Both Chinese and Japanese cultures contain a unique beauty of forbearance, restraint and restraint. And it is this kind of beauty that touches our hearts the most every time. Although it is not as direct and flamboyant as in Western culture, it can erupt from the bottom of our hearts the most.
At the beginning of the plot, Hatsuma fell in love with a man who had nothing, because of the special period, Hatsomo's special status as a geisha, because of luck's worthlessness and weakness, the two could only choose to have an affair, and in the end Hatsomo also ended up in a very desolate way. However, the more paranoid and irritable Hatsomomo's actions, the more intensely she can show her love and happiness. Such a proud and coquettish No. 1 geisha was willing to sacrifice everything for such a man.
And Sayuri, who witnessed all this with her own eyes, also stepped into the back layer of Hatsumamo, and the man "Chairman" who fell in love did not dare to say it, and every time the words came to her mouth, she finally swallowed them. And the "chairman" is indeed sorry for this feeling. At first, he dedicated Sayuri to his benefactor Shen Jiang, and then to the Americans in order to save the factory. During the period, the "chairman" will definitely feel the love in Sayuri's heart, but it is not expressed to her until the end of the plot. During the period, Sayuri was always restrained and restrained, and only broke out in a few places in the play, once dancing, once burning the silk scarf given by the "chairman", and once being seen by the "chairman" with American ML.
Shen Jiang and the "Chairman" both kept their feelings in their hearts. Shen Jiang was able to break out this emotion in front of Sayuri after seeing Sayuri whispering with the Americans, while the "Chairman" had a relationship with the Americans when he met Sayuri. And show it.
This drama is beautiful everywhere, and the casting is also very good. Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi have all interpreted the characters very well, but I always feel that Sayuri's emotion from that cup of shaved ice is a bit too abrupt. This drama also reminds me of two other films, one is "The Wedding Banquet" and the other is "The Lover".
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