[Ice Storm] Li Ang reproduces the depression of American middle-class families in the 1970s.
Starting from [Junior faction], Ang Lee’s films move to a new stage.
In order to break through the existing narrative system, he placed his sights on the innovation and application of new technologies.
In fact, Ang Lee knew from start to finish that technology serves for better narrative.
However, too eye-catching technical topics have already overwhelmed people's calm experience and discussion on the story.
Besides, the exquisite pictures in [Junior Pie] are special effects that the audience can easily perceive.
But for [Billy Lynn]'s high frame rate analysis in the time dimension, it is not so easy to spot.
Ang Lee embraces 3D film technology in [Youth School] and boldly challenges the limits of digital photography.
Actually, from the content point of view, several films of Ang Lee in recent years have always maintained a highly identical theme-
Exploration of Faith And doubt.
The confusion about religious beliefs, Billy Lynn’s reflection on the meaning of the American dream and the battlefield, until [Twin Killers], the clones’ doubts about the creator.
actually implies a kind of growth and transformation, everything that you once believed has changed, and where should you go.
Innocence disappears, the birth of a new self, inner reconciliation.
From [Junior Pie], to [Billy Lynn], and then to [Twin Killers], these three movies can even be regarded as the "growth trilogy" of Ang Lee's "growth trilogy", reviewing the different ages of people's lives The turning point and rebirth experienced by Duan.
And in [Twin Killer], there is a sense of seeing the elderly Li An talking to the young Li An.
It may also be that he is thinking about the new father-son relationship as he sees his children grow up and mature.
"I think it's a review of my life. If I were young, what would it be like to face him?" Li An said in the interview.
In addition to the content of the film, what he has to do is to "kill" the prejudice, narrow definition, and backward and conservative production methods of the past.
What exactly does Ang Lee want to create?
How is the movie filmed? How to watch the movie? The definition of movie?
is actually very simple, all he has to do is to add a dimension to the movie.
Will he completely replace the past movies?
Of course not.
Just like 3D movies, 2D movies still exist. With color films, you can also shoot black and white films.
Shouldn't movies have only one form and one appearance?
New movies and old movies can coexist.
is like the coexistence of pie and tiger, cruel war and empty show coexistence, coexistence between new clones and noumenon.
This may be the understanding of creation in Eastern culture, the ambition of an Eastern literati, and the future of film in the minds of Chinese director Li An.
Ang Lee will never shoot movies in accordance with traditional genre films, and his attention to family is still obvious.
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People reach sixty, and they will inevitably fall into stalemate and lose their fighting spirit.
And Li Ang in front of us is about to enter 65, but he still has the courage to fear the world.
Not afraid of failure, brave to challenge.
Isn't this the strong will and peace of mind necessary for a great director?
Ang Li’s idol, Ingmar Bergman, at the age of 64, still aspires to create a 3-hour-long [Fanny and Alexander], regardless of the audience’s usual viewing time.
Ang Lee’s spiritual mentor, Ingmar Bergman, challenged his new work
Martin Scorsese at a similar age. At the age of 65, he was still humbly studying Hong Kong’s younger generation films and adapted and filmed [Infinite Walker].
When Akira Kurosawa was 65, he went to the Soviet Union for the first time and boldly tried shooting the Russian film [Delza Ursula].
Lao Ji Fu Chi, aspiration for thousands of miles.
Ang Lee, 65, still loves adventure and does not want to hide in his already recognized comfort zone.
Ang Lee's ambition has always been there.
When he was a young man, he wanted to break the barriers of narratives between Eastern and Western cultures.
He did it.
In his middle age, he wanted to bridge the gap between commercial films and art films.
He did it.
When he was old, he wanted to use a new technology to explore a new movie language.
This may require a relatively long degree of acceptance. Because controversy is a dilemma faced by all pioneers.
But history will eventually remember, the future movie narrativeThe change started from a Chinese. On the set of
[双子杀手], Ang Lee and his brand new photographic equipment
Some people say that Ang Lee has changed.
Yes, his heart has become more magnificent.
is also like his high-frame movies, becoming more delicate and rich.
