What's funny is Scarlett plays a huge part on both of these movies, which I love.

they shared scarlett in the divorce

Both directors of Her and Lost in Translation were actually married for a while too

These two films have been swimming around in my head for awhile. I'm watching this after watching lost in translation at 4am. Thanks for putting this together.

9:29 "Masses who live alone together" and that shot of everyone talking or listening to their earbuds really freaked me out. I live on a college campus and I'm telling you not a single person outside is without airpods. It looks exactly like that shot. We might not have ai like Samantha just yet, but Her's near future is here.

The fact that i literally first watched HER and then LOST IN TRANSLATION in queue

Her is one of my favourite films. I watched it at a time where i was struggling to find media that interested me and it blew me away. Its so simple, but its so emotionally complex. Thats what i love to see in cinema. An old familiar story, reframed with a fresh perspective and new adversities.

Its similar for lost in translation. I love the simplicity. The slower pace, to match the relationship. Isolated but together. Lonely and not alone. Heartbreak. These are tales as old as time, but told through much more current or even futuristic lenses. Making you the viewer rethink. Thats what art should do. Shake up your perspective while making you look at yourself+the world around you.

Just watched Lost in Translation today and immediately needed to watch an analysis of it, especially as Her is my favourite film of all time. Love the language in your analysis, thank you!  It's such a beautiful thing to have two individuals who have a shared negative experience make one film each, channelling their emotions and perspectives into cinematic  masterpieces for us to marvel at.

“...and to appreciate moments, large and small, before their gone in the blink of a lifetime.”  Powerful 😌

LiT is an enjoyable movie, but I randomly watched Her right after a breakup and it hit me like a ton of bricks

I happened to watch Her and Lost in Translation one after the other and thanks to your review i now have an explanation for all the similarities between the two melancholic stories.

Thank you!

Just watched Lost in Translation for the first time about a week ago (saw Her in theaters). Immediately thought about Her while watching it. Glad I'm not the only one.

Tbh was just looking for some dirty gossipy video explaining the reason their marriage fell apart so this kinda caught me off guard and is waaay more than I deserved -- effing beautiful essay!

What a beautiful analysis. I need to rewatch both.

It’s so crazy that both of the movies directors were married to each other…

Omg these two films have always been my favourite films ever and I just found out that both the directors use to be married and it’s added a even more meaningful  layer to it all

I just got broken up because I didn’t try hard enough until it was too late. I love these films. This video made me ball my eyes out. Thank you.

This is a remarkable tribute to two superb films.  Both are very moving.  Lost In Translation has become one of my most beloved films ever and Her is a touching film.  I didn't realize the connection between the two directors though and you've connected something that I'd sensed, but not realized.  I knew there was a resonance, beyond the obvious ones of having Scarlett Johansson in both films and both dealing with loneliness and alienation.  Thank you so much!

10:05 I like the meta-ness of that

9:10 this is a bad shot to put here. This shot is supposed to represent Bob's sense of exhilaration, victory; NOT loneliness