The trailer of Ang Lee’s latest movie, Brokeback Mountain, finally hit the Net.
I’m an unabashed fan of Ang Lee’s work, ever since I saw Wedding Banquet many years ago. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was a masterpiece, and it’s a testament to Ang Lee that Chow Yun Fat’s popular gun totting image never came to mind. Bravo, Mr. Lee.
Even Hulk was amazing. I never could have guessed the story of a meathead like Hulk could be so meditative. I eat my words like yesterday’s Kung-Pow chicken.
Now, back to Brokeback.
Annie Proulx is an author I have greatly admired over the years, but her works are impossible to find in most Indian bookstores. She has undeniable skill, and she works it well. Her characters are real and flawed, and she sets them against the stark beauty and majesty of the American landscape. The grittiness of her stories hits you at full force, and leaves you gasping for more, yet you wonder if you have the balls (and enough tears) to read on.
Brokeback Mountain is the story of Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist. I am indeed glad Ang Lee is doing this, and not a Hollywood crow like… never mind. Hopefully his vision will be able to match up to this story. From the trailer, it looks more like a Gus Van Sant film than an Ang Lee, but let’s not count our Peking Ducks before they hatch. Yeah yeah, I know Ang Lee’s Taiwanese, but you get the drift.
The trailer: the dialogues are right out of the text. Yipee!! Heath Ledger and Jake G. … . I’m going to have a lot of fun with their southern drawls. Jake G.’s ecstatic “WOOOOHEY…. YEAH!!” in the trailer sounds suspiciously like what must have resounded in the White House the night they caught Saddam, that perv down in Eye-rack.
Brokeback Mountain makes its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival, so hopefully by next week we’ll have reviews of the film.
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