The story begins like this:
Chiyo (played by Zhang Ziyi) and a pair of distinctive blue eyes. At the age of nine, she and her sister Zuo Jin were resold to Gion. Here, Chiyo sees Ms. Chutao (Gong Li) of the pillar of Nitta Ikea, and what amazes her is not the gorgeous kimono on Chutao or the lacquered clogs on Chutao’s feet, but the piece that seems to be made of white clouds. , The general face was penetrated by the sun. Chiyo stayed in the home ownership and had the opportunity to become a geisha apprentice. Her sister did not have such good luck.
Chu Tao is the economic pillar of home ownership. Mom is responsible for routine affairs. The grandmother chooses suitable geisha apprentices and is in charge of finances. Chiyo discovers that Hatsutomo has a boyfriend. Because when interacting with men of low status, geishas cannot get income from them, but they have to pay. Secondly, the guests will feel that they are devalued and will not patronize. Therefore, Chu Tao's boyfriend is secret.
Chutao showed great disgust towards Qiandai. One day, Chu Tao had a private meeting with her boyfriend and brought back a kimono. This gorgeous kimono belongs to Geisha Minho (played by Michelle Yeoh). In the geisha world, Chutao and Minho are a pair of top masters evenly matched. Chutao calls Minho the "Miss Perfect" and hates this exquisite opponent very much. Hatsutomo induces Chiyo to destroy the kimono of the ears. As a result, Chiyo met his later benefactor and "sister"-Minho.
Chiyo finds his sister Zuo Jin who has become a prostitute. Because of Chutao, she and her sister attempted to escape and turned from an apprentice geisha to a servant. Because of Chiyo, Hatsudo also lost her boyfriend.
12-year-old Chiyo was ridiculed by the geishas, crying on the side of the road, she met the most important man in her life. Chiyo decided to become a geisha and attracted his attention.
When a girl gets the chance to go on stage as a trainee, she needs to establish a certain relationship with a geisha. Any geisha with more seniority can be the "sister" of a younger girl. When two women become sisters through a ceremony similar to a wedding, they will treat each other as a member of the family. The "sister" will teach young girls to take care of others and sell them to good guests. Similarly, young All the expenses of the girl must be provided by the "sister". Minho took a fancy to Chiyo and succeeded in becoming her sister, and Chutao also picked up a poorly qualified pumpkin as her sister.
Chiyo learns singing, musical instruments, dance, tea ceremony, flower arrangement and other skills. She learned from Mina that to be a free geisha requires her own danna (provider).
Chiyo changed her name to Sayuri and took the stage. Chu Tao began to express her terrible jealousy. The wise Shisui arranged two major events for Sayuri: one was the first night when Sayuri was sold at an unprecedentedly high price, and the other was to find a general to be Sayuri's Danna. This decision made Sayuri and Buying House safe and sound during World War II.
At the age of 18, Sayuri completely defeated Chu Tao and became the heir to the Geisha Hall. She paid a heavy price for this.
The war wiped out the prosperity of Gion. The general was unable to support Sayuri. She met her idol when she was a girl again and lived with him as she wished.
At first, the gloomy opening of the film reminded me of "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and the long causeway that seemed to be familiar. Then, some fragments of "Jane Eyre" also jumped out of memory. Halfway through the screening of the film, I have already confirmed that this is a movie-watching experience that awakens the memories of the old film---When Sayuri first entered the house, what she saw was the experience of "Hanging the Red Lantern" in which the house was changed for the house; In the film, when Michelle Yeoh played Sesui secretly teaches Sayuri, she said that there are people who can succeed everywhere. Sayuri, played by Zhang Ziyi, answered quite intelligently: just like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Unfortunately, someone laughed. Obviously, the popularity of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is very high; when Gong Li set fire to the house, his crazy eyes overlapped the scene of "Judou". After that, the dyed cloth shelf by the river once again confirmed this association... ..
Although there are many refreshing clues, I still imagined the fast forward indicator at the bottom of the screen at one hour and twenty minutes. In fact, the audience also showed obvious bipolar reactions. Most of those who are quite interested come from Europe and the United States, while a small number of Asians have little interest. This situation has already happened when the film started, and even the original novel, Eurasian readers have considerable controversy. The original author Arthur’s "Memoirs of a Geisha" is very popular in Europe and America, but the prototype of the novel Mineko Iwasaki believes that the novel is completely fictitious. Not only did she demand a public apology and compensation, she also wrote a "Memoirs of a Real Geisha" by herself to fight back. In the end, Spielberg voted based on Arthur's "Memoirs of a Geisha".
At the end of the film, I was already sitting impatiently. I have gradually lost interest in commenting on movies. There is a dialogue in the original book, which does not enter the film. At that time, Shisui discovered the distinctive Sayuri. She said: "It's not for you to wait patiently. I can see that you hit a lot of water. Water never waits. It changes shape and flow according to the situation, and always finds secret paths that others can't think of-such as A small hole at the bottom of a roof or box. There is no doubt that water is the most fickle among the five elements. Water can wash away soil, extinguish fires, corrode and wash away gold. Wood and water are naturally complementary, but even wood cannot leave. The water survives. However, you haven't used these powers in your life yet, have you?"
"Well, actually, ma'am, it was the current that made me want to escape from the roof."
"I'm sure you are a smart one. Girl, but I don’t think that’s your smartest moment. We can’t choose where we’re going to be hit by a lot of water. All we can do is let our fate and go with the flow.”
“I think I’m like a dam blocked. The river, and that dam is Chutao."
"Yes, it is probably true." She looked at me calmly and said, "But the river water can sometimes wash away the dam."
Shooting Eastern stories in the West is like Sayuri being a geisha. , That dam comes from different cultural accumulations. Just like when we wrote the story of Notre Dame de Paris, it would have a little bit of love. Or, one day the river can really wash away the dam. But, not yet.
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