Hollywood is at it again. All's well that ends well is the motto of this movie. Nothing more and nothing less.
You've got yourself the obligatory "how it all started" scene. In the words of George Constanza "the sea was angry that day my friends..." You've got yourself the obligatory child taken/child wants to run away/child gets hurt scene. You've got yourself the obligatory older man meets younger woman scene gives her money to buy some sweet ices (wink wink) You've got yourself the obligatory let's condense 20 years of schooling into 4 months and 3 minutes of celluloid ala Rocky (when I tried to implement this technique in college learning an entire semester in one afternoon was not as much fun for some reason) You've got yourself the obligatory pretty duckling turning in a pretty swan with the help of Mr. Miagi's female counterpart (unfortunately no waxing and no chopstick fly action in this movie) You've got yourself the obligatory disgusting American ala Animal House scene And of course, you've got yourself the obligatory happy ending (wishful thinking by the producers)
If you don't have much time but still want to watch a Charles Dickens movie, Karate Kid, Pretty Woman, Rocky, Flash Dance and Dirty Dancing then Memoirs of a Geisha is the perfect 2hr:20min summary.
You've got yourself the obligatory "how it all started" scene. In the words of George Constanza "the sea was angry that day my friends..." You've got yourself the obligatory child taken/child wants to run away/child gets hurt scene. You've got yourself the obligatory older man meets younger woman scene gives her money to buy some sweet ices (wink wink) You've got yourself the obligatory let's condense 20 years of schooling into 4 months and 3 minutes of celluloid ala Rocky (when I tried to implement this technique in college learning an entire semester in one afternoon was not as much fun for some reason) You've got yourself the obligatory pretty duckling turning in a pretty swan with the help of Mr. Miagi's female counterpart (unfortunately no waxing and no chopstick fly action in this movie) You've got yourself the obligatory disgusting American ala Animal House scene And of course, you've got yourself the obligatory happy ending (wishful thinking by the producers)
If you don't have much time but still want to watch a Charles Dickens movie, Karate Kid, Pretty Woman, Rocky, Flash Dance and Dirty Dancing then Memoirs of a Geisha is the perfect 2hr:20min summary.