Just thoughts.
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nirix5Actually, I'm in the middle of starting a new fic, but I'm taking the later bus so I'd figure I'd take a brain break and post my thoughts on something I've been thinking a lot about lately.
Memoirs of a Geisha is coming out in December. Okay. I'm going to see it (obviously), but at the same time I'm kind of wary of it.
The first time I read that book was- when, sixteen or so? I loved the story, in spite of the fact that Sayuri took off in the end with the Chairman, and gave Nobu the shaft, which was a fucking rotten thing to do. Anyone with half a brain knows that they should have committed suicide over that. Anyway.
I like the story, don't get me wrong. But I know that that's just what it is- as story, based in fact. Actually, it's a Japanese version of Cinderella or Pretty Woman or something like that, as anyone who's done their homework will tell you. Even giving Sayuri blue eyes is some kind of plot device that lends itself to that; makes the story itself more Western. And people are going to see this movie, and think... I don't know. I don't know if they'll think about it, I don't know if they'll care.
Shit. I have no idea where I'm going with this, except I'm vaguely dissatisfied with the whole thing.
Little side rant: Why do they have to cast Zhang Ziyi in everything? Not to say I don't like her- quite the opposite- but damn. Like there aren't any other Asian actresses out there who might want a chance. She just doesn't strike me as Sayuri. Michelle Yeoh is playing Mameha, which I also think is not the best choice for the character. Her face is too strong, almost, although maybe she'll look different with the makeup on. Mameha is supposed to look like a porcelain doll, with a perfect face- somehow, I saw something more delicate.
Eh. Whatever. That's America, I guess. Write about something and change the content so we'll get into the story the way we think it should be as opposed to the way it should really be written; then go and make a movie version of it and fuck up the already skewed story.
*shrugs* Them's my thoughts, people.
Memoirs of a Geisha is coming out in December. Okay. I'm going to see it (obviously), but at the same time I'm kind of wary of it.
The first time I read that book was- when, sixteen or so? I loved the story, in spite of the fact that Sayuri took off in the end with the Chairman, and gave Nobu the shaft, which was a fucking rotten thing to do. Anyone with half a brain knows that they should have committed suicide over that. Anyway.
I like the story, don't get me wrong. But I know that that's just what it is- as story, based in fact. Actually, it's a Japanese version of Cinderella or Pretty Woman or something like that, as anyone who's done their homework will tell you. Even giving Sayuri blue eyes is some kind of plot device that lends itself to that; makes the story itself more Western. And people are going to see this movie, and think... I don't know. I don't know if they'll think about it, I don't know if they'll care.
Shit. I have no idea where I'm going with this, except I'm vaguely dissatisfied with the whole thing.
Little side rant: Why do they have to cast Zhang Ziyi in everything? Not to say I don't like her- quite the opposite- but damn. Like there aren't any other Asian actresses out there who might want a chance. She just doesn't strike me as Sayuri. Michelle Yeoh is playing Mameha, which I also think is not the best choice for the character. Her face is too strong, almost, although maybe she'll look different with the makeup on. Mameha is supposed to look like a porcelain doll, with a perfect face- somehow, I saw something more delicate.
Eh. Whatever. That's America, I guess. Write about something and change the content so we'll get into the story the way we think it should be as opposed to the way it should really be written; then go and make a movie version of it and fuck up the already skewed story.
*shrugs* Them's my thoughts, people.
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Date: 2005-01-27 08:16 am (UTC)I want to see it too, but I'm not all whipped up about it like I was for Phantom. Who knows, maybe I will be as December nears, but right now, I'm not impressed. I loved the book, but... I don't know. I'm not going to form any sort of opinion about this movie until I see a trailer.
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Date: 2005-01-27 02:53 pm (UTC)