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Lost in Translation (2003)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
3/04, 2/26
2/26:
If I have to pinpoint a movie that completely obliterated any shred of credibility the Academy Award had left,
it's Lost in Translation.
Nothing, I repeat, nothing ever happens in the film. Yet they said to Sofia Coppola, "Because your father
did The Godfather and
Apocalypse Now, we feel that you deserve an Oscar for Best Original
Screenplay." Yep, this is nepotism at its finest.
Forget Bill Murray getting an Oscar nomination for Best Actor; he was simply being himself although his dramatic
acting had come a long way since giving a disastrous performance in
The Razor's Edge. Regardless, Bill Murray holds
Lost in Translation together from start to finish, no matter how empty it has gotten to be.
In spite of endless variations being created when it comes to a couple visiting a foreign country
and finding everything either funny or quaint, the first question that should be on everybody's mind is:
"How many years apart in age are Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson?" It's 34, and they fall in love with
each other? Huh...two words: not believable.
All right, let's keep everything exactly the same except for one variable: an actress who's within five years
of Bill Murray's age. Would Lost in Translation have been interesting or gotten a lot of accolades?
Of course not. Either way, it's just an ordinary film with no plot.
Scarlett Johansson helps it to score points with the audience, thanks to her youthful beauty and,
more importantly, intergluteal cleft which is better known as "ass crack" that's prominently shown at the
beginning. Therefore, Sofia Coppola ought to give an accurate title while admitting the truth that she's
fucking obsessed with her: The Scarlett Johansson Vanity Project.
All in all, Lost in Translation ranks in the top 5% of most overrated pictures ever made.