Lost In Translation Scenery

     Sofia Coppola creates her brand by using international locations to create unique experiences. Many of the scenes seem to capture more natural life in a big city. This was largely due to the impromptu shooting of some of the scenes, especially as Scarlett Johansson walks through the city. The camera angle does very good point of view shots throughout the movie. This helps Coppola create a better sense of feeling.

    Part of expounding on Bob and Charlotte’s confusion in their new setting is by Bombarding the camera with Japanese characters and signs. In a book written on Orientalism by Homay King, “ the Chinatowns, Tokyos, and Shanghais depicted in these films are dumping grounds for dead letters, overdetermined icons, and mutterings that belong to no dialect in particular… These filmic worlds often contain curious objects or details of ornament that seem to lie outside of rational systems of knowledge in communication.” Coppola uses this as a way of making clear that Bob and Charlotte are confused by their surroundings.