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**Kghyutgykim** · 01-15-2006, 05:14 AM

It's not an autobiography, but a novel based on the life of a real person.

Thats what I thought too, all the way through reading the book. In actual fact it's fictional, however it is heavily researched so, apparently, very authentic. I didn't beleive it wasn't true myself at first, from the way it's written.

That being the case it is a novel written for the west, in english, for western audiences. Most people who see it won't even know the difference. And it's not a Japanese movie, so why make it in Japanese? It's like if they filmed Gladiator in Latin, it would be a nice realism quirk but perhaps too much of a distraction from the story.

Plus, like giblet said, ziyi and yeoh, wan wan

seeing it on Tuesday...

01-15-2006, 05:14 AM	#27
Kghyutgykim Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	It's not an autobiography, but a novel based on the life of a real person. Thats what I thought too, all the way through reading the book. In actual fact it's fictional, however it is heavily researched so, apparently, very authentic. I didn't beleive it wasn't true myself at first, from the way it's written. That being the case it is a novel written for the west, in english, for western audiences. Most people who see it won't even know the difference. And it's not a Japanese movie, so why make it in Japanese? It's like if they filmed Gladiator in Latin, it would be a nice realism quirk but perhaps too much of a distraction from the story. Plus, like giblet said, ziyi and yeoh, wan wan seeing it on Tuesday...
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