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Movie Review – Lost in Translation

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                                                       Lost in Translation (2003) Written & Directed by Sofia Coppola There’s time in life where you become vulnerable to ennui, the sense of listlessness. From when you are a child to an adult, you will periodically reach points where you question what you are doing and where you are going in life. What compounds that ease would be to feel disconnected from your surroundings, unable to communicate how you feel with others. In this time of social distancing and mandatory isolation, these feelings can be heightened. We don’t know what next year will be much less the next day. Sofia Coppola crafted a story of two people in this state, trying to make sense of life and find a direction. Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is an aging American actor whose career is dwindling. His current gig is shooting a series of commercials for a Japanese whiskey company. Charlotte (Scarlett Johanssen) is a young wife whose husband (Giovanni Ribisi) is on assignme