Why, in this day and age, would Steven Spielberg choose to produce a movie, Memoirs of a Geisha, that works best when the viewer knows nothing about the culture?
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26 - Eli
I'm not saying it's a good film. I'm saying you're drastically overreacting. Stereotypes exist. Not just in America, but in every society in the world. It's part of human nature, and I don't think Steven Spielberg can really be held to blame for that. As I stated before, all you are doing is playing a "blame game", but to what end? We've acknowledged that it is a stereotyped film. We've also established that it is not meant to be a great work of art, or anything even close. Ultimately, we could sit around all day flinging accusations of bigotry, ignorance and overall imperfection every which way, and it would accomplish nothing. To the best of my knowledge, there have been no violent anti-Japanese riots on Western soil since the release of Memoirs of a Geisha, so what's the big deal? Are you expecting EVERYONE to be equally intelligent and well-informed? Well, that's just not how the world works. You hardcore liberals and your obsession with political correctness seriously need to grow up.
27 - Jamesha Walker
Although I haven't seen the movie, I'm NOT thrilled that we as Americans keep taking Japanese for their Chinese counterparts, and I'm not surprised. That alone is reinforcement of the Asian Monolith stereotype. I don't believe that it's racist for Japanese men or women to be the only cast, as well as children. Not wanting Japanese women to portray the love interest of a Japanese man is rather disturbing, in my humble opinion. Geisha AREN'T "prostitutes" or "courtesans". They're women of art, dance and entertainment, which are already their occupation.