it takes you.