is interesting to watch Westerners interpret Eastern stories. It's even more interesting to watch oriental people interpret oriental stories under the guidance of westerners. It is a hurdle for Westerners to understand an oriental story, and it is another hurdle for an oriental person to interpret the story in English. Under the barrier of many levels, this movie is fantastic and ambiguous.
Through the gimmicks of geisha, it is easy to see that this film is about women's lives. Three women in one play. It is also an old woman who is old and fading, but "Gong Li" and "Michelle Yeoh" have completely different attitudes towards Sayuri. One is hatred born out of jealousy, and the other is love born out of sympathy. Sayuri is a mirror that reflects their youthful selves. In the face of irreparable youth, "Gong Li" chose to destroy, destroying Sayuri is to destroy her own youth; "Michelle Yeoh" chose to support and support Sayuri so that her youth can continue and her artistic life shines on Sayy. . The performance of the three actors is quite satisfactory. For the young Zhang Ziyi, she still exerted too much force when dealing with big productions; it may be that she has always been prejudiced against Gong Li. I think it is not a problem of her exerting too much force or not enough force, she simply has nowhere to focus. On the contrary, Michelle Yeoh is steady and steady, giving people a feeling of grace and luxury.
For a while, this movie was hyped, and it was nothing more than a word "trick" that stung everyone's sensitive nerves. They ignore the difference between "trick" and "prostitute", one sells the soul, the other sells the body; at the same time, they also ignore the similarities between "trick" and "prostitute", both are "selling out" themselves, and both are consumed by men , but the geisha who sells the arts but not the body is only for men's prostitution. Based on the special status of geisha, the protagonists are trying hard to get rid of the unbearable status of this doll throughout the film, and they tenaciously pursue their own freedom and love. Compared with other films about women's lives, because the women in this film are in a more humble and oppressed position, their struggles are also particularly interesting, and such women's lives are also particularly dramatic.
What is worth paying attention to in this film is the film technique and the form. Clever editing, beautiful photography, smooth narrative. So when I learned that this film won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, etc., I was a little excited for a while. However, the over-skilled technique conceals the content, and the over-skilled technique obliterates the surprise. The film is gorgeous, empty, and unintelligible. Like the English of the three Chinese actresses, the film seems blameless and feels wrong. This is the language barrier, and it is the cultural barrier hidden behind the language barrier. And cultural barriers cannot be overcome by human beings. Fortunately, music can transcend national borders and reach people's hearts. The only impression left by the whole film is the sad but not sad oriental charm that flows out of the music.
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