Lost in translation (2003) Wednesday, March 30, 2005 @ 3/30/2005 10:27:00 PM

This movie has been on my 'Want to see very bad list' for a long long time. So tonight I finally got the chance to watch Lost in translation.

Plot: The movie is basically about two persons trapped in Tokyo. One is Bob Harris (Bill Murray) a old washed-out movie-star who's on a business trip for a whisky commercial. Bob doesn't speak a word Japanese nor has someone to talk to, besides that he also has a massive jetlag problem. The other person is the young and beautifull Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson). She accompanies her husband (Giovanni Ribisi) who has come to Tokyo for business reasons. As he is away most of the time, she feels very isolated. Her sleeping problems don't help a bit and you can say she feels the same as Bob. But off course they meet each other and spend their time together, which creates a strong friendship. The more they hang out the stronger their friendship gets, even tho they know their time in Tokyo is running out.

As usual Bill Murray knows how to make ya laugh. The fact that this is a great movie is not only because of the acting and the story, but the setting in Tokyo really gives it a great atmosphere of lonelyness in a unknown and busy society around the characters. I love the Japanese culture so it was very nice to see a bit of the modern (e.g. Neon billboards, Technology, computerhalls, nightlife) and historical side of Japan, the cityscapes, the temples....damn it makes me wanna go there even more.