Queen Esther
New York City
A story about this — 2 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
it’s worth seeing for all the visual hoopla but i had problems with this movie.
i didn’t understand why chinese movie stars were telling a japanese story through a white male hollywood director’s perspective. i figured they’d get japanese actors for the leading roles, especially when the history between those two countries is considered. or at least scour the diaspora for asian actors to fit the bill. white actors play characters from other cultures, etc. why not asians as well?
but hey—i’m funny that way.
Comments
cranberrygoddess
Canberra
haha i agree, but i liked it anyway
NYCinephile
New York City
On "Visual Hoopla"
The producers’ decision to give the project to Rob Marshall, who has spent much of his career as a choreographer and directed the filmed versions of Broadway shows, certainly influenced the nature of the final product.
I felt the film looked good, had some striking set pieces and a pleasant enough score. I forgot about it within 15 minutes of leaving the theatre, though.
Glossy, but hollow.
I believe Spielberg was attached at one time to the project…it would have been a very different movie!