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The Cinemotography Was Off the Hook...Only One Word Describes It..Beautiful
This movie was excellent, but was better suited for Adults. I wouldn't recommend this movie for children under the age of 16. Parents would be pressed to explain the Geisha's role and why they sell their virginity. The partial rape scene, bathing scene among adults and the violence of the children being beat would have young kids asking why, why, why??? This movie is more suited for a mature audience. Otherwise the scenes, costumes and writing was excellent and this movie provides a great glimpse into the Geisha's role in Japanese's culture.
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Book is better
I read the book after I found out it was going to be made into a movie. While not, as informative as the book, I found this movie was really fascinating. The sexual overtones are definately there. One of the geisha has an affair with a local chef, Syuri eventually loses her virginity to an older man. All and all, this movie is one that can best be understood by people who read the book, seeing that they pretty much understand what it is they are getting into.
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Rather Pointless, if you ask me
I didn't enjoy this movie at all because of the following reasons:
a)There was a very uncomfortable scene where the main character was assulted/raped-ish.
b)There was a lot of "politics" in the way that the women ruthlessly insulted eachother.
c)The selling of a woman's virginity is NOT RIGHT!
The plotline was also rather dull-It was very much about the main character dancing and trying to maintain herself as the top geisha. I found it without much of a point.
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The movie was better
Sadly, it doesn't often happen, but the movie was better in my eyes due to the lack of explicit sexuality. The book contained a severe amount of explicit sexual encounters and situations. (Then again, do you know what a geisha is???)
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Not good for most tweens
Memoirs of a Geisha is an interesting movie, but has sexual content (well, duh) that some might find disturbing. In one scene in particular near the beginning of the movie, it is implied that a geisha is having sex with a man off-screen. She is caught (because geisha are NOT supposed to have sex with someone they actually love!) and brought before a few other geisha by the lady in charge of the place. The lady in charge parts the skirt of the geisha who had been having sex and reaches into her crotch. No nudity is shown but it's very obvious. She sticks her finger in, and pulls it out, rubbing her fingers together in disgust with white goop stuck on them. (You can guess what it was.)
There are a few other sex scenes, but those aren't too graphic. The most upsetting/disturbing scene for me, other than the one I mentioned a moment ago, is when it is implied that Sayuri is raped. It is a very uncomfortable, tense scene. Nothing is shown, but it's very well acted and upsetting.
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Amazing...
This is an amazing movie... it is absolutely beautiful. We know who will be taking all of the oscars this year. Highly Recommended!
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a beautiful film!
This isn't a kid's film, so don't think about taking your little children. There's a few nude scenes, nothing really explicit, just enough to make you cover your kids' eyes.
Adults will love this, though!
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Exellent Movie!!
Memoirs of a Geisha is a great movie. I would have to say that teens 13 and over should be able to watch.No child under 13 id have to say because of some mild sex and some sexually explicit dialouge.
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One of the greatest books I've read....
You wouldn't expect a male to read this book...but I did. It was one of the greatest books I've ever read.
It's so hard to explain.... her life...it was just so inspirational.
It shows how someone with so little can become someone so great.
Some of it is a bit sexual and whatnot, but not much. And it's not like it's illegal, either.
And just a note...a geisha is not a prostitute. They are entertainers...So stop with the stereotypes!
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It was okay and I think that it should be rated at least 13+. A 13 year old(like me) will understand most of the stuff in the movie. It's not like they showed something a 13 year old wouldn't understand. What Kinda disapointed me was that they skipped parts of the story cause in the book at the end Sayure has a son then moves to the U.S.
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must watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the harsh life of a time not all to along ago (WWII)(pre,during,post) wounderfull book and many women(girls) live life like this
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every one
i think tis is a great movie beautifuly played
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one of the worst movies i ever saw.
not what i would call a great love story. the love she has for the older guy (whom she never even calls by his first name) is nothing more than pure random infatuation.
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