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Lost in Translation (2003)
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Lost in Translation is a 2003 film, the second to be written and directed by Sofia Coppola after The Virgin Suicides. It stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, with Giovanni Ribisi and Anna Faris in notable supporting roles.Bob Harris (Murray) is a Hollywood actor past his prime, who despite his fame and success feels existentially empty. He goes to Tokyo to play in a commercial for the Suntory whiskey brand. Plagued by insomnia, he meets Charlotte (Johansson), the young and bored college grad who has followed her oblivious fashion photographer husband (Ribisi) to Japan, where he's photographing a ditzy film starlet (Faris).With too much time on their hands and no idea what to do in Japan, Bob and Charlotte drift together and become emotionally close. | |
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No Celebrities Were Harmed | |
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No Celebrities Were Harmed: Anna Faris' portrayal of Kelly is based on director Coppola's rather dim view of actress Cameron Diaz. Charlotte's husband John is thought to be a dead ringer for Coppola's ex-husband Spike Jonze; while Coppola did admit to basing elements of John's character off of Jonze, she denied making a flat-out copy of him. Murray based Bob on Charles Bronson. | |
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Bridal Carry | |
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Bridal Carry: After a long night out, Bob carries Charlotte back to her hotel room in this way. It showcases their closeness at this point. | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: Japanese late-night TV host Takashi Fujii, a.k.a. Matthew Minami, as himself. | |
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Above the Influence | |
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Above the Influence: When Bob takes sleepy Charlotte back to her hotel room and places her into her bed, he has the chance to take advantage of the situation. But he decides against it, covers her up and leaves. | |
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The Voice | |
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The Voice: Bob's wife is only heard on the phone. | |
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May–December Romance | |
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May–December Romance: The possibility of Charlotte and Bob's Intergenerational Friendship turning into romance is always lingering beneath the surface, but it ultimately proves more pure than that. Scarlett was 17 during filming, Murray was 52. | |
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Hollywood Tone-Deaf | |
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Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Kelly sings a song at the bar. Badly. | |
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Funny Background Event | |
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Funny Background Event: The scene of Bob trying to reach an understanding with a Japanese native in the hospital makes two ladies in the background unable to hold their laughter in. | |
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Art Imitates Art | |
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Art Imitates Art: The opening shot of Charlotte is actually influenced by a painting by John Kacere, whose painting shows up later in the hotel. | |
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Bilingual Bonus | |
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Bilingual Bonus: Amusing scenes in which Bob and Charlotte interact with the locals are even funnier if you understand Japanese, such as the direction given to Bob. The old lady in the hospital waiting room asks Bob how many years he has been in Japan. | |
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Office Golf | |
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Office Golf: At one point we see Bob playing golf in his hotel room with a glass as the hole. | |
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Shrines and Temples | |
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Shrines and Temples: Charlotte visits a Zen temple. She later complains that she felt nothing from the experience. | |
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Actor Allusion | |
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Actor Allusion: The gag about not getting the Sean Connery James Bond films. In Real Life, the popularity of the Bond films led to Connery doing a famous series of ads for Suntory. Given that Francis Ford Coppola was also part of that series of ads, this was most likely intentional. Downplayed but present. Bill Murray's character is seen playing miniature golf, but deliberately does not channel his character in Caddyshack ("Be the ball, be the ball...It's in the hole!") Murray and his brothers are all avid golfers in real life, and even host an annual charity outing. | |
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Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism: The movie is perfectly placed in the middle. | |
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Ambiguous Ending | |
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Ambiguous Ending: After everything, Charlotte and Bob simply say their farewells and go back to their lives; save for the mystery of what Bob whispers to her, and the plot simply ends on a rather vague but bittersweet note. | |
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Weddings in Japan | |
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Weddings in Japan: Charlotte chances upon a traditional wedding while visiting Kyoto. | |
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Intergenerational Friendship | |
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Intergenerational Friendship: Charlotte is in her early to mid-20s, while Bob is pushing past middle age. | |
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Scenery Porn | |
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Scenery Porn: Of Tokyo, Japan. | |
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One Head Taller | |
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One Head Taller: Billy Murray is a 6'2 and Scarlett Johansson a 5'3. It's apparent when Charlotte hands Bob his jacket at the end and the two stand side by side in the hotel lobby. | |
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Lonely Together | |
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Lonely Together: This is why Bob and Charlotte bond. | |
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Unresolved Sexual Tension | |
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Unresolved Sexual Tension: Bob and Charlotte's friendship is obviously accented by mutual attraction that neither seems to want to act on. When Bob has a one-night stand with another woman, Charlotte's cold reaction includes some jealousy. | |
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Bookends | |
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Book Ends: The movie starts with Bob coming into the city in a cab, and ends with him leaving the same way. | |
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Life of the Party | |
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Life of the Party: Subverted. As Roger Ebert puts it in his review of the film: "Bob Harris, who could be funny, who could be the life of the party, who could do impressions in the karaoke bar and play games with the director of the TV commercial, but doesn't—because being funny is what he does for a living, and right now he is too tired and sad to do it for free." | |
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Arcade Sounds | |
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Arcade Sounds: The arcade sounds in the film were not the original noises, but they're no Pac Man Fever noises either. | |
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Central Theme | |
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Central Theme: Loneliness, exclusion, communication, and self-discovery. | |
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Next Thing They Knew | |
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Next Thing They Knew: With Bob and the lounge singer. | |
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Germans Love David Hasselhoff | |
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Germans Love David Hasselhoff: In-universe. Bob Harris is apparently a fading actor, but he's popular enough in Japan to endorse liquor. And the Japanese apparently think Roger Moore was the best James Bond actor. | |
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Author Avatar | |
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Author Avatar: Sofia Coppola based Charlotte on herself, while John is her then-husband Spike Jonze. Charlotte's talk about dabbling with photography and taking pictures of her feet was something Sofia herself did. | |
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Karaoke Bonding Scene | |
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Karaoke Bonding Scene: While at a Karaoke Box, Bob and Charlotte each sing songs that evoke the needs their friendship is fulfilling, in Bob's case Roxy Music's "More Than This", a song about the passing of time and the need to live in the moment to avoid wallowing in the sadness of loss, and in Charlotte's "Brass in Pocket" by the Pretenders, which is about a woman attempting to gain the attention of a man in whom she is interested. | |
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Ivy League for Everyone | |
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Ivy League for Everyone: When Charlotte mocks Kelly's intellectual gaffe, her husband tells her that not everyone went to Yale. | |
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Loud Sleeper Gag | |
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Loud Sleeper Gag: Charlotte's husband starts snoring loudly in bed after she cuddles up to him. She quickly retreats. | |
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Luxurious Liquor | |
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Luxurious Liquor: Bill Murray's character is at one point shooting a commercial for the expensive whiskey brand "Suntory" in which he has to convey the "Liquor is Luxury" trope. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand the director's instructions due to an inept interpreter so the whole shoot is a strenuous endeavor. However, the photo shoot works out much better. | |
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Translation: "Yes" | |
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Translation: "Yes": The commercial director gives a long, emphatic spiel, but this is translated into curt and simplistic instructions. Bob objects that the director seemed to be saying more. The director's actual instructions are left as a Bilingual Bonus. | |
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Japanese Ranguage | |
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Japanese Ranguage: Used and lampshaded extensively. "Lip my stockings!" In one scene, Charlotte asks Bob why the Japanese mix up Ls and Rs. He jokingly claims that they do it for their own amusement. | |
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You Must Be Cold | |
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You Must Be Cold: We see Charlotte wearing Bob's jacket towards the end of their long night out. | |
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Celebrity Paradox | |
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Celebrity Paradox: Actually a notable aversion. While channel-surfing, Bob chances upon a Saturday Night Live re-run that features a younger Bill Murray, but it is implied that In-Universe it is a movie or TV show featuring Bob Harris, not Murray. | |
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High-Class Call Girl | |
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High-Class Call Girl: Bob is sent one complimentary. He rebuffs her, although her showing up with no notice and going "lip my stocking!" was part of the reason why. | |
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Silence Is Golden | |
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Silence Is Golden: There are lots of notably centric sequences with no dialogue, populated solely by the background noise of the scene and/or Coppola's music of choice. | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life | |
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Charlotte, and to a certain extent Bob as well. | |
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Dumb Blonde | |
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Dumb Blonde: Kelly, the stereotypical blonde starlet who will natter on endlessly about nothing. | |
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Riddle for the Ages | |
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Riddle for the Ages: What did Bob whisper in Charlotte's ear at the end: A message of hope for her future? A promise to meet again someday? A heartfelt thank-you for the short time their lives intersected? Something else entirely? Fans have used audio enhancement to get a vague idea, but it's still unclear. Ultimately it's irrelevant—Coppola wrote no dialogue for the scene and told Murray to just say anything so she could get the shot of his lips moving. When questioned on this matter in a Reddit AMA, Murray at least partially jokingly said he forgot. Also, who is the actor Bob was talking about to the waiter, the actor who has been married a couple of times and whom Bob doesn't care is gay or not? | |
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Exotic Backdrop Setting | |
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Exotic Backdrop Setting: Tokyo sure does look pretty. | |
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The Chanteuse | |
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The Chanteuse: One has an act at the five-star hotel where Bob and Charlotte are staying. | |
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Reality Has No Subtitles: As the title implies, the characters are alienated from their surroundings by not speaking the language or understanding the culture. This draws them to each other and causes them to do more self-examination than they otherwise would. | |
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Mid-Life Crisis Car | |
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Mid-Life Crisis Car: Lampshaded. Charlotte says to Bob, "Sounds like a midlife crisis. Did you buy a Porsche yet?" | |
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Motifs | |
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Motifs: Charlotte's detachment from her surroundings is often visualized by her observing the world through a window, be it from a cab, a train, or her hotel room. | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
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Deadpan Snarker: Bob Harris. Well, he is played by Bill Murray. Charlotte also gets in her share of barbs. | |
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Fish out of Water | |
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Fish out of Water: Both Bob and Charlotte are completely unfamiliar with Japanese culture, and find life in Tokyo endlessly baffling. | |
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Ms. Fanservice | |
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Ms. Fanservice: Charlotte, courtesy of Scarlett Johansson. The opening close-up Panty Shot of a sleeping Charlotte, followed by several more shots of her in her underwear. | |
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Pink Is Erotic | |
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Pink Is Erotic: Ms. Fanservice Charlotte is seen in pink panties whenever she is in her apartment. Additionally, she also dons a pink wig. | |
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Genki Girl | |
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Genki Girl: Kelly. | |
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Talk Show | |
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Talk Show: Bob is invited to appear on one. | |
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Lost in Translation | |
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Lost in Translation: Being the inspiration for the film's title, this shows up a lot. The most obvious example is the Translation: "Yes" scene where the commercial director gives Bob a long spiel, and the translator just tells him to look at the camera. | |
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Karaoke Box | |
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Karaoke Box: Bob and Charlotte go to one, the site of the aforementioned Karaoke Bonding Scene, with their Japanese friends after a party. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: The opening shot is a reference to In the Mood for Love, which Coppola is known to be a huge fan of. | |
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LampShade | |
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Used and lampshaded extensively. "Lip my stockings!" | |
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Foreign Queasine | |
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Foreign Queasine: Bob and Charlotte go to a shabu-shabu restaurant. The menu has a bunch of identical pictures of meat. Bob points to one with disinterest and later complains about having to cook his own food. | |
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Chekhov's Gunman | |
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Chekhov's Gunman: The Chanteuse, who seems to be nothing more than a bit of color in the hotel bar where Bob and Charlotte often wind up drinking...until Bob has sex with her, and Charlotte finds out. This drives a wedge between them and is likely what prevents them from consummating their relationship. | |
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Awful Wedded Life | |
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Awful Wedded Life: Both Charlotte and Bob are stuck in unfulfilling marriages. It's implied that their stay in Tokyo will help them decide what to do next, but we don't know what their choices will be. | |
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Uncomfortable Elevator Moment | |
Lost in Translation (2003) / int_df4b69d6 | comment |
Uncomfortable Elevator Moment: When Bob kisses Charlotte good night in the hotel elevator but the elevator misses his floor and they have an awkward moment afterwards until Charlotte gets off. | |
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Male Gaze | |
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Male Gaze: The camera will sometimes focus on Charlotte's rear end, especially if she is left alone in her apartment where she isn't wearing pants. | |
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Japandering | |
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Japandering: The basis for Bob being in Japan is to make a Japanese commercial for whiskey. | |
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Covert Pervert | |
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Covert Pervert: When Bob is changing out of his lurid orange t-shirt in the bathroom, Charlotte takes a little peek and smiles. | |
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Homage Shot | |
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Homage Shot: The opening shot is a more fanservice-y recreation of one in In the Mood for Love. The dinner scene at the Shabu-shabu restaurant is also a reference to the same movie. | |
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Product Placement | |
Lost in Translation (2003) / int_f511ea9b | comment |
Product Placement: "For a relaxing time, make it Suntory time." One scene featured a pop'n music machine, in which Dream Possession played. | |
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Comically Missing the Point | |
Lost in Translation (2003) / int_fbd285b7 | comment |
Comically Missing the Point: Charlotte and Bob's lunch at the shabu-shabu restaurant is fraught with tension because Charlotte has just caught Bob sleeping with someone. Because of the Unresolved Sexual Tension between the two (even though they're both married), the lunch was very awkward. The next day, as they're saying goodbye in the hotel lobby, Charlotte's in a forgiving mood. "That was the worst lunch," she says with a smile. "What kind of restaurant makes you cook your own food?" Bob replies. The ditzy film starlet is giving an interview and starts saying how close she feels to Japan because of Buddhism. Her reasoning is that she believes in reincarnation, and says that it represents hope and is a good thing, whereas the whole point of Buddhism is that the cycle of reincarnation is suffering and one must find a way to end it by becoming enlightened. | |
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Silent Whisper | |
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Silent Whisper: At the end of the movie, Bob whispers something to Charlotte just before he leaves Tokyo but his words are left inaudible to the audience. | |
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