Why ‘Lost in Translation’ Is My Favourite Movie Ever

Some people call it an age-gap romance. They’re wrong.

Photo by Ben Blennerhassett on Unsplash/not from the movie, but it is the Tokyo skyline.

It has a 7.7 rating on IMDb — and an even more flattering score on Rotten Tomatoes. It has won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe and an Oscar.

Yet anytime someone asks me what my favourite movie is, and I respond with Lost in Translation, the great…