![]() The movie is close to 2 1/2 hours long, but the story and scenery are so captivating, it seems so much quicker. I haven't read the book, but now wish I had. "Memoirs of a Geisha is a stunning movie. In my book everyone involved in this deserves a huge round of kudos, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys beautiful things, and incredibly realized films." It is not the over-wrought heart-rending sap that some may want it to be, but it is very true to the way most people behave, and especially in the reserved manner of the Japanese. The movie is awesome, and the time flew by for me. There are flashes of humor and some of the script is pure poetry (and as a poet you can believe me on that!) I could go on all day, but let me just say this. The story is involving, and very realistic in terms of human nature. That's the only reason I can offer for the bad reactions I have heard. So, maybe it's the reserved nature of Asian women, and the dualing of this nature with a sense of individuality and self-expression that people are interpreting as "not understanding the character"?Īll I can say is, the cinematography and settings are gorgeous, as are the actresses (and what a stellar cast!), the performances are great (maybe the bar has been lowered so much lately that the degree of skill brought to the screen here is more than some people can handle). It's early impossible to remember that these two actresses are not really the same person with the way their performances meshed. That's not to mention the flawless way she carried the postures and demeanor of the child star that played her young self through-out, giving a sense of consistency that I have almost never seen done this well. This complete giving over to the emotion of the character is nearly unsurpassed in anything I've seen in years, and I'm a huge cinemaphile. Just look at her physically shaking during her last scene with Ken Watanabe. ![]() Ziyi Zhang especially gave one of the best performances I have seen in years, at least. One comment I keep hearing is that the actresses did not perform well, and I cannot comprehend it. ![]() ![]() "I'm not sure we're all seeing the same movie here. ![]()
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