I’m fairly lukewarm on Ang Lee. When he’s great, he’s amazing – one of the most visually arresting directors working in the medium. However, sometimes I find some fo his work (Brokeback Mountain, The Ice Storm) to be a little self-indulgent. Still, Lee has a wonderful flexibility and a willingness to work outside his comfort zone that is hard not to admire. The trailer for Life of Pi first appeared on-line yesterday, and it looks pretty amazing from a visual standpoint. Adapted from the iconic and acclaimed novel, the film looks to have a wonderfully hypersaturated feel to it. In fact, the final shot looks like something from a classic Walt Disney film brough to life.
I’m calling it now. Unless it turns out to be completely abysmal, we have a Best Picture front-runner.
Filed under: Movies Tagged: | ang lee, Bengal tiger, Brokeback Mountain, crouching tiger hidden dragon, Ice Storm, Lee, Life of Pi, Walt Disney, Yann Martel
