Thursday, December 13, 2007

Se, jie...

or Lust, Caution

I saw this movie Tuesday night and loved it. I walked in thinking I would be seeing a soft core porn movie and yes, there was lots of sex. Sex that furthered the plot, which is the best kind.

Without giving away too much, who would have thought the show centered around a company of actors. Thumbs up!!

Ang Lee is a master of establishing relationships, through his sense of detail. He's also an gifted storyteller, which is the most important part to being a director for me. The writer's vision has to be communicated to an audience and that's the director's job. An exceptional director will peal back layer after layer organically, revealing a wonder work of art. Mr. Lee is one of my favorite actors. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to the masterpiece Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee show's how it's supposed to be done. If it wasn't for my other favorite director (Tim Burton) releasing a movie based on my favorite musical of all time I would say he should win the Best Director Oscar again.

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