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**viiagrag** · 10-27-2005, 04:26 AM

I'm sure that the whole movie having to be in English (another thing I'm not happy about) had a big part in choosing the actors for this movie. I guess only English speaking asian actresses need apply.

This doesn't really make sense. The book was written in English and aimed at a Western audience. It was only later translated into Japanese. There is no Japanese original. By your logic, filming it in Japanese would be an insult to the book.
I think I might go and see it, although I'm not convinced it will be great, and those blue eyes look too weird for me.

10-27-2005, 04:26 AM	#5
viiagrag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 401 Senior Member	I'm sure that the whole movie having to be in English (another thing I'm not happy about) had a big part in choosing the actors for this movie. I guess only English speaking asian actresses need apply. This doesn't really make sense. The book was written in English and aimed at a Western audience. It was only later translated into Japanese. There is no Japanese original. By your logic, filming it in Japanese would be an insult to the book. I think I might go and see it, although I'm not convinced it will be great, and those blue eyes look too weird for me.
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