However, judging from the story, the first half of the story is rubbish, and the "flip" at the back is creepy: how an old man manipulated a little girl to become his plaything-although there were twists and turns, but in the end he still done. In fact, it is not difficult to complicate the relationship between the characters. For example, if Michelle Yeoh actually secretly loves the chairman, and Michelle Yeoh arranges her rival in love for her duty as a geisha, the bitterness can be stronger; three women The relationship between them is also more subtle and playful.
The music strangely reminds me of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", I don't know if the music is Tan Dun. Foreigners probably think that Orientals are not only similar in appearance and culture, but also in the music that goes with them when they sigh. Think about why foreigners don't think it's funny to have all Chinese stars play the quintessence of Japan - it's just an oriental rag doll, where is there so much attention. Therefore, you can also look at it from this angle. The film is mixed with English and Japanese, and the geisha has no traffic barrier with the Americans at all; Walking the lotus leaf stone in the garden, at the beginning, you can walk a lotus leaf in two steps, and the last two steps are completely Chinese.
The most surprising thing is that Hollywood's camera movement has always been of a high standard. Even if it is a popular product, it is generally very beautiful. For example, I watched "Unforgivable" a few days ago. The lens language is very clean and beautiful. The mirror movements in Memoirs of a Geisha are usually almost completely indifferent, such as the following two important scenes:
First, the little girl's Sayuri is running in the colonnade. The blur is also very good, but because the background is not enough, I can't feel the momentum of the columns lined up in sequence in the camera, and it is a little flat;
second, the first time Sayuri in the little girl's age saw Kyoto for the first time, it should have been a little shocking Yes, but compared to the Forbidden City in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, it looks like a slum. In addition to a later snow scene, there is no wide mirror to show the prosperity of Kyoto in the old era. Generally, archaeology is required to engage in oriental sentiments. Obviously, the test here is too shallow.
Speaking of clothing, kimono, as the "joint" in the film, should play an important role, but its introduction is vague, and there are no ingredients to show the beauty of kimono. Even the baron's excuse for humiliating Sayuri was to show her a kimono, layer upon layer, it was a matter of course that he could educate the audience about kimono art before undressing, but it didn't work. In terms of the ritual sense of a geisha, and even the sense of ritual of Japanese culture, kimonos should be the finishing touch. As a result, other than the layering of Sayuri’s onion skins, there seems to be nothing – or the baron has peeled Sayuri and found that it is completely unimaginable. (The size of Princess Taiping was completely exposed in Zhang Ziyi's photos in the door), and she was not interested before leaving.
The only thing worth mentioning is Gong Li's performance, but only Gong Li. Gong Li really showed the domineering, gorgeous, desperate and struggling that a famous prostitute should have. Zhang Ziyi completely turned off when she met Gong Li. Even if Gong Li was defeated and left behind a desolate back, we can only sigh with emotion: it was the times that caused the trouble. Misfortune, lucky like Zhang Ziyi, is still not Gong Li's opponent in performance.
Originally, these three people were originally the best among Chinese actresses. Because of the intersection of work and personal life, they could have met sparks. The problem is, Michelle Yeoh's aunt's open-mindedness is not enough, and it's not good enough. Therefore, when Sayuri doesn't have the ability to compete with Gong Li, Gong Li's side is dominant and can't make a show; when Sayuri slowly gets up, it's because of Michelle Yeoh's side It's a little weak, and it's not a triangle, so the fight will become Sayuri and Gong Li's needle-point to Maimang. In addition to being hot, there is a little less aftertaste to aftertaste; among the three, the overall entanglement is between Gong Li, Little Pumpkin, Zhang Ziyi, and Michelle Yeoh. , Gong Li's struggles with Little Pumpkin, Zhang Ziyi, and Michelle Yeoh have not been adequately displayed, which is one of the reasons why this drama makes people feel that the relationship between the characters is not rich enough.
The last bit of emotion is that the male actors are really ugly and unusual, probably just to set off the beauty of these women. On the one hand, the film carefully avoids the background of World War II, and on the other hand, it constantly emphasizes its background. Extending to the present on the screen, it is difficult to think about it - or this is what the director wants.
On the whole, this is a Hollywood product, probably only the Chinese and Japanese people really take it seriously and say, what about the Americans? Most of the time, it's like watching a storyboard of a DISCOVER geisha documentary. What's the thought of family and country - eating french fries, getting up and going to the toilet at the same time, it's over after reading, the rest is really none of my business.
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