Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

[trevor826]

I was referring to the fact that what you brought up as regards the storlyine:

older men having an such attraction and accessibility to young females.

Many would regard as a nuance of traditional Japan, you accept this indeed almost stress it as neccessary.

Unfortunate or not, without judgment, that is the way is was and may still be.

Yet while you want the story to be accurate in this representation you are more than happy to accept a false perception of Geishas themselves accepting non Japanese actresses (and let's be honest, they do not in any way look Japanese) which is phoney and representations of dancing etc which is pure Hollywood rather than any sort of accurate portrayal of the genuine arts (and yes, they are arts).

As regards Ken Watanabe, I was in agreement with you as opposed to wpqx.

My point is that Hollywood could easily have used any of the great many Japanese actresses for these roles but only used the names involved because they are known to Western audiences not because they are more able or better suited to the roles.

Do you think that if a film was made of the life of Abraham Lincoln that Hollywood would use someone who was anything other than white American or do you think they might use a Russian or French actor or maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger could do it?

Maybe you could have a film about the American War of Independence and fill the cast with Afro Americans, Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans!

Neither of the above is ever going to happen, so why should Hollywood be so dismissive of other cultures?

Or perhaps you'd be more than happy seeing the Japanese represented as in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi?

I'd rather not.

Cheers Trev.