I saw memoirs of a geisha. It was … enh. I was sorta primed to view it this way, but it reminds me a bit of the movie I’ve bitched about alot recently: In & Out. Both movies may be about a particular culture, but really, they’re for an audience that is not particularly aware of that culture, and only wants to be entertained, not challenged, educated, or introduced to anything terribly significant about it. A movie by white americans, for white americans about the japanese (starring chinese and malaysian actresses, but really, what white american knows the difference?) It was entertaining. At $2 and a couple hours of my life, I do not feel robbed. And I enjoyed the company I saw it with. But I doubt I’ll ever watch it again.<\/p>\n
I saw Capote last night with QGPA. That was a much better done film, but not a treat to watch. It follows a profoundly self-absorbed writer as he gathers information on a set of murders in Kansas, primarily from one of the murderers. Neither of the main characters provides a rewarding target of empathy. You’re left to choose between an egomaniac who lacks empathy, and a murderer. The actors do a great job. The writing was not bad. Another movie I don’t plan on watching again, but for very different reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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