Memoirs of a Geisha Evaluation: Memoirs of a Geisha is a particularly unique movie, which originated from the American writer Arthur Gordon's novel of the same name, in the movie director screenwriter also originated from Hollywood, but this is a Chinese actor, about the work of the Japanese Geisha, however, Hollywood level of the use of light and shadow so that the movie in the photography on the
The movie's direction is also from Hollywood.
While the Western perspective of the Japanese Geisha may not be as accurate in its interpretation of the profession, the combination of the many aspects of the movie is not the slightest bit jarring, and the movie's introspective understanding of human nature and the beauty of the Orient are all very fascinating.
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Memoirs of a Geisha Plot:
Born into a poor family in a small fishing village near Kyoto, Japan, in 1926, Sayuri (played by Zhang Ziyi as the adult Sayuri) has a pair of translucent gray eyes, the unusual color foreshadows her extraordinary life.
Because her parents were unable to raise her. Sayuri is sold to a well-known geisha house in Kyoto, from where she intends to run away. Sayuri changes her mind when she meets the chairman (Ken Watanabe), whom she likes and decides to become a good geisha.
Under the tutelage of renowned geisha Mameha (Michelle Yeoh), Sayuri learns dance and the tea ceremony, while she is constantly pressed and challenged by Hatsumomo (Gong Li), Kyoto's number one red geisha. Eventually, Sayuri becomes the local head Geisha, yet she is never able to be with her beloved chairman.
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