Mar 15, 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha -- a personal commentary

After almost 5 years of waiting, Arthur Golden's classic book about geishas is finally made into a film.  And yes, I'm one of those who's eagerly waiting for this book to be made into a movie.  Yup, this is a "girly" novel...but I actually enjoyed reading...especially about how Sayuri was devirginized in a ritual called mizuage.  Hehehe.

Now, there's a lot of classic books immortalized into movies and I've read quite a few them.  Sometimes though, the film does not capture much what is being relayed in the novel.  And that's pretty disappointing.  Although I enjoyed the movie, there are a few disappointing things in the movie...

For one, why do chinese dominate the roster?  Alanganin tuloy yung portrayal ng Jap moves ng mga geisha...pati nga ung mukha ng mga Jap, ibang-iba sa mga Chinks di ba?  Compare mo nga sa Japanese AVI idols collection mo...ang layo kaya ng pagmumukha nila.

Here, let me show you:

 

O ayan, pinagtabi ko na ung original concept geisha ni Arthur Golden at obra maestra ni Rob Marshall.  Just stare at the two pictures for 5 seconds, pansin mo na kaagad ang kaibahan.  Need I say more? hehehe.

If you ask me, I'd say that you have to read the book first before you ever watch the movie.  You'd miss a lot of interesting details sa story...usually when Golden explains this or that...most especially about how Sayuri got devirginized. Bwehehehe.

Anyway, below is a tag from www.youtube.com.  I'm sure you'll love the spoof. Wink

 

Posted at 07:05 pm by chimp

Posted by Rex @ 07/01/2006 06:55 PM PDT
Hi Ynnana! Bisdak kaayo ko. Hehehe. Try the book. I'm sure you'll love it...There's a lot of things written there that's not found in the movie...and it revolves around your blog topic. ;-)
Posted by ynanna @ 06/26/2006 09:04 AM PDT
I haven't read the book but I've watched the movie. I didn't even finish the movie. There really isn't a lot of drama. I'd like to give the book a chance.

And oh, bisaya di ay ka! Sheez!
Posted by Rex @ 05/04/2006 04:19 PM PDT
Hi Weng! :-) Salamat sa pag-agi nimo diri sa akong blog! I think you should read the book...it will definitely clarify a lot of things. I think the movie was created for those who have read the book. ;-)

Rex
Posted by weng @ 04/20/2006 11:15 PM PDT
oisst, pahabol. id make some time to read the book..na curious ko anang mizuage. hehe. booboo lagi kay way klaro ang details and as i said in my blog, the last resort- nonverbal did not satisfy me.

pero in fair view, nice bitaw ang cinematography sa? i cannot argue with that.

=)
Posted by weng @ 04/20/2006 11:11 PM PDT
hahaha. gago gyud. rex, i imagined you raba while watching the spoof. ahaha ;) peace, rex!
Posted by chimp @ 04/20/2006 04:48 PM PDT
Thanks for visiting aCey! Balik-balik lang. :-)
Posted by ... @ 04/07/2006 06:52 PM PDT
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Posted by aCey @ 04/06/2006 12:35 PM PDT
hey, chimp! found a post by you about the mad tv version of memoirs @ ate weng's... funny kaayo! thanks for sharing! visit my blog, too.
 

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