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  •  Takumi_Kanuwa
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Re: Memoirs of a Geisha
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I haven't watched it yet, but i heard from people that it was a beautiful movie. i didn't even know it had a book either -_-
Posted on: 2006/4/26 16:00
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  •  Bizzaro
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You should def. read the book first!
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Posted on: 2006/4/23 12:52
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  •  Hikaru175
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Wow! Ive seen the book in the store, Ive seen the movie poster, but I havent seen anything yet. lol. But really, it looks very interesting, I've thought about picking it up and buying it but I havent yet. Why? I don't know.
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Posted on: 2006/4/22 10:44
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Re: Memoirs of a Geisha
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Those are all very good points! I would agree with you wholeheartedly, but I was so happy just to get to see the book in movie form that it didn't really phase me. I was wondering where the actors were from...I'm a detail-oriented person, too, it's just been years since I read the book...^_^"
Posted on: 2006/4/22 10:30
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  •  kamirunokan
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Hait... i don't think there's any japanese...
Posted on: 2006/4/22 1:41
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  •  Bizzaro
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Haha sorry, my description of "blahrg" wasn't very articulate. Specifically, I didn't like how fast the movie felt, and how all the details were left out (because I am a detail-oriented person.) I also felt like culturally people know so little about Japan, that the movie didn't really get the chance to properly engage the viewer in a different culture like the book. (For those of you who have read it, remember the part where she is planning to run away with her sister, but forgets to check the almanac? I'm sad they didnt include that part! and like. all these other parts... the movie didn't have the same drawn out feeling as the book)

Also, the actors were all friggin chinese!!! (At least, the two main ones were)
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Posted on: 2006/4/21 23:22
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Re: Memoirs of a Geisha
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Quote:

riku wrote:
i'm going to watch the movie soon. it looked pritty awsome.
but i haven't read the book yet. got the autor? i've been searching for it for a while. it really looks awsome.


The book is by Arthur Golden.

That's ok Bizzaro! I was wondering what the other side's argument/reasons would be like. And I always like to hear different opinions. To be honest, I almost always use anime characters for book characters in my mind, but that's me, lol.
Posted on: 2006/4/21 19:20
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  •  Bizzaro
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Bleh... I guess I'm the only one who didn't like the movie? I read the book, and I had a different image in my mind than that which the movie created. So I was all blahrg.
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Posted on: 2006/4/21 18:15
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  •  tombraiderjmm
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The movie is tight! <3 It's so cool, they did a really good job at it. LOL I saw it in theaters and we rented it again. LOL geisha boot camp was cool to watch. x3
Posted on: 2006/4/21 14:01
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  •  riku
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Re: Memoirs of a Geisha
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i'm going to watch the movie soon. it looked pritty awsome.
but i haven't read the book yet. got the autor? i've been searching for it for a while. it really looks awsome.
Posted on: 2006/4/21 11:18
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