Lost in Translation
Elise Smith
9/25/2013
HUM 1900
Lost In Translation Response Paper A lot of movies today people in the real world can’t really relate to the characters or what the characters are going through. Movies today are about zombies, aliens, robots, cartoons or things that people think may go on in the future. Directors make movies in 3D now to make the watches feel as if they are experiencing what the characters are. In the movie Lost in Translation (2003) the director uses real life situations that could actually happen to anybody. Bob Harris one of the main characters in the film is going through a rough time in his marriage at this point and is reminded of this almost every day of his time in Tokyo. Bob’s wife sends him packages and fax’s reminding him that he’s forgotten his son’s birthday making him feel guilty for leaving and pressuring him to pick a carpet color for his office. When people get married it comes with its ups and downs and in some marriages as they get longer and people get older it may seems as if your only still together for the company or for the children. In Bob’s case he and his wife are still together because it’s easier for them. Another example of realism that’s a pretty good one is the scene where Charlotte is walking her husband John downstairs and they run into Kelly an old friend of John’s. She looks like the average American actress and Charlotte seems intimidated by her. Charlotte stands there while Kelly and John make small talk and it’s as if John forgets Charlotte is even there. The way Charlotte looks at them while they talk and her body language it seems as if she’s thinking why hasn’t John talked about Kelly before or why have I never met her. In real life this situation happens a lot between couples. They may see an old friend while their out with their significant other and that significant other may become jealous of this person because they think he or she is better looking. After this friend has left all these questions
9/25/2013
HUM 1900
Lost In Translation Response Paper A lot of movies today people in the real world can’t really relate to the characters or what the characters are going through. Movies today are about zombies, aliens, robots, cartoons or things that people think may go on in the future. Directors make movies in 3D now to make the watches feel as if they are experiencing what the characters are. In the movie Lost in Translation (2003) the director uses real life situations that could actually happen to anybody. Bob Harris one of the main characters in the film is going through a rough time in his marriage at this point and is reminded of this almost every day of his time in Tokyo. Bob’s wife sends him packages and fax’s reminding him that he’s forgotten his son’s birthday making him feel guilty for leaving and pressuring him to pick a carpet color for his office. When people get married it comes with its ups and downs and in some marriages as they get longer and people get older it may seems as if your only still together for the company or for the children. In Bob’s case he and his wife are still together because it’s easier for them. Another example of realism that’s a pretty good one is the scene where Charlotte is walking her husband John downstairs and they run into Kelly an old friend of John’s. She looks like the average American actress and Charlotte seems intimidated by her. Charlotte stands there while Kelly and John make small talk and it’s as if John forgets Charlotte is even there. The way Charlotte looks at them while they talk and her body language it seems as if she’s thinking why hasn’t John talked about Kelly before or why have I never met her. In real life this situation happens a lot between couples. They may see an old friend while their out with their significant other and that significant other may become jealous of this person because they think he or she is better looking. After this friend has left all these questions