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Lost in Translation (2003)
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Lost In Translation: A Review
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"Cross-Posted from Giraffe Versus Unicorn. In Sofia Coppola's second outing as a feature film director, Lost In Translation has her overseeing Scarlet Johansson and Bill Murray in a film which plays to both's strengths wonderfully. Murray plays Bob Harris, a former movie star who is in Tokyo to shoot a series of whiskey advertisements, while Johansson takes on the role of Charlotte, who has traveled to Tokyo with her husband John, a photographer who is on a work assignment in the city.Murray turns in an understated performance, possibly the finest of his career, whether it be during the comedic moments such as his sheer bewilderment during the shooting of a whiskey commercial or when his character is falling for the charms of the genuine and giggly Charlotte.Questions of fidelity are asked strongly throughout, as the disillusionment of both the main characters is portrayed expertly on screen. Charlotte is at a turning point in her life, having not long graduated, she has no idea wha ... "
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10 Underrated Bill Murray Roles
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"Everyone loves Bill Murray, but only the die hard fans recognize the majority of his work. The rest, unfortunately, concentrate too much on his greatest films, such as Stripes, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation and all of his collaborations with Wes Anderson. Yet while each of these films, and Murray’s roles and performances in them, are certainly deserving of their preferred and predominant praises, Murray is the kind of actor who is so talented and entertaining that he can be enjoyed in even the worst movies on his resume. In fact, he’s probably the only A-lister who could lend his voice to a bastardized CG version of a beloved cartoon character and get away with barely any contempt from his devotees. This week, Bill Murray makes an appearance i "
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"Bill Murray’s indie film career resurgence over the past decade, through which the sometime “funny man” has taken melancholic serio-comic roles in films like Rushmore, Lost in Translation and Broken Flowers, has been animated by a kind of communal, revisionist nostalgia. Filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola were teenagers during Murray’s first brush with fame in the early 80s, which would have made them extremely susceptible to the prototypical Murray character of the day, which hit its zenith with Ghostbusters. Like Dr. Peter Venkman, many Murray characters seemed capable of doing anything, but usually chose to do nothing, and even when forced into action, they’d remain detached from the task at hand behind permanently rolled eyes. As Venkman was saving New York City from the Keymaster and the Gatekeeper and a possessed Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, he did it with whilst mumbling one-liners around the cigarette hanging out of his mouth, without any obvious attachment to th ... "
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"Bill Murray’s indie film career resurgence over the past decade, through which the sometime “funny man” has taken melancholic serio-comic roles in films like Rushmore, Lost in Translation and Broken Flowers, has been animated by a kind of communal, revisionist nostalgia. Filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola were teenagers during Murray’s first brush with fame in the early 80s, which would have made them extremely susceptible to the prototypical Murray character of the day, which hit its zenith with Ghostbusters. Like Dr. Peter Venkman, many Murray characters seemed capable of doing anything, but usually chose to do nothing, and even when forced into action, they’d remain detached from the task at hand behind permanently rolled eyes. As Venkman was saving New York City from the Keymaster and the Gatekeeper and a possessed Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, he did it with whilst mumbling one-liners around the cigarette hanging out of his mouth, without any obvious attachment to th ... "
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Nothing Lost in this Film
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"Ah, Netflix. And scene.Lost in Translation was the next film in queue. Again, I don't know why I missed it when it was released, and it was an Oscar film no less! I have wanted to see it for a long time, for reasons not the least of which include Bill Murray. I love this actor. He really has a wide range, of which people have only recently, relatively speaking, taken notice. Granted, he began his career as strictly a comedian, and his evolution as an actor has been just that, a meticulous and natural evolution, but arguably, hints of the depth of his acting ability were evident even in some of his earliest comedic performances.This movie blew me away. I have only one complaint about the whole thing - one. Other than that, I think it's a beautiful, searingly artistic film, and now I want to check out all of Sofia Coppola's other two films. She's got talent, that one.Bill plays Bob Harris, who finds himself in Tokyo. He's an actor past his prime who, nee ... "
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"I am also new to spout and have found it through the FourEyedMonsters movie on You Tube. Lost in Translation is one of the better movies I have seen. Not only is Bill Murry amazing in it, like he is in most movies, but it is extremely funny and very insightful. It really shows the diversity between Western and Eastern Asian cultures. Overall this is pretty much just an amazing movie. "
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"This is such an amazing film. I am a huge fan of Bill Murray but this is easily his best role to date. Everything about this film is subtle and quiet and there is humour and style and I cannot even think of ways in which to explain just how good it really is. I have been to japan, I went to 5 locations that were used in this film just so that I knew that I'd been somewhere where such a fantastic film was made. The performances in this film are brilliant despite the fact that Murray and Johnasson apparently hated each other, and there seems to be such a chemistry that it is hard not to get completely drawn into the film and into thier lives. The film is also complimented by some beautiful visuals. Tokyo is a beautiful place and Coppola captures it at it's best. I haven't yet met a person who hasn't liked the film which is rare, although I am sure there are people out there who don't like it, but I loved it and I think that most people will. So I'd say ... "
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Translation: Oscar Gold
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"A review from the vaults! 1/7/04!!! I'm sticking by it: There are many great things that I can say about Lost In Translation, but I will keep it short. This is the most overall enjoyable film I have seen in years and maybe ever. A subtle smile appeared on my face from the first shot (not just because of the pink panties....) and steadily grew as I watched Bob and Charlotte's equally subtle relationship blossom. Sometimes less is more, and the sparse dialogue and restrained performances allow this picture to resonate with powerful emotion. Through facial expressions (most notably Bill Murray's eyes) and patches of lonely silence, the two leads become a part of the viewer and we lose ourselves in their kindred souls.The reinvention of Murray (which started in Rushmore, was polished in The Royal Tenenbaums and will be furthered in The Life Aquatic. Thank you Wes Anderson) is a marvel to watch and through Lost in Translation is worthy of the Best Actor Oscar. Scarlett Joh ... "
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"Inspired the news that Bill Murray was stopped in Stockholm on suspicion of drunkenly driving a golf cart (yes, seriously), I just spent an hour on YouTube watching fan tributes to the former Ghostbuster. It’s amazing how many of these somehow involve Bill Murray successfully or unsuccessfully attempting to save the world. The clip above is my favorite–I just think it’s really funny that even with the Power Rangers egging him on, our hero just isn’t very good at flying–but there’s also this clip, in which Bill Murray “rebuilds the WTC in godlike miracle.” And really: on some level, isn’t Lost in Translation just a little girl’s fantasy of Bill Murray rescuing her from adulthood? Especially if you assign any merit to this interpretation of the final scene. Is the idea that Bill Murray will bail us out of catastrophe just ingrained in the collective consciousness of our generation? Has "
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Lost in Translation
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"Lost in Translation—The thin slice of life would have been more substantial if the script had given the characters more thoughts to express. Still it is a refreshing movie that sticks with you because it is such a different kind of love story with such a different kind of “love.” Months after viewing this movie it stayed in my mind as a film someone in touch with reality had to make sooner or later. Jim Bell "
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