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* AcademyAward: Won for Best Original Screenplay. Somehow, Murray lost Best Actor to Sean Penn in ''MysticRiver''.
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* AcademyAward: Won for Best Original Screenplay. Somehow, [[AwardSnub Somehow]], Murray lost Best Actor to Sean Penn in ''MysticRiver''.
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** Reportedly, someone on a cruise ship asked Murray what he said. As Murray started to reply, the ship's horn happened to blow, so he immediately went with it, acting like he was revealing the secret while no one could hear him.
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* TheChanteuse
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** The chanteuse in the hotel bar was not an actress, but the actual singer performing in the hotel bar. Coppola heard her perform "Scarborough Fair" and wrote her into the movie.
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** The chanteuse TheChanteuse in the hotel bar was not an actress, but the actual singer performing in the hotel bar. Coppola heard her perform "Scarborough Fair" and wrote her into the movie.
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** Not to mention the direction given to Bob.
-->'''The Director:''' ''(in Japanese, to his interpreter)'' The translation is very important, okay? The translation.
-->'''Interpreter:''' ''(in Japanese)'' Yes, of course. I understand.
-->'''The Director:''' ''(In Japanese, to Bob)'' Mr. Bob. You are sitting quietly in your study. And then there is a bottle of Suntory whisky on top of the table. You understand, right? With wholehearted feeling, slowly, look at the camera, tenderly, and as if you are meeting old friends, say the words. As if you are Bogie in Casablanca, saying, "Here's looking at you, kid,"—Suntory time!
-->'''The Interpreter:''' ''(In English, to Bob)'' He wants you to turn, look into camera, okay?
-->'''The Director:''' ''(in Japanese, to his interpreter)'' The translation is very important, okay? The translation.
-->'''Interpreter:''' ''(in Japanese)'' Yes, of course. I understand.
-->'''The Director:''' ''(In Japanese, to Bob)'' Mr. Bob. You are sitting quietly in your study. And then there is a bottle of Suntory whisky on top of the table. You understand, right? With wholehearted feeling, slowly, look at the camera, tenderly, and as if you are meeting old friends, say the words. As if you are Bogie in Casablanca, saying, "Here's looking at you, kid,"—Suntory time!
-->'''The Interpreter:''' ''(In English, to Bob)'' He wants you to turn, look into camera, okay?
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* TheJesusAndMaryChain: "Just like honey...."
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** Someone used audio enhancement to find out what Bill Murray actually said, and posted it on YouTube. But this is a case of CompletelyMissingThePoint, as the audience wasn't supposed to know what Bob said to Charlotte, so Coppola didn't write any dialogue for that moment and instead just told Murray to ad-lib something so they could get the shot of Bob whispering to Charlotte.
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* NextThingTheyKnew: With Bob and the lounge singer.]
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* NextThingTheyKnew: With Bob and the lounge singer.]
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* ThrowItIn: A few of the lines between Bob and Charlotte, as well as the last scene, were ad-libbed.
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* ThrowItIn: A few of the lines between Bob and Charlotte, as well as the last scene, were ad-libbed. ad-libbed.
** The chanteuse in the hotel bar was not an actress, but the actual singer performing in the hotel bar. Coppola heard her perform "Scarborough Fair" and wrote her into the movie.
** The chanteuse in the hotel bar was not an actress, but the actual singer performing in the hotel bar. Coppola heard her perform "Scarborough Fair" and wrote her into the movie.
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* AcademyAward: Won for Best Original Screenplay. Somehow, Murray lost Best Actor to Sean Penn in ''MysticRiver''.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The final scene, [[spoiler:when Bob catches up with Charlotte in the crowd, they hug and he whispers something in her ear.]]
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The songs that Charlotte and Bob sing during the KaraokeBox scene fit the bittersweet, reflective mood of the film perfectly.
** And the score, by My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields. And the use of the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey" in the ending sequence.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The songs that Charlotte and Bob sing during the KaraokeBox scene fit the bittersweet, reflective mood of the film perfectly.
** And the score, by My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields. And the use of the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey" in the ending sequence.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Bob evidently is more popular in Japan than in America.
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* RiddleForTheAges: [[spoiler: What did Bob whisper in Charlotte's ear at the end?]]
** [[spoiler:The line has been revealed thanks to some digital audio wizardry. The doctored scene has been removed from YouTube, but with some Googling you can find out what he said, if you really want to know.]]
** Keep in mind, though, that Sofia Coppola did not script that bit of dialogue, since it wasn't intended to be heard by the audience. Bill Murray could have ad-libbed anything and it wouldn't have made a difference, since ''even he'' didn't know what Bob told Charlotte.
** [[spoiler:The line has been revealed thanks to some digital audio wizardry. The doctored scene has been removed from YouTube, but with some Googling you can find out what he said, if you really want to know.]]
** Keep in mind, though, that Sofia Coppola did not script that bit of dialogue, since it wasn't intended to be heard by the audience. Bill Murray could have ad-libbed anything and it wouldn't have made a difference, since ''even he'' didn't know what Bob told Charlotte.
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* RiddleForTheAges: [[spoiler: What did Bob whisper in Charlotte's ear at the end?]]
** [[spoiler:The line has been revealed thanks to some digital audio wizardry. The doctored scene has been removed from YouTube, but with some Googling you can find out what he said, if you really want to know.]]
** Keep in mind, though, that Sofia Coppola did not script that bit of dialogue, since it wasn't intended to be heard by the audience. Bill Murray could have ad-libbed anything and it wouldn't have made a difference, since ''even he'' didn't know what Bob told Charlotte.end?
** [[spoiler:The line has been revealed thanks to some digital audio wizardry. The doctored scene has been removed from YouTube, but with some Googling you can find out what he said, if you really want to know.]]
** Keep in mind, though, that Sofia Coppola did not script that bit of dialogue, since it wasn't intended to be heard by the audience. Bill Murray could have ad-libbed anything and it wouldn't have made a difference, since ''even he'' didn't know what Bob told Charlotte.
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* PlotHole: The movie tries to convince you that Bob is faithful and will not cheat with Charlotte. and then has him have sex with a random woman. Director fail. No wonder this movie is only liked by elitists.
** Wouldn't this actually be CharacterDerailment instead of a PlotHole. Better term I think
** Wouldn't this actually be CharacterDerailment instead of a PlotHole. Better term I think
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* PlotHole: The movie tries to convince you that Bob is faithful and will not cheat with Charlotte. and then has him have sex with a random woman. Director fail. No wonder this movie is only liked by elitists.
* Wouldn't this actually be CharacterDerailment instead of a PlotHole. Better term I think
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* PlotHole: The movie tries to convince you that Bob is faithful and will not cheat with Charlotte. and then has him have sex with a random woman. Director fail. No wonder this movie is only liked by elitists.
*elitists.
** Wouldn't this actually be CharacterDerailment instead of a PlotHole. Better term I think
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** Wouldn't this actually be CharacterDerailment instead of a PlotHole. Better term I think
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I just think that plot hole is such a bad thing while the person\'s example for why it was a plot hole didn\'t fit the definition.
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* Wouldn't this actually be CharacterDerailment instead of a PlotHole. Better term I think
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* NextThingTheyKnew: With Bob and the lounge singer.]
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* PlotHole: The movie tries to convince you that Bob is faithful and will not cheat with Charlotte. and then has him have sex with a random woman. Director fail. No wonder this movie is only liked by elitists.
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-->''I can't tell you how many people have told me that just don't get "Lost in Translation." They want to know what it's about. They complain "nothing happens." They've been trained by movies that tell them where to look and what to feel, in stories that have a beginning, a middle and an end. "Lost in Translation" offers an experience in the exercise of empathy.''
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-->''I can't tell you how many people have told me that they just don't get "Lost in Translation." They want to know what it's about. They complain "nothing happens." They've been trained by movies that tell them where to look and what to feel, in stories that have a beginning, a middle and an end. "Lost in Translation" offers an experience in the exercise of empathy.''
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* PantyShot: Charlotte as seen in the very first shot of the film lying on the bed before the title of the movie fades in.
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''Lost In Translation'' is the second film directed by Sofia Coppola after ''TheVirginSuicides''. It stars BillMurray and ScarlettJohansson, with Giovanni Ribisi and Anna Faris in notable supporting roles.
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''Lost In Translation'' is the second film directed by Sofia Coppola SofiaCoppola after ''TheVirginSuicides''. It stars BillMurray and ScarlettJohansson, with Giovanni Ribisi GiovanniRibisi and Anna Faris AnnaFaris in notable supporting roles.
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Movie only happens to be set in Tokyo, doesn\'t properly fit trope.
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* TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse: A non-Japanese take on this trope.
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* NextThingTheyKnew: With Bob and the lounge singer.
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** I interpreted their situation as Bob being a ParentalSubstitute.
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* LostInTranslation: The acting instructions Bob gets from the commercial director lose most of their meaning when translated by the interpreter.
** {{Lampshade}}d by Bob, who asks: "Is that all he said? It sounded like he said quite a bit more!"
** Hey, [[CaptainObvious that's also the title of the movie!]]
** {{Lampshade}}d by Bob, who asks: "Is that all he said? It sounded like he said quite a bit more!"
** Hey, [[CaptainObvious that's also the title of the movie!]]
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* LostInTranslation: Being the inspiration for the film's title, this shows up a lot.
** The acting instructions Bob gets from the commercial director lose most of their meaning when translated by theinterpreter.
**interpreter. This is {{Lampshade}}d by Bob, who asks: "Is that all he said? It sounded like he said quite a bit more!"
** Hey, [[CaptainObvious that's also the title of the movie!]]more!"
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** Hey, [[CaptainObvious that's also the title of the movie!]]
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* JapaneseLanguage: Plenty of it, obviously, none of it subtitled. Unless the audience understands Japanese, they are as clueless as the characters about what the locals try to tell them. [[DontExplainTheJoke That is the point.]]
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* JapaneseLanguage: Plenty of it, obviously, none of it subtitled. Unless the audience understands Japanese, they are as clueless as the characters about what the locals try to tell them. [[DontExplainTheJoke That is them, which fits with both the point.]]title and the theme of the film.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Bob evidently is more popular in Japan than in America.
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* ActorAllusion: While channel-surfing, Bob chances upon a Saturday Night Live re-run that features a younger Bill Murray.
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* ActorAllusion: While channel-surfing, Bob chances upon a Saturday Night Live ''SaturdayNightLive'' re-run that features a younger Bill Murray.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Bob Harris. Well, he ''is'' played by Bill Murray.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Bob Harris. Well, he ''is'' played by Bill Murray.BillMurray.
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* {{Japandering}}: the The basis for Bob being in Japan.
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** Keep in mind, though, that Sofia Coppola did not script that bit of dialogue, since it wasn't intended to be heard by the audience. Bill Murray could have ad-libbed anything and it wouldn't have made a difference, since ''even he'' didn't know what Bob was supposed to tell told Charlotte.
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** Keep in mind, though, that Sofia Coppola did not script that bit of dialogue, since it wasn't intended to be heard by the audience. Bill Murray could have ad-libbed anything and it wouldn't have made a difference, since ''even he'' didn't know what Bob was supposed to tell Charlotte.
