Ten years apart, Sofia Coppola's and Spike Jonze's masterpieces both reflect on their relationship and the loneliness of modern life.
If we take a look at the plots of Lost in Translation and Her, two of the most celebrated movies in recent past, they may well seem to be telling the same story, just years apart. Even though there are ten years between their coming out — the first in 2003, the latter in 2013, it's difficult to find two movies that complete themselves like Sofia Coppola's and Spike Jonze's while still being able to individually cast honest looks on the same subject: loneliness.
Ten years later, Her comes out. In a not-so-distant future, Theodore is a thirty-something who still reminisces on Catherine , whom he thinks was the love of his life. He finds solace for his broken empty heart on Samantha , a virtual assistant that works to fulfill the owner's every need. Yes, even broken empty hearts.
What's interesting to see in both movies is how they deal with loneliness in the aftermath of a meaningful relationship and how we constantly look for ourselves in other people.
The conclusion Coppola and Jonze each get to is diametrically opposed from one another, but both hopeful. Coppola, ever the dreamer, establishes a connection between two very different characters, in two very different moments in life. Still, everyone wants to be found, and it does happen, not even the neon haze of Tokyo dawn should stand in the way — after all, love may happen even in the most foreign of places.
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