Sophia Copola is self indulgent and humorless. The only parts of Lost in Translation that are supposed to by funny are the parts where they make fun of Japanese people or blonde women. The fact of the matter is that this movie was made so that people who think they like art films will feel smart. If you are going to make a movie about a relationship, as this one was supposed to be about the relationship between Bill Murray and Scarlette Johansen, you should include at least some development of that relationship. The two characters exchange about 5 words, and then the movie shifts into a series of montages. Montages are cheesy and not to be over-used. If your viewers are watching a movie and say "hey look, a montage" then you screwed up. I hope Sophia Copola never makes another movie and I hope she apologizes to her father for taking his last name.