Director Ang Lee's Filmic Force(a)|电影的力量比人大

Director Ang Lee's Filmic Force

　　Ang Lee returned to Taiwan shortly after winning his second Oscar for Life of Pi. Here to celebrate his mother's 88th birthday, he was also honored by President Ma Ying-jeou with an Order of the Brilliant Star, first class. Welcomed everywhere by film fans and the media, the amiable and accommodating Lee also took part in an international press conference and two symposia while he was here.

　　Lee's dramatic turnaround career from a struggling young man to celebrated artist makes for an exceptionally uplifting tale. The young Lee twice failed the university entrance exams and his father, a school principal, disapproved of his decision to study theater. A university student at one of the symposia was moved by his history and said that he too was struggling with apparent failure, and asked Lee's advice on how to cope. Lee replied, "Frustration and failure can hone your character, but you don't want too much. If you experience too much failure, it can become habitual and create a kind of negative momentum. Changing your fate comes down to the decisions you make at critical moments."

　　Lee encouraged the young man to figure out a way to overcome his sense of failure and suggested that when he was feeling down, he should think about how to reorient himself towards success. Lee stressed the importance of making rational decisions at crucial moments, citing his decision to work with James Schamus, an independent New York producer, on his first film, Pushing Hands, as a case in point. Schamus' help with the budget enabled Lee to get the film made for just US$400,000.

 

电影的力量比人大

　　李安以《少年 Pi 的奇幻漂流》赢得个人第二座奥斯卡导演奖后随即返台。他回台湾除了庆祝母亲八十八岁的生日之外，并接受了马英九总统的表扬，获颁一等景星勋章。李安所到之处都受到影迷与媒体的簇拥欢迎，为人和蔼可亲且待人亲切的他在台湾期间还出席了一场国际媒体记者会及两场座谈会。

　　李安从一位奋发向上的年轻人到享负盛名的艺术家这段戏剧性的转折生涯，造就了一段相当振奋人心的故事。年轻时的李安大学联考曾落榜两次，而他当校长的父亲并不赞成他念戏剧的这项决定。在其中一场座谈会上，一位受到他的经历所感动的大学生，提到他也一直在与外在的失败搏斗，并请教李安如何处理这个问题。李安的回应表示：『挫折与失败能够磨鍊你的性格，但不要有太多的失败经验。如果你经历太多失败，它会变成一种惯性，且会产生一种负面的能量。命运的转折取决于你在关键时刻所做的决定。』

　　李安鼓励这位年轻人要想办法克服失败感，并建议他觉得沮丧时，应该要思考如何重新调适自己，往成功的方向迈进。李安强调了在关键时刻做出理性决定的重要性，并引用了他决定与纽约独立制片商詹姆士．夏慕斯在他的第一部电影《推手》中合作来当作最佳范例。夏慕斯协助他控制预算，才让他能够以仅仅四十万美金完成该片的拍摄工作。

 

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