kiss at the end
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Lost in Translation
fejsbukmejl1 — 10 years ago(March 29, 2016 04:17 PM)
''The kiss between Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson at the end of the movie was not in the script, but was an "in the moment" ad-lib between the performers. ''
Damn, i just watched movie again and i thought i would be much better without that kiss at the end and then i saw this, it makes me a little bit mad. do you guys agree? btw, pretty good movie, 8/10. maybe if there wasn't that kiss, it would be 9/10.. -
TxMike — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 06:52 AM)
Don't know why it would make you mad. Imagine yourself with a actress spending several weeks together, someone you had not worked with before, getting to know each other so well, in real life when you spend that much time with someone wouldn't it be natural to hug and kiss when it was over? Seems to me like a nice touch that they did it as an unplanned act. Makes it more real.
.... TxMike ....
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes not. With Scarlett Johannson I could never be alone. -
DoctorShemp — 9 years ago(April 23, 2016 07:46 PM)
NO WAY. The kiss is 100% utterly essential. It almost bothers me that it WASNT in the original script. You cant have all those scenes of sexual tension between them and not release it at the end. The entire movie was leading up to that moment. They didnt need to "hook up" or anything, but they needed to have one moment where their ubspoken feelings are at least acknowledged. It would have been an awful shame if they had only shared those two awkward cheek kisses. The kiss at the end resolved the awkwardness in the elevator, Bob was giving her the proper goodbye she wanted (both times in the elevator she was trying to go for lip)
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bhang-812-928667 — 9 years ago(April 25, 2016 09:42 AM)
The kiss at the end resolved the awkwardness in the elevator, []
Yes, but it also resolved the awkwardness of another moment which was apparent the next morning where the photos were taken of him and the hotel staff in the hotel (and after his failed message on the phone). Anyway, it was another missed opportunity to say "good bye" properly (remember?, him saying, "Aren't you gonna wish me a 'Good Fright'?").
It's the moment where one realizes that that was a very bad "good bye" moment and you wish that you had a second chance, afterwards. Lucky for them they got that final chance when Bob notices Charlotte in the streets, gets out of the car and follows her and, this time, they finally nail it -
philoj — 9 years ago(April 30, 2016 10:23 PM)
The kiss was just perfect. To quote LA Story:
A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true.
They each knew they could never have a relationship, and they each knew they wished there were some way they could. The kiss was a promise, a goodbye, and a wish.
That it was ad-libbed to me makes it even greater, because a part of me always wonders how much of what we saw was acting, and the parting kiss makes it a bit more personal, and more real.
Philo's Law: To learn from your mistakes, you have to realize you're making mistakes. -
theater_dreamer — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 06:33 PM)
It turns out that much of the entire last scene was ad-libbed, from the kiss, to the moment when Bob whispered in Charlotte's ear. I credit Bill and Scarlett for letting the inertia of the film create a wholly convincing, and deeply satisfying denouement. And I give Sofia a
lot
of credit for not only seeing just how powerful their spontaneity played out, but for leaving their improvisation in the film. It shows a real lack of ego on her part.
Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions-Dag Hammarskjold -
RobbieCalifornia — 9 years ago(September 27, 2016 12:34 PM)
"I have to be leaving but I won't let that come between us, OK?"
That's what Bill Murray actually whispered to Scarlett Johannson at the end if the film. It wasn't in the script. Probably doesn't mean anything but it sounds just right to me. -
lilbrucems44 — 9 years ago(November 30, 2016 09:18 PM)
That wonderful kiss at the end was a logical conclusion of that magical week in Japan between an unfulfilled woman dealing with an immature husband and a world-weary man/star dealing with long-hibernating feelings of romantic fulfillment. I only wish that last whispered message had told Charlotte how to contact Bob once they had both returned to the states if she ever felt the need to renew the magic of their "friendship."
This entire movie was a tribute to the possibilities of deeper relationships between strangers to which we are ALL susceptible.