Lost in Translation With More

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2019)

19 March 2010. The Devil Wears Prada (2006) meets Lost in Translation (2003). Take actress Anna Kendrick playing the role of Natalie Keener, a more serious and uptight Ann Hathaway playing the role of Andrea "Andy" Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada and actor George Clooney playing the role of Ryan Bingham, a more involved and confident Bill Murray playing the role of Bob Harris in Lost in Translation and you get a fusion of mostly drama with a light dose of humor that focuses on dramatically different lifestyles, attitudes towards relations, momentary changes of wants and needs in this human growth movie. The photography is wonderful with unique aerial shots, the cinematography captures a naturalness and gorgeous, authentic looking reality-movie experience that doesn't usually seemed staged. Oddly enough, this surprisingly predictable movie doesn't require sharply new material, only the fresh approach to real life that most audience members can relate to.
The fascinating question here is whether or not this timely and period relevant movie in this era of the Great Recession would resonate as mightily during periods of prosperity. Perhaps the lingering memory of this era might permit the emotional empathetic and visceral connection to continue for several decades to come. Whether this movie could stand the test of time over a century is another matter. Nevertheless, this movie released in 2009 depicted the intensity, misery, and depth of emotional turmoil of the times with compassion and dispassion. It also focused further relationships and searched for questions of life's meaning. This is a substantive movie with heart and soul. A great movie for our times.