Memoirs of a Geisha

I went to see Memoirs of a Geisha this weekend with my mom, which was a good thing because she read the book and would describe anything I didn't understand to me. I really enjoyed the movie. For those of you who don't know what its about, the film is set in the late 1920s thru the 1930s. A girl, Chiyo, is taken from her parents and sold into a Geisha house (which is a house where women entertain men for money, or other possessions). She was not born into a household where she would become a geisha, much less know what a geisha is. In the geisha house, the head The whole movie follows the life and struggles of Chiyo
One of the best features of this film was the allure and wonder it gave me about Japanese life before World War II and how it changed because of the war.
I heard that the movie was not as good as the book, so I am definitely looking forward to reading the book. And for those of you who did read the book, I heard that the ending was a little different so there will be somewhat of a surprise element for you as well.

- Christina