THE STORY VAULT BLOG
I uploaded a spec script (not mine) to Mistral and we ended up in a debate. Mistral mentioned "Lost In Translation" to illustrate its point. Later, I began to think about "Lost In Translation" and about Bill Murray.
Murray has made some great comedies like Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, and Groundhog Day, but when I think of Bill Murray I think of Lost In Translation. There are movies that when you recall them you remember a great scene or an event or outstanding dialogue, but with the really great films and performances you remember the emotion.
When I recall Lost In Translation it's an emotional experience. The story of Bob (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlet Johansson), their circumstances, their situation spark an emotional reaction. I don't recall any of the lines from that movie - and undoubtedly there are many great lines. But I recall the way I felt when I watched that movie.
I hope one day I can write a movie that stays with people that way.