March 31, 2006

Geisha was Good

Rick wrote this in the early evening:

Obviously made to fetch Hollywood’s golden bald boy, the lush Memoirs of a Geisha doesn’t fail to impress visually nor sonically with the sombre John Williams soundtrack featuring cellist, Yo Yo Ma. I was very impressed with the performance of both the young Chiru, Suzuka Ohgo, and the beautiful geisha, renamed Sayuri, Ziyi Zhang in this epic period piece. I’m not sure how accurate the portrayal of life in the geisha district of Kyoto really was as seen through the lens of American director, Rob Marshall, but I will give him, his crew and the host of Chinese, American and other non-Japanese actors credit for putting together a movie that made me, at least, feel I was plunked in the middle of the mysterious, secret culture. Also impressive was the sudden change of ‘feel’ of the city immediately following Japan’s losing WWII, Americanized, of course.

Although it misses the mark to become a romantic mainstay, I’d recommend Memoirs of a Geisha as one of those movies made for one of those nights after one of those all-day rains when you’re already feeling a little gloomy.

Rick

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