two hours go by, you wait for the plot to begin, the film ends.
it gets rave reviews and people rate it in their top 5 best ever films.
sorry, did i miss something?

1)When something is translated into another language, and sometimes translated back into the original language, and because of differences of the languages some of the original meaning is lost.

2)Whenever someone re-does something in a new medium (for instance, a movie based on a book) and, due to differances between the mediums, some details and the original meaning is not present.

3)A movie that came out in 2003.

An amazing film written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray.

It's about two people who are visiting Japan and who feel lost in life. Their chance meeting leads to a touching and intimate friendship and the film follows their attemts to find themselves in a strangely familiar and beautiful yet alien and bewildering environment.

The film is shot beautifully and the music combines with amazing shots of Tokyo to produce an incredibly moving film.

(N.) To become a different message than the original through the changes of another language during translation.

Original English Text:
My name is Lars, I live on the second floor..

Translated to French:
Mon nom est Lars, j'habitent au deuxième étage.

Translated back to English:
My name is Lars, I live on the second floor.

Translated to German:
Mein Name ist, ich leben im zweiten Stock Lars.

Translated back to English:
My name is, I lives in the second stick Lars.

Translated to Italian:
Il mio nome è, vite di I nel secondo bastone Lars.

Translated back to English:
My name is, screw of in according to stick Lars.


Translated to Portuguese:
Meu nome é, parafuso de dentro de acordo com a vara pseudo.

Translated back to English:
My name is, screw of inside in accordance with the Lars pole.

Translated to Spanish:
Mi nombre está, tornillo del interior de acuerdo con el pseudo poste.

Translated back to English:
My name is, screw of the interior in agreement with the Lars post.


Original English Text was:
My name is Lars, I live on the second floor..



Oh yea it's also a bad movie that came out in 2003

It means when you find and/or get yourself in a situation and/or predicament. You have no idea how to rectify it.

An incredibly written and directed movie with brilliant acting that, unfortunately, some Philistines can't appreciate.

A movie staring Bill Murray that wanna be bohemian's adopt as inspirational/moving/deep (pick any exagerated state of greatness).
The best part of the movie is where a Japanese "escort" asks the character played by Bill to "lip my stalkings" in a very strong engrish accent.

'Lost in translation', after the meaning has, indeed, been lost in translation.