This time because I'm just purely bored I've decided to write a review on Memoirs of a Geisha and part of the reason also was that there are a lot of people discussing it and having some problems with the Chinese casts. I think so too though. Don't get me wrong I thought the movie is actually splendid but I thought they could've been more geographically correct by casting some unknown Jap actors than using an already known ones. So the story rite? The story begins at a fishing village where little Chiyo and her sister Satsu were taken and brought to the city of Gion. When they arrive at Gion Chiyo and her sister were separated. The story tells of Chiyo's journey to become Sayuri the most celebrated Geisha in Gion.
Comment: The movie critics have been saying that it is one of the most highly acclaimed films been made. But obviously some viewers think otherwise. When I saw this movie I am most preplexed by the cinematography, as one viewer commented it was "gorgeous". I'm still a bit concerned by the choosing of the cast (if you know what I mean, we've been talking about it everytime we discuss this movie). As Marina has said it would do them good if only they have introduced new unknown Jap actors instead of using the "already existing" ones... But all in all I think I would love to see it on the big screen for the first and (if I REALLY REALLY want to) second time, but other than that I think I'm just going to stop watching and just read the damn novel. And... FYI I already read the novel and as many knows I boast about it a lot of the times when the movie was about to be released. A little disappointed, yes, but otherwise it's an ok movie and just watch out for the highly accentuated English though, they can be a bit of a hassle. And for the most part the Chinese actors don't even look Jap enough. OK I know I'm being completely biased against this but obviously I have turned 180 degrees from my previous exclamation of the movie... but that's just after I was left to ponder on the movie a little bit more... and for the most parts the images or scenes don't really stick in my mind too well... you know... like any great movies some scenes actually stick in your mind for the rest of your lives but this one didn't so... yeah... that's all from me...
To watch it or not to watch it? That is the question. I believe that it is completely up to you. I'm a fan of Arthur Golden's original book so I've been dreading to watch it since it came out. But on the other hand if you just want to watch it, go and watch it, it's not entirely THAT bad... there are some even worse movies than this and I have to say this is one of those pretty great ones...
Okies then~ that's all for this one~ coming up are more movie reviews ^--^
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