Gorgeous Movie

Rating: 10/10 (25 April 2001)

After watching a ton of movies, and a lot of drivel, this is the one movie that reminds me just how good movies should and can be. It does everything a movie should and does it well. When is the last time you've sat in a theatre and had your breath taken away by what you're witnessing on screen, scenes so beautifully staged that you feel like you've been dropped into a ballet or a painting. Some complain that its not realistic, or its too stylized, etc... Okay, fine, let them go make a movie. Thank God for Ang Lee's vision and creativity. A movie, at its best, presents a reflection of the human condition, humorously or dramatically, realistic or not. This film hits all those details of life-love, loyalty, honor, duty, freedom, joy, despair, wanting things you can not have, missed opportunities and still manages to be a happy escape from the ordinary. How many of us can craft a piece of art to do the same? if you haven't already, give this one a chance.