Ang Lee can be considered a hero in the entertainment world having made such a big splash in this field. His movies have been watched by millions world wide and he is still going strong. Among them like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a Chinese-language movie, mesmerized Western audiences in 2000 and his more recent film, Brokeback Mountain, yet another unimaginable success, both with critics and audiences, he captivated the entire world and reached the pinnacle of moviemaking.
Director Ang Lee’s great influence in this field comes from his ability to create great cross-cultural masterpieces. His Taiwanese upbringing, which kept him deeply rooted in the Chinese way of being and living, combined with his well-informed understanding of Western filmmaking techniques have allowed him to speak to the east and the west in a way no other director has. Ang Lee has the ability to erase all cultural lines and have its profundity understood at a universal level. The characters that he creates are able to draw in an audience no matter what language they speak.
Through the views of younger film makers and actors, Ang Lee can be of utmost influence. Actor Zhang Ziyi was one of them who was touched by him. Being only 20 and having only took part in one movie, director Ang Lee still gave Zhang Ziyi a chance in his movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He understood what Zhang was capable of and was willing to allow her a go at it. This was the act that made Ang Lee so influential in his field and he probably did not regret his choice at all.
Ang Lee is someone who never limits himself. We would still see many great things from him to come.
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