gem_max
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really? phew i just bought a copy of it second hand and itd better be worth it because most likely itll distract me from my assignments 
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Memoirs of a Geisha (1 Viewer)
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bubble_tea
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hehe i love it!
the storyline and the descriptions..
but apparently Arthur Golden was seen to be racist from the japanese government and was sued by the girl who he based the book on..
the storyline and the descriptions..
but apparently Arthur Golden was seen to be racist from the japanese government and was sued by the girl who he based the book on..
gem_max
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I just started reading it and damn I am in love with it!
leetom
there's too many of them!
mz_bubbletea said:
Serious? How was he seen as racist? That's quite funny.
Favourite character would have to be Hatsumoto, the mean geisha. Nothing like a woman who spends her early years in opulance only to decend into prostitution.
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CaR
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hrmm, here's a list of the cast...pretty disappointed about the fact that the main character sayuri mameha and a few other characters are played by chinese...not that I'm racist or anything...but I think it'd be better if a jap. played the role...neo_o said:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397535/
gem_max
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The agreement was that he wouldnt publish the book until the geisha and several others died in respect that they may all be embarrassed by some of the incidents in the book. She did die, after the others and therefore it isnt possible for her to sue him really. Well at least thats what the long note at the start of my copy says.mz_bubbletea said:
I'm flying through this book and fortunately it hasnt gotten in the way of my assignments. Plus I finished all my uni assignments for the whole year today YAY!
666_blessings
Hi! I'm Alan...
Geisha*
Looking forward to the movie too
Looking forward to the movie too
nwatts
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The book was pretentious and over-written. I'll see the film, if only for Zhang Ziyi.
666_blessings
Hi! I'm Alan...
I love pretentious authors.
nwatts
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Me too, I just hate their work.666_blessings said:
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xeuyrawp
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Levels of people in this thread:Demandred said:
1. 'I'd like to see Memoirs of a Geisher.'
2. '*geisha, I'd like to see it too.'
3. I'm a real critic, so I can cut popular books down with lame, big generalisations, because I'm above the masses. I'll use catch-phrases like 'over-written'. (Wtf does that even mean?)
4. I'm even more of a critic, because I can make slightly more specific generalisations about how historical films make too big of concessions and just apply it to X film. Ie, 'The Last Samurai .... ' ' Gladiator ....' 'Troy ....' 'Titanic .... .'
Why is it that people feel they have to point out that film distorts events? It's impossible to make a film that carries true textual/historical meaning from the text/events.
Firstly, how could we ever begin to understand a society which is now 1. all but gone, and 2. totally different to us? We can't, hence the film. It's entertainment, get over it.
nwatts
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You forgot:
5. I'm here to flaunt my own sense of superiority through silly numbered schemes.
5. I'm here to flaunt my own sense of superiority through silly numbered schemes.
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xeuyrawp
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lol.. I suppose it's better than pyramid schemes...nwatts said:
You lost me at Elton.Demandred said:Just my opinion and also a bit of a warning for those who haven't seen it, something I am entitled to, you don't have to kill me over it.
Seems you're also a true enemy of Elton
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xeuyrawp
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Oh... I thought you were associating me with Pink Elton... :SDemandred said:Your last paragraph reminded me of Geoffory Elton, the defender of objective history