Name:Jack
Student ID: 2622
Date: 2010-04-11
F i l m A n a l y s i s
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Lost In Translation is an English movie directed by Sofia Coppola, this is a romantic movie describe one young lady and a man relate to their real life. Lost in translation begin the first shoot on September 29th in 2002 and finished on November 8th in 2002, Ross Katz and Sofia Coppola herself take the responsibility to producing. Script written by Sofia Coppola as well. Music was created by Brian Reitzell ,Kevin Shields,Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Air. Lost In Translation public in U.S on October3,2003 and release in U.K and Japan around few years.Movie budget is $4 million and gross revenue is $199,723,856
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film))
Basicly the story talking about Bob Harris (Murray) who is an ageing movie star go to Tokyo to film a whisky advertisement. Charlotte (Johansson) who is Yale graduate young women live with her husband in a apartment. Her husband left her after few weeks. The young women feel very lonely and decide go to the bar of the hotel, Bob and Charlotte meet in that bar and build a friendship between each other. After the first meet, Bob seems attracted by this young women and expect to see her next time wherever it is. For the Charlotte was crash on this attractive old man and also expect to see him again. Both of them are love each other but they can not say cause of the Charlotte is a married women. They must follow the rules. They keep the relationship until Bob decide to depart Japan. At last Bob depart the country and they kissed.
The film is about barriers of language, age, relationships, culture, and education, and absolute involved dramatic purposes. This movie through a succeed big selling spot because the movie describe the real life in some person no mater he or she is a very famous star or just simple person. This article well take us to get explore more further elements and technical skills which they used in this movie. I selected 8 sequences to do the analysis, hopefully can help other readers more understand "Lost In Translation".
1. Screenshot shows Bob looking outside in a car
At the beginning of this movie, the first show is Bob's face with his body in a car, outside is colourful night view in Tokyo city. Bob looking around everything and getting wake up. Medium shot shows in this part can express his face clearly and give people very depth impression of his face because when people looking at this picture can feel Bob don't know everything even he have a little bit afried strange city, romantic music start to play, to describe every is so peaceful and quietly, also reflect Bob get to start live with new environment and new people. Next shot when he arrived hotel and some people pick up him however only one persion can communicate with him, he feel uncomfortable but can not say anything. Again to point out this is not easy thing to live out of their own country and this part had already prepare why Bob answer the phone "Just get me out as soon as you can". One of the main point lead to him said that is different culture and language.
2. Screenshoot shows Bob stand in life with other people
Bob outstanding hotel's lift with Japanese people, he feel embarrassed very much, for this point get further emphasize the big different culture between Japanese and Bob's country. People in his country are very extravert so that they can talk to each other wherever they are, however in some Asian countries such as Japan and China people dislike talking to other stranger. Medium shot in this part and with no music to express people stuck in embarrassed area. Even these Japanese people live in same hotel but they do not talk to each other, they only spent time on their own business. Bob start to believe he never live in this country any longer. Eye-level camera angle used in here which is use for more comfortable people sight view.
3. Screenshoot shows Charlotte sitting beside room window
Charlotte sitting beside room window, she does not looking outside obviously she was thinking. Long shot used in this part with peace music to describe her feeling that moment was sadness. After few seconds she turn back look at her husband, and turn back again. Shows out her husband does not know her so well, on other hand Charlotte loved her husband so much, dark colour fill of the screen, showing Charlotte feeling and disappointed with her husband also show what is her expecting. Blur background stand for her heart is so unclear and render Charlotte's ambivalent mind.
4. Screenshoot shows Bob help a company do the advertising
This part describe Bob help the company do the Whisky advertising. Between the communication , the language problem occurred again. Medium shot used in this part, background colour more darker than forwards ground, to make actor more clear and outstand more specific action, for instance Bob's body language, Bob try to understand what director mean and want to follow the way of director. "Is that everything? It seemed like he was saying a lot more" This sentence shows Bob want to know everything what director told, he really want to be perfect for his acting however due to different language can not make sense. This is the first triable what he suffered on his career path. Zoom in camera movement used in this part, camera shoot getting close to Bob's face, it can helps show more Bob's surface more clearly and also help people understand how was the feeling Bob's have at that moment.
5. Screenshoot shows Bob talking to a hooker
This is most funny part shot in this movie, it is describe a hooker knock Bob's door and Bob doesn't know she is a hooker, when the hooker ask Bob lick her stocking, Bob can not make sense why a strange women want he lick her sock., however Bob don't know this is a culture of Japanese hotel, this embarrassed thing happened cause of different culture between his country and Japan. Medium shot used in here and colour effect also used in here, people wear dark cloth compare with the light background, it can makes characters more outstanding in that environment.
6. Screenshoot shows Bob and Charlotte talk on bed in Charlotte 's room.
This is Bob and Charlotte first time lying together heart talking. "The more you know who you are, and then what you want...you don't care about things same way..." Bob said that to Charlotte, this might Bob first time to say that to other people, Bob believe Charlotte is special women.Medium camera shot used in here, express both of them want to have more time to talking and want to know more about each other. Top shot used in camera angle technical skills, it can show whole body of the character and more easier describe they are lying on the bed. This is very important part in this movie because Bob and Charlotte have heart talking and they getting more and more closing. The strict rules becoming melt and after that they both create more chance to see each other, this part could say the milestone of the relationship between Bob and Charlotte.
7. Screenshoot shows Bob and Charlotte kisses when Bob leave Tokyo.
At last when Bob take a taxi leave the hotel, he catch up Charlotte and then they hugging, kissing. Close shot used in here with blur background, this effect can describe Bob and Charlotte's feeling, they don't care other things but themselves at that moment, despite Bob will depart this country, but they are kissed with no regret, they both accept each other and they believe they can keep this relationship in the future, no speaking and no music in this shot because don't required, sometimes movie shows the shot without music and talking but they also can give people so strong impression because the content. Before Bob decide leave the country, they both afraid to tell what they deeply thinking and what they expecting to do, they kissing at last, they beyond themselves. This story again to point young women live in real world need more attention and more understanding.
8. Screenshoot shows Bob look back to see Charlotte and than he leave
After they kissed, Bob will depart this country now, he turn back his body and look at Charlotte with smile, long shot used in here and trippingly music start around whole background, trippingly music describe Bob's feeling, finally he leave this country with no regret, he tell Charlotte what he want to say, like a huge stone finally gone, everything getting more and more better, at last, he depart Japan with smile.
Lost In Translation use different camera movement, camera angel, camera shot types from different view describe this movie, people understand what whole movie talk about and what the problem still have in the real life. Sofia Coppola in this movie shows a young women helpless live in strange city and haven't her husband understanding to reflect in the real world some part of young women have the same situation, they want more people pay attention to them and want their family can understand them, don not leave them along, the hurt in their heart so deeply and painful, they need someone to talk, someone can real care about them.
2622_Jack
16/4/2010
Bob outstanding hotel's lift with Japanese people, he feel embarrassed very much, for this point get further emphasize the big different culture between Japanese and Bob's country. People in his country are very extravert so that they can talk to each other wherever they are, however in some Asian countries such as Japan and China people dislike talking to other stranger. Medium shot in this part and with no music to express people stuck in embarrassed area. Even these Japanese people live in same hotel but they do not talk to each other, they only spent time on their own business. Bob start to believe he never live in this country any longer. Eye-level camera angle used in here which is use for more comfortable people sight view.
3. Screenshoot shows Charlotte sitting beside room window
Charlotte sitting beside room window, she does not looking outside obviously she was thinking. Long shot used in this part with peace music to describe her feeling that moment was sadness. After few seconds she turn back look at her husband, and turn back again. Shows out her husband does not know her so well, on other hand Charlotte loved her husband so much, dark colour fill of the screen, showing Charlotte feeling and disappointed with her husband also show what is her expecting. Blur background stand for her heart is so unclear and render Charlotte's ambivalent mind.
4. Screenshoot shows Bob help a company do the advertising
This part describe Bob help the company do the Whisky advertising. Between the communication , the language problem occurred again. Medium shot used in this part, background colour more darker than forwards ground, to make actor more clear and outstand more specific action, for instance Bob's body language, Bob try to understand what director mean and want to follow the way of director. "Is that everything? It seemed like he was saying a lot more" This sentence shows Bob want to know everything what director told, he really want to be perfect for his acting however due to different language can not make sense. This is the first triable what he suffered on his career path. Zoom in camera movement used in this part, camera shoot getting close to Bob's face, it can helps show more Bob's surface more clearly and also help people understand how was the feeling Bob's have at that moment.
5. Screenshoot shows Bob talking to a hooker
This is most funny part shot in this movie, it is describe a hooker knock Bob's door and Bob doesn't know she is a hooker, when the hooker ask Bob lick her stocking, Bob can not make sense why a strange women want he lick her sock., however Bob don't know this is a culture of Japanese hotel, this embarrassed thing happened cause of different culture between his country and Japan. Medium shot used in here and colour effect also used in here, people wear dark cloth compare with the light background, it can makes characters more outstanding in that environment.
6. Screenshoot shows Bob and Charlotte talk on bed in Charlotte 's room.
This is Bob and Charlotte first time lying together heart talking. "The more you know who you are, and then what you want...you don't care about things same way..." Bob said that to Charlotte, this might Bob first time to say that to other people, Bob believe Charlotte is special women.Medium camera shot used in here, express both of them want to have more time to talking and want to know more about each other. Top shot used in camera angle technical skills, it can show whole body of the character and more easier describe they are lying on the bed. This is very important part in this movie because Bob and Charlotte have heart talking and they getting more and more closing. The strict rules becoming melt and after that they both create more chance to see each other, this part could say the milestone of the relationship between Bob and Charlotte.
7. Screenshoot shows Bob and Charlotte kisses when Bob leave Tokyo.
At last when Bob take a taxi leave the hotel, he catch up Charlotte and then they hugging, kissing. Close shot used in here with blur background, this effect can describe Bob and Charlotte's feeling, they don't care other things but themselves at that moment, despite Bob will depart this country, but they are kissed with no regret, they both accept each other and they believe they can keep this relationship in the future, no speaking and no music in this shot because don't required, sometimes movie shows the shot without music and talking but they also can give people so strong impression because the content. Before Bob decide leave the country, they both afraid to tell what they deeply thinking and what they expecting to do, they kissing at last, they beyond themselves. This story again to point young women live in real world need more attention and more understanding.
8. Screenshoot shows Bob look back to see Charlotte and than he leave
After they kissed, Bob will depart this country now, he turn back his body and look at Charlotte with smile, long shot used in here and trippingly music start around whole background, trippingly music describe Bob's feeling, finally he leave this country with no regret, he tell Charlotte what he want to say, like a huge stone finally gone, everything getting more and more better, at last, he depart Japan with smile.
Lost In Translation use different camera movement, camera angel, camera shot types from different view describe this movie, people understand what whole movie talk about and what the problem still have in the real life. Sofia Coppola in this movie shows a young women helpless live in strange city and haven't her husband understanding to reflect in the real world some part of young women have the same situation, they want more people pay attention to them and want their family can understand them, don not leave them along, the hurt in their heart so deeply and painful, they need someone to talk, someone can real care about them.
2622_Jack
16/4/2010
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