Saw this movie, finally, last night.

It's beautiful. It gave me a nice feeling afterwards at first, but then slowly it made me cry because the ending is so heartbreaking yet still sweet. It's really resonated and stayed with me since viewing it. I was ready to dislike it too, after coming away unsatisfied from viewing Eternal Sunshine Of A Spotless Mind and not being able to stand Scarlett Johansson. I was pleasantly surprised.


I can't believe either of the actors didn't win Oscars. I've been watching a whole range of different films lately and the one thing I've come to realise is that Oscars are NO measure of how good a film is. In fact, it almost seems like the better films DON'T win. I'm sure there have been deserving wins in the past but too many amazing performances have been overlooked.


I'm glad Sofia Coppola won one for her work though, she really deserved it.

Does anyone else like this movie?

I love this movie, too ...

It's great.



People who say it's overrated have underrated their hearts...or something.

I really loved that movie.

purplesweat said:

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind has no relation at all to Lost In Translation. ESOTSM was directed by Michel Gondry and LIT was directed by Sofia Coppola and the female character in ESOTSM is Kate Winslet and in LIT it's Scarlet Johanson.

I din't like Lost In Translation. I thought it was dull and trite. It lacked any profound statement for the soul purpose of being hipster. Both roles were easy and undynamic. I felt no emotion from it...well, maybe annoyance that films like these get made at the expense of better films. Anyway, sorry to be Debby Downer.

Fandor said:

i must say, i think i'm one of those people. i watched it twice when it first came out on video and found it so . don't know why, but i just didn't buy their friendship,relationship or whatever, it just didn't register with me. scarlett johanssen though .

love love LOVE it. it's quiet, introspective, brilliant.

I like my movies calm and quiet and slow. And her name was Charlotte and had the same hairstyle as me

greenpixies said:

I know those two movies don't have any connection, well aware. I meant I'd just finished watching what I thought was gonna be an outstanding movie and was dissapointed. I believed the hype. But with this one, the hype is real.

LIT isn't about making a profound statment, it's just showing you life. And sometimes real life is dull, trite and undynamic. Which is what the characters were struggling to come to terms with in the first place.

I liked the opening-scene.....nice ass!

it has many haters but I am not one of them! I love it

Ok, the first time I saw this movie I totally loved it! I could totally relate to Murray's character being alone in a foreign city, not bale to communicate due to the language-barrier. Somehow it has some sort of romanticism but also desperation around that. Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson.....hawt!) was the character I could fall totally in love with! The scenes they had together, the night out in this strange city.....the scene where they sit on the bench in the hotel together, she wearing the pink whig....and ofcourse the final scene had me very moved! Good flick!

The second time I saw the film it bored the shit out of me.....

This movie is like a "one night stand". Something you feel very special only one time with a particular taste. Like "l'homme de bière" it bored me the second time.

jizzinparis said:

I rarely watch a movie more than once..I hate reruns. I like to watch something then move on to something new.
I get bored easy.
I hate watching reruns of tv shows as well.

jizzinparis said:

how you doing, mate??

shanti0608 said:

Same here Val

jizzinparis said:

abierman said:

Hey, my big guy from the Netherlands

I'm fine Aksel. What about you man of good taste ?

Sometimes juggling life, loyalties, love, loneliness, etc. can become a mundane exercise. Opportunity and the slightest bit of temptation enters the picture, and we are challenged to reconcile it all. For some, this brings fireworks; for most, it simply stokes a slow burn. LIT explores the latter.

I like the film. It's quirky, and it has its occasions of statement making, but it attempts no grand proclamations about being human or the ennui we face. Therein is the sophistication to me.
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Lammastide said:

What a coincidence. "Ennui" is the word that comes to mind, whenever I think of LIT, too.

We're such brothers.

I love this movie. It's quirky and unconventional - and in the best possible way. Both of the characters are deeply unsatisfied in their lives. One is growing older and questioning where he is and how he got there. The other is young and feeling a bit run over. It would have been the most natural thing in the world for these two rudderless ships to slam into one another in the night - but they don't. They don't allow their personal insecurities and desires to overrule their commitments to their respective spouses.

That is a much more difficult, but frankly, more interesting choice. It creates a delicious tension in what seems like a very languid film.

I'm not a huge SJ fan, but I love Bill Murray. It's been amazing to watch him evolve from playing chuckleheads to turning in brilliantly nuanced performances like this.

purplesweat said:

Please. Winning Oscars has got NOTHING to do with acting. It's all politics.

ThreadBare said:

Honored at the notion, bruh.

Only thing good about this film was the final scene, which was beautifully done. If only what came before it had the same impact.

For a film about a fleeting connection, I much prefer Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. I didn't feel LIT had anything whatsoever to say.

Lammastide said:

Same here, man.

But I soooo hate that movie.

Lost In Translation sucks balls.

Love it. Can relate to the story. And was dazzled to have the opportunity to tell Sofia so at one of FFC's winery events a few years back.

I'm so fammy.

One of my favorite moments, with the last scene, is when Bill Murray sings More Than This.

poignant film. i liked it