Lost In Translation (2003) - Full Reaction
Added 2025-09-15 22:58:14 +0000 UTCWoah, well this was not what I was expecting. I appreciated the nuanced performances but I couldn’t tell how they wanted me to feel, maybe that was the point? A little artsy for me maybe? Bill Murray sure is charming though!
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It's surprisingly funny. Not perhaps a classic, but a bit slept on
Shreddy
2025-09-30 08:26:48 +0000 UTCOne more thing… yes, whenever I see Anna Faris, I also think of “Just Friends,” which has been a Christmas favorite since it came out. “Forgiveness… is more than saying sorry…”
Stephen Dias
2025-09-29 17:13:14 +0000 UTCI'd totally forgotten Cassie had already reacted to this; it's a good thing I went through previous posts. This went pretty much the way I expected. There are some very cool visuals in this movie and I like the contrast between the craziness of Tokyo and then peaceful scenes like the traditional wedding. You could call it a May/December romance, but Bob and Charlotte are more emotionally connected than physically. Then, of course, Bob has an affair with the lounge singer. They're both married to other people; it's messy. It doesn't help that the ending is ambiguous. I believe I read that Sofia Coppola wanted an open ending, so that the viewer can decide their own ending. I don't know. There are parts of this movie that I like and parts that I don't.
Stephen Dias
2025-09-28 23:34:13 +0000 UTCThis movie did the same thing to me when I first saw it at around 18 too. You sort of need life experience to be able to appreciate it. I watched it a few years back and with a new perspective and loved it...because like you I had a job about in my mid 20s and this girl got a job there graduating high school (she turned 18). I think I was like 8 years older? Instant connection both ways...but we didn't get romantically involved...if we were closer in age I do believe we would have. We stay in touch but its not the same. Both needed connection and got it. So this movie hits a little harder. This movie and Out Of Sight (in my top 5 and completely frustrating nobody on youtube has reacted to it lol) always hit home to me. Those two movies feel like cousins. Forbidden/unlikely connections. Opposites attract.
Daniel John
2025-09-22 04:08:07 +0000 UTC"Uh oh! Spaghetti-O" when Bill Murray is carrying a sleeping ScarJo down the hall is incredibly adorable. Also "Get some sleep, Bob!!!!!" Jet lag. Am I right? ;D Cassie checking her phone at the exact moment as the strip club scene made me cackle loudly, especially when her eyes met the screen again. Absolutely priceless. This movie slowly grew on me, and it is now one of my favorite films of all time. Been waiting since the day I found you for you to react to it. Thank you SO MUCH!!!!
Josh P.
2025-09-22 03:50:19 +0000 UTCWhen Cassie said about Charlotte "she needs a good book series", I said "She should film some movie reactions' 😃 I was the kind of person who thought this movie was a bit boring back in 2004. The lack of subtitles then also made me confused about whether or not I should be understanding the Japanese at some points, so some of the plot was lost on me. Plus, I think the audio of the dialogue might have been really low, so even the English was lost on me. I also don't think I really understood how they were both lonely yet when I was 18. I think this is only the second time I've seen it since then, and I liked it a lot more. I had a friendship with a girl about 10 years ago, we both worked at movie theater. I was single, but she was a bit young for me to have any kind of romantic relationship with, so we were friends kind of like they were here, just hung out, enjoyed each other's company, and I really enjoyed being her friend. No kisses of any kind, but we'd hug when we saw each other on occasion and watch some movies together at the theater. It had been so long since I'd had such an easy friendship. I actually even did a similar sort of goodbye hug on her last day of work, not intentionally to mimic this movie, but it felt necessary to me at the time for closure cause she was moving away, though I didn't whisper any indistinct whispers into her ear. I imagine the words Bill said to her at the end were the kind of inspirational pep talk she needed. That he had ABSOLUTE faith in her ability to succeed no matter what she did. I think his smile at the end was because he knows his words got through to her, and not only did he believe she was gonna be okay, but she did too.
YodatheHobbit
2025-09-21 06:57:56 +0000 UTCWell said.
Chris Thom
2025-09-19 03:32:52 +0000 UTCEveryone saying you didn't get this film, they are wrong. You got it. It's about loneliness and that ache for something you want but can't have because that thing you want is too much. A man in his twighlight years finding a kindred spirit who is just trying to find herself. Imagining your life can take a different turn is nothing new. But knowing you can take a different turn and choosing not to do so because you know the end result is ridiculous... that's something different. These two people would have been a perfect couple... but time dictates them never being allowed that gift. The only gift they have is having met each other, sharing experiences and thoughts. I love this film so much because it shows that love is complicated and not at all black and white. Japan is a huge grey area for these two people, the isolation, the not understanding and trying to fit in. And feelings are a huge grey area too. They never sleep together (thank God). But somehow they share something more special. They share an understanding that something is always out there and you have that opportunity to be somewhere else despite your situation. There are many ideas about what Bill Murray whispers at the end. I like to believe that whatever was said... he said he had faith in her making the right decision. He chose not to sleep with her for a reason. She was smitten and he didn't take advantage of that when he could have. He went home to his wife. He 'carried on'. He hoped she wouldn't just 'carry on'. He wanted the best for her. He was a father figure in that moment. Love is strange. Love can be a stranger. Love is never not complicated.
Brett Richey
2025-09-18 20:11:17 +0000 UTC
