More Filmmakers Should Be Like Ang Lee
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- Ang Lee is the director that I think more up-and-coming filmmakers should try to be like. In this video review of Ang Lee as a director I discuss his directing style and what makes Ang Lee great as a filmmaker. Many aspiring filmmakers and directors aspire to be over-controlling tyrants like Stanley Kubrick, Tarantino, David Fincher, or other megalomaniac madmen like well-known psychopathic director David O Russell, but I firmly believe that more directors should be more open and compassionate, and humanistic like Ang Lee is. He is living proof that someone can be both a successful, genius filmmaker AND a compassionate and caring human being. I also have a personal story about the time I met Ang Lee, so I do have a personal reason for why I think that Ang Lee is such a talented director that people should study and emulate. And that's why: More Film Directors Should Be like Ang Lee.
0:00 - Introduction
0:46 - Ang Lee: The Anti-Auteur
4:33 - Ang Lee: The Humanist
10:00 - Origins of Compassion
12:50 - Movie Recommendations
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To be clear I love Stanley Kubrick but you aren't Kubrick, so you should try to be more like Ang Lee :) - Who is the director that you look up to the most?
Danny Boyle. While having his own style, very much like Ang Lee, Boyle's movies are all different in style and yet retain something unique. I prefer Dany Boyle to Ang Lee. because Danny is better in telling storys in my point of view. Plus he is said to be very down to earth and pleasant to work with or for.
While I think Stanley Kubrick is the greatest filmmaker who ever lived, the director who I personally admire most as a person is Sam Raimi. As far as I know, he's the first director to have successfully transitioned from indie B-movie status to mainstream blockbuster icon, all while never having lost his unique voice that set him apart from the rest to begin with. Folks like George Romero and John Carpenter may receive more adoration from horror fans for having stuck closer to their roots over the course of their career but for me, Raimi's transition from Evil Dead to Darkman to A Simple Plan and then to Spider-Man, is honestly one of the most inspiring career paths of any director I know. On top of that, he's also by all accounts, an incredibly kind, down-to-earth, generous person who has not let his success go to his head. More directors should try to be like Sam.
@@Whoa802 I love it. Encouraging kindness in the movie business is so important
He has tried to make almost every movie. He dipped his toe in superhero films, modern blockbusters, foreign, indie HE IS JUST SO GOOD MAN PEOPLE NEED TO ADMIRE HIM MORE
Yes! That is exactly why I made this video :), I think his name gets left out of lots of these "great director" conversations because he's not an auteur but his versatility is pretty underrated
Same with Danny Boyle.
Great discussion ❤❤
"Eat Drink Man Woman" my favorite Any Lee film. Never get bored of it.
It’s a great movie :)
Christopher Nolan is said to be a very pleasant filmmaker most of his colleagues say it is a pleasure to work with him.
I like hearing that
I have this one observation, that the directors like Kucbrick or Tarantino make the films we love because of their personality.
There are lots of books which are safe played, but the most read books are always the ones which had some harshness to it.
Maybe 🤔 I think a film or book can have harshness but the creator doesn’t necessarily need it. Some other examples might be someone like John Carpenter or Wes Craven: people who make edgy movies but by all accounts are kind, humble men
Based on what I've read, I would also include Hirokazu Koreeda at the top of this lowering-of-self/compassionate-towards-the-crew humanist director camp (even though he has mostly insisted on also being the sole writer and editor of his own films). I think someone like a David O'Russell is a person who chose to learn the complete wrong lessons from what they heard about directors like Fincher or Kubrick, and has a much weaker filmography than any of them because of it.
Complaints people have about Fincher after working with him just seem to be about his insistence on the many takes, but having looked into a lot of behind the scenes and hearing other perspectives, to me it's clear he is ultimately thoughtful and kind (even with a dry sense of humour), values the crew, and understands how to engage with different personalities to bring out the best in them - rather than trying to impose a one-size-fits-all mentality.
Even though that last point would apply more to Kubrick in comparison, I think people tend to sensationalise certain anecdotes about him in particular. One of Kubrick's mottos on sets like Full Metal Jacket and even 2001 was 'there are no stupid ideas', and he would insist on getting everyone in the crew's individual opinion each day - more often than not it lead to an accidental masterpiece decision that would make the end result.
Yeah Kubrick is a great director and probably a good guy too but like you said people trying to emulate him often think that imitating his control freak qualities will make them a genius too
Exactly the video I needed to watch a week before directing my next short. Thank you Nick
Really useful video, thank you!
I have heard from co-workers that denis villeneuve is an absolute pleasure to work with, assumes responsibility when things go awry, doesn’t belittle his crew and values the professionals behind the camera. Unlike say Nolan.
Nolan? You sure?
Nolan seems like a tricky one, definitely some controlling aspects to him but I can’t lie I’m kind of in love with his no cigarette policy on sets
@@part4963 first hand stories of him unloading on crew members for just doing their jobs. No deserves to be yelled at for doing their job and doing it well.
Nolan is a dork and way overrated. I am the best director ever. Everybody loves me and I direct masterfully well. 😎
Nice video. I want to self study to become a cinematographer, do you have any recommended books that teach cinematography?
Check out “Painting with Light” , also “The Set Lighting Technicians Handbook” by Harry Box is a must read for anyone who plans to go on set, not about cinematography per-se but it covers everything you’ll need to know about gear, crew, etc.
please video about Lino brocka
Well, he has no problem sacrificing animals in his films. Eat Drink Man Woman and Life of Pie are examples
Haha this is a joke right? The animals in Life of Pi are CGI 😂