For example, much of the dialogue is spent explaining how difficult and uncomfortable the life of the geisha is, and the accompanying images show matter-of-factly shot kimonos, neck rests, and other exotic accoutrements to their lifestyle. Unfortunately, director Marshall's reunion with cinematographer Dion Beebe (who recently also worked on Collateral) proves to be one only half successful aiming perhaps for a more realistic than stylized interpretation of the geishas' world, he ultimately undermines the terrific opportunities the material offers to create palpable visual juxtapositions between the strictures of Japanese culture and the decadent society in which these characters traffic. Playing a heavy in a film like this is either a curse or a blessing - depending on whether the character is to be rendered straight or larger than life - and Gong, who has earned legendary status as an early muse of director Zhang Yimou ( Raise the Red Lantern), enjoys her own first taste of success in a project that exploits the exoticism of Oriental culture to highly dramatic if not always believable effect.
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Gong Li, on the other hand, soars gloriously over the top as Hastumomo, a movie villain if ever there were one. Michelle Yeoh, meanwhile, brings the same gravitas to her role here that she did in Crouching Tiger, and provides a mature voice against which Zhang is able to embody Sayuri's evolving development both as a geisha and a young woman.
3.3 stars.Ziyi Zhang, late of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon amongst other martial arts movies, is being groomed for a Western career, and Memoirs is designed to be her proper debut unfortunately, she has already played shades of this character in better movies, and fails to truly personalize the struggles of her character or illuminate why - other than her crystal-blue eyes - she stands out as such a special creature. It earns its appearance nominees at the oscars. its a Chinese "big fish" that is way too drawn out yet at times superb. The movie is the most beautiful movie i have ever seen. The acting is much better for the remaining 1 hour and 45 minutes (the film is 2.5 hours) and the story is very moving and amazing at times. and that is a beatiful, much faster, and exrodinary story that i like alot but it has its flaws. However after that it moved into the life of the older woman. That is a run-on sentence that summarizes how I felt about the start of first 45 minutes of the film. they were in the perspective of a terrible 8 year old Chinese actress and consisted of repetitive escapes and over-dramatic soundtrack filled with slow-moving bordom and confused exploitation of great cinematography. That The first 45 minutes were awful despite some very beautiful scenes. The first 45 minutes were awful despite some very beautiful scenes.
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