Revisiting - Lost In Translation

Revisiting is about films I haven't watched in over 10 years, and see if my opinion has changed much on them, they'll be a variety of different films some I loved when I saw them, others not so much and even some where I just didn't get the love for. I don't think I am that stubborn of a person so maybe my opinions might change for the better on some of these films.

Lost In Translation (2003)

Last Seen - sometime in 2004.

Opinion back then - It left me cold... it was a film surrounded by hype, how beautiful it all was, and it just did nothing for me at all, I mean it had Scarlett Johansson in her underwear as well as some decent songs on the soundtrack but it left me wondering what did I miss.

Opinion Now In 2017 - I'd seen another Sofia Coppola film in the meantime and that was the Bling Ring, and you know what I said about that... it leaves me cold... so maybe that's just how I'll feel about Sofia Coppola's oeuvre, I went into the rewatch thinking maybe my initial opinion of it was right.

First things first I was struck with how young Scarlett Johansson looks here, unsurprising since she was 18/19 here, it's obviously you don't see somebody age in front of you, but it's no surprise she launched a career from here as she simply as the IT factor.

For a positive and objectively the Japanese director flipping his lid without the aid of subtitles is a great scene but a clear negative is things like Murray's hiring of an escort who can't pronounce her r's just feels offensive (and it's not the only time this joke is used)

It's fair to say I liked it better watching it now but not by much, I don't think it's something I missed out on not liking, the cinematography is lovely but it still missing that vital something to give me a connection too.

I'll let you know how I feel about it when I see it in 2030 again.

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