Lost in Translation is one of the most beautifully directed films of the past 10 years. It is filled with real human emotion that affects all our lives in different doses. Its long silent scenes are able to express such depth to the character's inner being without any words. It is not appropriate for young children but an intelligant 12 year old can get something special out of it. However, most teenagers will have trouble sitting though a piece they might find rather boring. Bill Murray gives one of the best performances of his career and Scarlett Johanson is able to hold her own with on of the very best modern actors. This is a movie that will stay with you for a long time to come and both adult and children a like can get something worth while out it.
I can say two words and I know everyone will be interested in what I have to say.....Bill Murray......Well, it turns my head anyway. When I first herd Murray was in this movie, I flushed. Murray in a serious, not comic, role. Something wasn't right. Sofia Coppola must have made a mistake. But he blew me away...the whole flim did. I was a flim that people who have been lost with themselves can relate to. Or, if you found some special in your life, but them have them taken off you, gone and never to be found again. The movie touched my heart and soul. Rarely that happens. It connected with me, you know? Thats why it is my favourite flim ever.
Best Wishes,
MovieFreak101
This flim is ok for: 15+
This is a great movie but CSM is waay overreacting! In Australia this movie is PG for low level coarse language and sexual references! To say that this is for mature teens and adults only, and to say it contains very strong language is the stupidest statement ever!!
This is a heartfelt and humourous drama about loneliness, alienation, and feeling out of place in a foreign place. It is about the connection of two souls, two lost people having an amazing friendship, brought together by fate.
There was actually no swearing that I noticed, but I believe there was a few words like sh*t and a**, but nothing too graphic...the film starts with a closeup shot of a woman's bottom, in partially seethrough pink underwear, but this is not sexual. There is another scene in a Tokyo bar where music with obscene lyrics (Sucking on my t*tties etc.) is playing, and scantily clad women are poledancing on tables. The women's breasts are exposed, and they are wearing g-strings which show their entire bottoms. They dance sensually and in the faces of people sitting at the bar, but the nudity is from a distance and the scene is only brief.
Some less mature children may find it boring, but I didn't, and if you are mature, you should watch this and you will find a whole different meaning in this wonderful, wonderful film. :)
One scene takes place at a strip club where a character is watching a topless dancer dancing in provocative positions. Other topless dancers can be spotted in the distance however there is no emphasis placed on them. The nudity is relatively brief as the scene is about a minute long. A prostitute shows up in a character's room, offering him a "premium fantasy" and demands the character to "lip [her] stockings". She reacts in a comically exaggerated manner as she pretends to be overpowered by him sexually by rolling around on the floor screaming for help. The scene is comedic and there is no emphasis on sexuality. It is implied that two characters share a one night stand.