I watched "Memoirs of a Geisha" last Friday, based on the popular novel by "Arthur Golden" that revealed the life of a Geisha. In the years before World War II, a Japanese child, Chiyo (Suzaka Oghu) sold to an Okiya, a house for geisha., Chiyo/Sayuri ( Ziyi Zhang) is resigned to a life of hardship and abuse. Raised amongst geishas, including the bitter Hatsumomo ( Gong Li ) , Sayuri dreams of their educated and venerated lifestyle. When Mameha (Michelle Yoeh) comes looking for her, she begins her long training to become a geisha. With her unusual blue-grey eyes, Sayuri rises to power, commanding the attention of every man she meets, and enraging Hatsumomo further. Nevertheless, all the adoration in the land can't help satisfy Sayuri's love for the one person, The Chairman (Ken Watanabe), who was kind to her while she was a little girl.
Personally I think this is a stunning movie, beautiful cinematography, thoughtful, touching and emotional film. If you enjoy a good love story, then you'll enjoy Memoirs of a Geisha. :)
Comments
On January 20, 2006 09:20 PMlaura Said :
kalo bukunya udah baca blom? bagus ga yah?
Jenz Said :
udah, bukunya lebih bagus lagi... jauh lebih detil :)
Dinny Said :
gue baru kelar baca bukunya. bagus tuch, detil banget, sampe gue ngerti kehidupan di dalem okiya. Kalo filmnya mungkin ga sedetil itu ya jenz?? ga sempet euy liat pilemnya (nyari bajakan aja yach? boleh? ;)) )
Jenz Said :
pilemnya sih ngga detil2 amat... tapi tetep indah kok menurut gw :)
jennifer Said :
hallo...salam kenal....kebetulan lagi browsing laura's blog...and ada link ke sini :)
menurut gue sih bukunya jauh lebih bagus dan detail banget compared to the movie....emang sih...cinematografinya bagus bgt....but dari segi pandang ceritanya sih menurut gue kurang....the movie is indeed beautiful but it's empty, ga berkesan. yah ini menurut pendapat gue and beberapa temen after watched this movie.
wawabear Said :
hallo lagi :)
hm, ceritanya lumayan, tapi sayang, inggris nya ga jelas..jadi ada beberapa dialog yg gw ga ngerti..too bad!
