The China Post
Date: November 4, 2016
By: Christine Chou
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Ang Lee is not one to play it safe. The two-time Oscar-winning director has pushed
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (李安), left, and actor Joe Alwyn speak at a press conference ahead of the Nov. 11 premiere of “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” in Taipei, Thursday, Oct. 3. Taipei is the first stop of the cast and crew’s Asia tour.(Christine Chou, The China Post)
his boundaries once again in his latest war movie “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” hoping to offer people an immersive cinematic experience that could revolutionize movie-going.
“I wanted to pair a challenging script with a challenging mode of expression … I wanted to make this movie because it was a challenge. I wouldn’t do it if it didn’t excite me,” Lee said.
Adapted from a novel by Ben Fountain, the film is told from the perspective of a 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (played by newcomer Jow Alwyn), who becomes a national celebrity in the U.S. after a video capturing his heroic rescue of a comrade in Iraq went viral. With his squadron, Lynn takes part in a cross-country victory tour that culminates in making an appearance at a football game’s halftime show.
In one scene, as Billy and his squadron are shown on patrol, the audience can feel as if they are walking through the dusty corridor of a bustling bazaar in Iraq. [FULL STORY]
