Lost in Translation(Bill Murray movie)

[ez]

I absolutely loved the ending. I had never thought of Bill Murray as sexy before but in the scene where he gets out of the cab at the end, well, I thought it was quite charming. It was also thought provoking, I saw it with a friend who is in a troubled relationship. The movie made her feel bad because the characters had achieved more emotional intimacy in like a week, then she has with her partner of 8 years. But I agree, its not for everyone, and you do have to be in the right mood for it. If DH had seen it, he would have absolutely hated it.

 

[pixiemomma]

I liked it. I'm not a Bill Murray fan.

I also liked every other movie that the others on this thread hated. (Well, I could have done without the Kristen Scott Thomas scenes in The English Patient. Those were boring.)

 

[Kallison]

Originally posted by arminnie

I also hated The English Patient. There was a funny Sienfeld episode about that.

Me too and my two girlfriends. We felt like freaks when it was over because everyone was raving about it. Got a big laugh out of that Seinfeld episode.

 

[hipporina]

DH and I hated it too. We watched it all the way through and we were both waiting for something interesting to happen. It left us feeling like we just wasted a good two hours of our life! I'm glad to know that we aren't the only ones that thought it stunk!

 

[julybride]

I'm with Hipporina. DH and I kept waiting for something to happen. It got such acclaim I think you couldn't help being let down, but still... I think a lot of the fuss was due to the very low budget and the tight filming schedule but in the end that's what came across the most to me - a low budget made on the run movie.

 

[lulubelle]

Gosh, that is funny that so many of disboarders feel this way. We, too, did not "get it". We went to see it when it was new (mostly because we are Bill Murray fans and the awesome reviews). Well, we just kept waiting for it to get better. It never did. At the end we felt gyped out of the movie fees and then later felt like maybe we are dumb (but I know we are not ) cause so many loved it and we didn't find it good. It was also a little disturbing that she is 21 and he is in his late 40's...hello....I have nothing against a May-December romance but we are talking over 25 years age difference!

 

[Sheree Bobbins]

I found the "my wife doesn't understand me" bit by Bill Murray as so cliche. It's easy to be in a new place and find a relationship that's exciting, but hard to do the day-in and day-outs of being married. I was disappointed that Bill portrayed this moral-less man.

 

[disneygals]

I found the entire movie to be cliche...I understand the concept of slice of life movies where not much happens, but this didn't say anything new.

 

[powellrj]

I am so glad that I read these, I was going to rent it, now I will just wait for it to come out on cable....

 

[ducklite]

I thought it was one of the worst movines I've ever seen. Glad to know I'm not alone

Anne

 

[wvalx]

didn't like it either. maybe was expecting too much. I thought the opening credits scene was bizarre.

 

[castlegazer]

I really liked the movie. In fact it is one of the more memorable movies I have seen in a long time. My husband and I are movie aficionados and watch a lot of movies.

Beachbunny has a good pointed criticism that has come up a lot about Sofia Coppolas directing and her portrayal of the Japanese culture. (page 1 of this thread)

You are not necessarily supposed to like Bill Murray's character nor are you necessarily supposed to feel sorry for him - it is a study in human relationships. I found every character was pathetic - but that is what I was supposed to be experiencing. Maybe someone else felt they were sympathetic or could relate to them - again, what you are supposed to feel. It is like artwork, it is intended to evoke emotion from you and different people will feel different emotions from the piece.

I also found it absolutely fascinating as a former film student ( a minor in college) how she filmed this and was able to create such a work from so little money.

Whether or not you liked it, the movie shows how a great director can create artwork from very little money. I am excited for her work into the future.

 

[delikado]

I really enjoyed this film! I thought it was extremely nuanced... definitely more to it than meets the eye. Funny, but in a dark sort of way. Personally, I saw Bill and Scarlett's relationship as more platonic than romantic, like they were two people in a strange place (it really could've been anywhere in the world) who found comfort in each other's company. They were both going through difficult times, and the people closest to them (Bill's wife and Scarlett's husband especially) were completely oblivious. I'm not saying that there weren't any romantic/sexual undertones, but that really didn't seem like the movie's main focus, at least in my opinion.

But to each their own! Just because you didn't 'get it' doesn't mean you're dumb!

 

[JKanownik]

Originally posted by JKanownik
I really liked it. I thought it was rather sad. DH did not get it.

I got the movie. The part I didn't get was why I was supposed to spend 2 hours of my life watching it. It was exactly the same feeling I had after watching "Punch Drunk Love."

-Josh

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Originally posted by JKanownik
I got the movie. The part I didn't get was why I was supposed to spend 2 hours of my life watching it. It was exactly the same feeling I had after watching "Punch Drunk Love."

-Josh

OMG, Me too!!!

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

Thought it looked great in previews, so my dad bought it for us. Am I glad we didn't buy it for us! It was good, but not laugh out loud funny. To me it just seemed to be Sofia Coppola's fantasy/imaginary scenario of what it would have been like to have met/befriended Bill Murray in a foreign country. She could have even made a less expensive movie if she'd just done the lead herself (since the character really was her).

 

[snoopy]

We loved it. Or I should say I loved, DH thought it o.k.

 

[hucifer]

I really enjoyed this film. I too found the subtleties in the acting to be very rich. I was able to identify with the characters and the loneliness they were experiencing. This love story really worked for me.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I really enjoyed the movie, and was glad it got the "nods" it did when award time came around. DH was bored stiff, though =) We rarely enjoy the same type of movies =)

 

[binny]

ok as usual I am the lat one on the bandwagon but I really liked this movie!!


Question though... what do you think he said to her at the end?