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movie: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Feb. 12th, 2012 06:42 pmWell, the makers of this movie certainly seem to have realized that most people went into the book expecting lesbians, and to have run with it despite not changing many of the actual actions.
Bearing in mind that I liked the idea of the book more than I liked the book (and so if you're attached to the book, the movie might bug you) I liked this. Like many people, I wasn't sure about half the movie being based on the book, and the other half being set in the present day and about Lily and Snow Flower's descendants, but I think it worked well. The movie kept the better parts of the book and ditched a lot of the more problematic stuff, and the interweaving helped to result in a very positive interpretation of "relationships between women can be complex and complicated" ad not the much more negative interpretation that I felt the book had. Unfortunately, the movie also doesn't go as deeply into culture and status as the book, so I guess it's a bit of a tradeoff there. However, the movie, IMO provided an emotional payoff that the book lacked (and needed) without being heavy about it and in a way that tied the two stories together.
(So, basically, while not perfect, the movie was much closer to what I was expecting when Iread the book however long ago it was.)
Also, Li Bing Bing in modern clotes just feels unnatural. (I mean, I've seen red carpet pictures and photoshoots, but everything else I've seen her in has been historical or fantasy.)
Trailer:
Bearing in mind that I liked the idea of the book more than I liked the book (and so if you're attached to the book, the movie might bug you) I liked this. Like many people, I wasn't sure about half the movie being based on the book, and the other half being set in the present day and about Lily and Snow Flower's descendants, but I think it worked well. The movie kept the better parts of the book and ditched a lot of the more problematic stuff, and the interweaving helped to result in a very positive interpretation of "relationships between women can be complex and complicated" ad not the much more negative interpretation that I felt the book had. Unfortunately, the movie also doesn't go as deeply into culture and status as the book, so I guess it's a bit of a tradeoff there. However, the movie, IMO provided an emotional payoff that the book lacked (and needed) without being heavy about it and in a way that tied the two stories together.
(So, basically, while not perfect, the movie was much closer to what I was expecting when Iread the book however long ago it was.)
Also, Li Bing Bing in modern clotes just feels unnatural. (I mean, I've seen red carpet pictures and photoshoots, but everything else I've seen her in has been historical or fantasy.)
Trailer: