tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post7531783433120473143..comments2024-01-25T07:08:17.130-05:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: The Goddess (1934) **Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-67592093150925224492013-09-23T02:08:35.553-04:002013-09-23T02:08:35.553-04:00The Chinese were pretty behind the rest of the wor...The Chinese were pretty behind the rest of the world in transitioning to sound. I'm not sure when they finally started using sound, but I know that I reviewed a Chinese film from 1937 that had sound, so between 1934 and 1937.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-67365115384299644772013-09-21T22:17:17.027-04:002013-09-21T22:17:17.027-04:00I'm not well-versed in foreign film, certainly...I'm not well-versed in foreign film, certainly not Asian film, Kim, so I didn't realize that Chinese films were still silent in 1934. When did they go to sound, do you know? Very sad that this actress took her life so young. ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-14907083254031610352013-09-21T10:03:31.587-04:002013-09-21T10:03:31.587-04:00I think, overall, Asian films tend to be more real...I think, overall, Asian films tend to be more realistic when it comes to prostitution. I don't know if this is a cultural thing or not, but there is a distinct difference in how Asian and European/American films portray the subject.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-55351604368316744492013-09-18T19:17:34.893-04:002013-09-18T19:17:34.893-04:00I liked this film. I agree that she does a good j...I liked this film. I agree that she does a good job in the role. I was happy to finally get to see the subject of the Center Stage film.<br /><br />What I most appreciated about the film is what you mentioned about it being non-judgmental about the main character. I liked that. Even today movies tend to make prostitutes bad people, and back then it was just a given.<br /><br />I liked that it was presented that she was just making a living the best way she could in bad circumstances.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com