Lighting In Lost In Translation

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Often people wonder what their purpose is. Some figure it out early on in life and others do later it later (talk about midlife crisis). Those who don’t know their purpose are usually lonely although people they love surround them. These people may not be physically lonely but mentally they are. In the film “Lost In Translation” directed by Sofia Coppola, Bill Murray plays a character named Bob who is a not-quite-senior man and is mentally lonely and trying to figure out his purpose, he goes to Japan for work but hopes to figure out what the missing piece in his life is. Charlotte is a young woman who just finished college with a degree in philosophy, like Bill she is too doesn’t know her purpose and is mentally lonely. She goes to Japan with her husband because she has nothing to do and hopes to figure out her missing piece as well. Sofia Coppola uses lighting, and blocking to show Bill and Charlotte as lonely and trying to figure out their purpose. Lighting helps show their loneliness because in the beginning of the film it’s all dark and almost sad giving the viewer the impression that Bill and Charlotte are “depressed”. The placement and movement of …show more content…
They are lost lonely and missing a piece of themselves which is causing them to not be as happy as they could be. They don’t know what their purpose is and are trying to figure it out. They are surrounded by millions of people and have many loved ones but mentally they feel lonely and like they can only count on themselves. The director Sofia Coppola uses lighting and positioning of the characters to show their struggles. In the end of the film Charlotte and Bill help each other with their issues and eventually the lighting and positioning of Bill and Charlotte change to be lighter and so that they don’t keep to themselves. They find their missing piece through advice from one another and their experience in