Tia Maria's Movie Review of Memoirs of a Geisha

Rating of
3.5/4

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs Of A Geisha
Tia Maria - wrote on 06/25/08

This movie is about a young girl called Chiyo who is sold to a geisha house, and is subject to cruel treatment. But that all stops when they head of the Okiya (her geisha house) realizes Chiyo could become a popular and wealthy geisha. A fued begins between her and Hatsumomo (the beautiful geisha who lives in the Okiya) when she begins to feel threatened by Chiyo's beauty. Chiyo name soon becomes Sayuri, a popular and loved Geisha. But when war breaks out, her Geisha days are over, and she has to give up everything she worked so hard for.

This is such a sad movie, remembering Chiyo's young and hopeful face at the age of 9, and then seeing the beautiful and accomplished face of a Geisha, and thinking about all the things she had to go through. If you are going to watch this movie, I recommend you read the book first, whihc gives you much more detail, and gives you more of an insight into what Chiyo/Sayuri is thinking, which gives you a better understanding of the movie.

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