Lost In Translation (2003) - Disconnection As Opening

Sofia Coppola delivers a phenomenal movie here. It gets better with each watch.

One great move she makes in the story setup is loading the opening of the film with disconnection, miscommunication, loneliness, etc.

She is establishing a hustle and bustle world where no one has time to truly connect. The audience feels this over and over in gentle and harsh, funny and serious ways.

Regardless, it all leads up to one or two powerful moments.

When Charlotte and Bob make friendly eye contact in the elevator. Shortly later, again, in the bar this is continued.
All this disconnection makes these simple moments extremely powerful. We are starving for connection, and when we get it, we want so badly for it to survive.

We feel their loneliness. We want a friend. For them, for us. We are rooting for this friendship, this connection, this person who we can honestly talk to, who we are able to be ourselves with.

Be well.
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