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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
Front-Ranger:
Great report, Meryl! Thank you for being our front line!! I'm so glad you went with Lynne, Jenny, John, and Juan!
Mikaela:
Thanks so much for posting the review, Meryl.
Did you lot truly feel for the heroine and her (I assume) plight as the plot progressed?
Do you think this one was Oscar-material in line with Ang Lee's previous win in Venize?
(Heh - that would be in the foreign language film category if so, - which means those voting would actually have to watch the film! That could make all the difference....) ::) >:(
Meryl:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on October 01, 2007, 12:02:24 pm ---Did you lot truly feel for the heroine and her (I assume) plight as the plot progressed?
Do you think this one was Oscar-material in line with Ang Lee's previous win in Venize?
(Heh - that would be in the foreign language film category if so, - which means those voting would actually have to watch the film! That could make all the difference....) ::) >:(
--- End quote ---
I pretty much kept the review sketchy so as to not spoil it for others, but I did feel for the heroine. She was so young and determined to be worthy of her friends (especially the man she was in love with) and her country. She shut out her own needs and really focussed on her task. Inevitably, she was unable to really keep her own feelings at bay and had a desperate struggle. Tang Wei did a great job with the role, never overplaying it, as did Tony Leung. Ang was the perfect director to catch the subtleties of their thoughts.
I can totally see why it won the Golden Lion. It's beautifully crafted and acted. I think it's definitely Oscar-worthy, and probably fortunate that it will be nominated in the foreign-language category. The puritanical nature of film audiences here would make it unlikely the Academy would have the nerve to put it up for Best Picture with those explicit sex scenes. ::)
serious crayons:
Well, I was going to say something about Midnight Cowboy winning BP, but from what you're saying, it sounds like LC was more explicit. And I bet audiences here are more puritanical now than they were in 1969, anyway.
ifyoucantfixit:
I saw the previews of that at the theatre yesterday. We went and saw Eastern Promises.
Wow that was a powerful film. Very violent but it had a kind of 40s feel to it. I thought it was rather stylized in relation to the blood and gore. The blood seemed to be particularly placed to make it contrast with the darkness of the rest of the movie. Rather like the movie. Sin City. Viggo Mortenson and Naomi Watts were great, as was the guy that played his friend, I dont know his name. He was wonderful. The rest of the cast were stellar as well...If you cant take blood, this is not for you..If you can watch it or turn your head and still see the movie..Its worth the look. When the movie is over. I defy you not to say wow!!
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