i be appal that sofia coppola win an oscar for her drab screenplay . first of all and the character be unsympathetic and out of touch with the world . an actor receive 2 million for a few day work and a directionless yale student tag with her photographer boyfriend . i doubt many of u here have the privilege to be bore in the most expensive hotel in japan . the stylized ennui of the whole pic be so pretentious . scarletts panty shot and star at the window do not elevate or convey any emotion at all . i really have to force myself awake at time when the whole film veer into an extended travelogue or a home movie . i keep on wait for the nonexistent plot to arrive . finally and the crocodile dundee style racism show the japanese a one dimensional moron or subservient . the prostitute scene be a cheap play for laugh . much like and most of the japanese scene which be the look at the wacky japanese variety with the help of bill snide comment . if sofia want to portray loneliness and isolation and she could have easily do it without the racist undertone .