Remember, geisha are not prostitutes or wives. We create a mysterious world where everything is beautiful. A geisha is an artist, and a geisha is like a living work of art. -- "Memoirs of a Geisha"
Geisha is a Japanese performing arts profession that originated in Tokyo and Osaka in the 17th century. The original geisha were all male, wandering outside the Beijing-Machi area, commonly known as Machi-kari, mainly performing dances and musical instruments for a living in brothels and entertainment venues. In the later period, due to the outstanding advantages of women's unique body and artistic ability, and their talents are wide, they gradually began to engage in the profession of geisha. By the middle of the 18th century, the profession of geisha was gradually replaced by women.
"Memoirs of a Geisha" is a film made by an American and played by a Chinese and a Japanese story.
The mixed blood of the Three Kingdoms is very beautiful when photographed.
Some people say that the film is an embroidered pillow, telling the core of a Cinderella story, but not telling the history of geisha, nor does it let us see the decline of geisha since World War II.
The reason why film is art is that it has its own aesthetics and is the development of the storyline based on the relationship between the characters.
If you want to see the history of geisha, you might as well read history books. If you don’t want to read paper media, you can also choose documentaries. You should not appreciate any feature film work with the vision of understanding history in detail.
It is impossible for a film work to give people a complete and detailed understanding of the historical process and the rise and fall of something in two hours, but the art of feature film film has its unique advantages compared to the tedious history books and documentary films. This advantage is precisely that. The so-called shortcomings mentioned above are not mentioned.
"Memoirs of a Geisha" is precisely about the decline of geisha in World War II. It does not focus on the reasons for the decline of the geisha industry as a whole, but by placing the characters in such a historical background, through the characters themselves and the environment around them. To express the changes brought about by people or things or a certain industry in the entire historical process, this is the way of filming. I believe that everyone has learned it in the primary school composition, and it is the same in the movie script.
Let me say that many people think that the core of Cinderella's story should be complained, but the story of Cinderella can continue to this day, which shows that her existence is reasonable, it is in line with people's fantasy, and it is a hope full of hope that everyone yearns for. Story, then this point is more in line with the means of film, film is an art of dream-making, everyone hopes to get an ending that is impossible in reality from film, so why does the core of Cinderella become the object of everyone's accusation Woolen cloth?
Furthermore, what is the core of Cinderella? It is a story about a little girl becoming a princess. There may be some fantasy elements in it. Those magics are unrealistic in reality, and it seems that magic helps Cinderella become a princess. Look, every step of Cinderella's growth is inseparable from her own efforts.
The rating of this film is not very high, and I believe everyone knows that the adaptation of the original literary works into a film will not be an advantage in the first place, but this cannot be an excuse or reason, because Uncle Bu's last film review "later" is Wrote "call me by your name" adaptation of the film of the same name, and won unanimous praise and high scores. Overall, the artistic value of this film is still very high, but there are also some shortcomings.
Let’s talk about the advantages first. Uncle Bu doesn’t want to do too many spoilers, so the focus will not be on explaining the plot in a large space, but after all, it is a film review, and the plot direction will definitely be mentioned.
There are several groups of large contradictions in the relationship between the characters. The relationship over time is:
The two sisters, Chiyoko, were forced to sell because of their family circumstances, but one became a geisha and the other a prostitute because of their appearance.
Hatsuma--Two geisha who became popular in Mamiwa
Chiyoko and Pumpkin--Hatsumomo lives in a house with two children and a popular geisha
Mamiwa and Sayuri--The Master-Apprentice Relationship Between Hatsuma and Pumpkin
Sayuri--The false sisterhood of pumpkins destroyed by the struggle for housing and freedom
All the struggles are carried out in secret, and the only frontal conflict is when Gong Li admits that she has failed.
The film's heroine, Sayuri, played by Zhang Ziyi, played the role in a beautiful, pure and moving way. Like her little sister when she was a child, her blue eyes were like water.
With her outstanding performance, she became the first Chinese actress to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
And Gong Li's acting "I don't" think it's better. The madness of the performance and the dominance of the character relationships from the beginning, to the later jealousy, insidiousness, to the final despair, decadence, the characters are portrayed in three parts.
Gong Li won the 77th National Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In the photographic images, a large number of Chinese lanterns are used, and the light is handled softly and delicately, and the facial depiction of the characters and the level of light are very clear.
Most of them are dark tones, highlighting open and secret struggles. The rainy nights and snow scenes as atmosphere also play a role in setting off the plot. The performance shots before and after World War II are also reflected, from the warm tone of the front light to the cold tone after World War II. depression. The emotions are intense, and the confrontation is obviously blue and cold.
When photographer Dion Beebe was shooting, in order to express the characteristics of the light, he used silk to cover the entire set. First, it blocked the light but the wind. The overall picture was soft and layered.
The film won three awards at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design.
The film is a Japanese story made by an American, but it is played by a Chinese person. First, the geisha has a personality, but the character of Gong Li's character Hatsuma is too strong and crazy. This is for the effect of the film and the conflict between the characters, so there must be something like this. Character setting, although this setting is a bit too much, but Gong Huang's performance is very outstanding.
Second, for business services, a well-known Chinese was hired to play the Japanese. Then, directors and actors are people who have no cultural foundation. Naturally, there will be inaccuracies in the things that come from their own tutoring, but , Although this is a disadvantage, it is understandable. After all, if you want to play a prostitute by yourself, it is not necessarily better than a prostitute played by an actor.
Third, most of the oriental elements in the film serve Western audiences, and the beauty of the East is stamped with the imprint of the West.
Fourth, in some parts of the film, there is no difference between literature and film. For example, the line with blue eyes like water appears many times, which seems abrupt. It may be true in literature, but not in film.
Based on the end of the film, it proves that everything in Sayuri was arranged by the president. Without the president, where would the story of Cinderella turning into a princess come from?
From Uncle Bu's point of view, a score of 7.1 makes sense, because this happy ending does indeed hold the title of Cinderella, but it may be because it is based on the novel adaptation and shackles the direction of the film, or it may be because it is a commercial release. The movie needs to give the audience a clear ending, and this ending must be a happy ending, an ending that meets everyone's good expectations to achieve the purpose of the movie's dream, but in my opinion, it is precisely because of this ending that the movie has overall practical significance. It completely collapsed. From the overall logic of the movie, Sayuri finally accepted her fate, and fulfilled the purpose of the movie and the purpose of the geisha. Just like Michelle Yeoh's words in the film, saying that the geisha should not expect love. But the movie may be because it wants to create a place where people can break the stereotype and break the impossible and realize their dreams, so it has the ending of the last princess. Let’s think about it. According to the direction, it is luck in life that Ma Meiyu appreciates Chiyoko. Chiyoko’s incarnation of Sayuri is based on her love for the president and her own efforts to achieve the growth of her character, so all this says It makes sense. In the end, it was just explained that Sayuri would not have embarked on the path of a geisha without the help of the president. At the end, the president and Sayuri were forced together. The values are more realistic, but the ending is more fairy tale.
So how to improve the quality of this video? I don’t have a humble opinion. I don’t need to make major changes in the plot. When Sayuri was waiting for the guests at the pavilion at the end, a hand reached out and put it on Sayuri’s shoulder. Sayuri turned back at this time and gave a close-up. Seeing the look on Sayuri's face and not knowing who came to him, at this point, the movie can end.
Maybe this kind of open ending is more acceptable to the audience. After all, there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand viewers. This also solves the direct conflict between the final values and the happy ending, which is more natural.
The above is purely my uncle's personal opinion, I hope you all lightly spray me.
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