Theory: Spike Jonze made "Her" in response to LIT and divorce from Sofia

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Theory: Spike Jonze made "Her" in response to LIT and divorce from Sofia

#1 Post by Suntory » Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:42 pm

I was searching (google) for something related to LiT and some search results came up on reddit.
There are a bunch of LiT discussions on there including one which mentions this film and a separate post which links to this video
comparing the two side by side:

Lost in Translation // Her: An Unloved Story
https://vimeo.com/123658390

I'm gobsmacked! I was never interested in seeing that movie but now I think I am!

From what I have read, the John / Charlotte relationship was to some degree a reflection of Spike and Charlotte and that Spike made
Her in response and in reflection about his breakup and divorce from Sofia.
For example:

http://whatculture.com/film/10-ways-los ... -connected

https://offtherecordontheqt.wordpress.c ... ame-story/

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Re: Theory: Spike Jonze made "Her" in response to LIT and divorce from Sofia

#2 Post by Too Young » Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:10 am

I have heard that theory.
They are both great movies and would make a good double-header.

I have also heard the Lost in Translation characters are based on the following people:

Charlotte = Sofia Coppola
John = Spike Jones
Kelly = Cameron Diaz, Kelly mentions the bay of pigs and Diazs' father is half Cuban. Rumours Spike had an affair with her.
Bob = Heard this might be Harrison Ford, as he actually made some commercials in Japan too in the 90s/00s and also went through a divorce around the early 2000s.

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