Last Night, my boyfriend and I saw the movie "Silk". After seeing the ads around Tokyo and watching the trailer, we thought that would be a better choice than "28 Months Later" because I haven't seen "28 Day Later" yet. So, we purchased tickets online here and went to the 9:55PM show.
Armed with a TGIF attitude, colorful bag of fresh jelly bellies, a medium butter popcorn (yummy!!!), and a large ginger ale, the two of us prepared ourselves for what we hoped to be a great movie about old Japan and a cultural love triangle. Then the movie started...
I don't like to be negative about other people's creations because someone spent a lot of time, money, and effort into making the movie, so I will just say that more time, thinking, money and effort could have been invested to make the film better.
I am particularly curious to know how the women of racialiscious will comment on the played out images of the 'mysterious and enchanted Asian woman with secret sexual powers' stereotype that was simply ripe in this movie. I left the movie feeling like SILK was a complete let down. It had potential to be a good movie, but too many pieces didn't fit together... It was like some person had this idea to make a movie about a French guy who worked as a trader, visited Japan, and became fascinated with a Japanese woman, who was really Chinese (spoiler, my apologies)... The fascination made him want to continue to return... And the Asian women bathe him and she touches his arms and dips water on his lips and leaves.... Then he visits a brothal, where the head whore is a Japanese woman who charges her patrons thousands of dollars, and she reads the Japanese love letter to him. And later, his wife visits the expensive Japanese whore and asks her to write a love letter to her husband in Japanese, in order for him to think it's from the Chinese woman back in Japan... Then his wife dies. Huh?
If there were a $.99 movie theater here in Tokyo, it would be worthy of that one.
Anyway, the redeeming qualities of the movie-- the scenery was beautiful at times. But, if scenery is what you're seeking, then I highly recommend "EARTH". I don't normally blog about the movies I've seen, and trust me, I go to the movies almost every week here. But "SILK" sucked.
Have a good weekend. And, just in case you don't have a clue as to which movie I am referring to the trailer is below.
I feel you on bad movies. I saw Alien vs. Preditor a couple of weeks ago. I was sevearly dissapointed.
Posted by: Janett | January 27, 2008 at 03:57 AM
It reminds me of going to see Memoirs of a Geisha. It played upon a lot of asian sterotypes. Zang Ziyi and other cast members who are chinese playing Japanese roles. Thats Hollywood for you. Glad to see you read racialicious too.
Posted by: Sharon | January 27, 2008 at 08:02 AM
Just someone passing by...but I totally agree with you. This film sucks big time...but I think it's also because the original novel sucks too. I bought the book cuz the critics seem to love it, but the plot just is just so random.
Posted by: Claire | March 18, 2008 at 06:56 PM
Are you sure the above movie is called Silk? The movie I know has nothing to with old Japan...it is more of a scifi thriller about menger sponge technology which has the ability to trap energy on several planes...hmm I think the above movie is called Soie which probably means silk but there IS a Japanese film actually called "Silk" which is very good.
Posted by: kareema | June 09, 2008 at 12:18 PM
The ONLY redeeming thing about this film is..the scenery. This is possibly the worst movie I have ever watched.
Posted by: Cheryle | June 30, 2008 at 04:55 AM
I think was a very good movie, sometimes we need to see that our amazing love is besides us... feelings about love, Whatever if is Chinese or Japanese actress... racist people...
Posted by: Perengano | November 23, 2008 at 06:31 PM
Surprise, surprise...another movie about a white guy's fantasy. Would they ever show an Asian man with a white woman? Or an Asian one for that matter? No, because white men are racist.
Posted by: Jack | February 23, 2009 at 09:00 PM
Yeah, this is NOT the Silk I watched. The movie I watched is nothing like what you are talking about. I guess they both happen to be called Silk.
Posted by: DeadLazy | July 17, 2009 at 06:05 PM
i for one thought it was a great movie, not the best movie i've ever seen, but it wasn't as bad as you people make it out to be...it had me in tears! and NOT because it was bad..it was very touching
the cinematography was also amazing!
Peace x
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Thanks so much for posting these, they are fantastic! So bummed I missed what looks like a truly unique evening.
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