Creativity doesn't thrive in a vacumn .So ideas bounce off each other and cross fertilise into new forms so Youtube and independent movies become a breeding ground for new creations.An inward looking society only glorifies the past and is not able to move forward to compete for innovation.
In Hong Kong the more experienced seniors like Andy Lau with his Focus Films or Eric Tsang working pro bono for young filmmakers with limited budget grooms the next generation of young directors and more realistic movie like 77 heartbreaks is made.Kudos.
I'm beginning to see more socially conscious movies coming out in Asia like Peepli Live by Amir Khan.The other movie I've been recommended by a friend to watch is a movie by Kabir Khan called Bajrangi Bhaijaan and the realism is touching.Kabir Khan studied in the same film school as Shah Rukh Khan his senior and used to study his notes.
But the one director I'm going to explore is Korean director Bong Joon Ha .His movie Okja should be released in Malaysia hopefully(problems arise with conflict with sttreaming service Netflix)
His other show Host and Snowpiercer shows a very environmentally conscious theme close to my heart.His show Mother sounds emotionally complex.
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver and Meryl Streep in the French Lieutenant's woman are two of the most sensitively portrayed movies that left a deep impact on me.James Cameron Avatar was also impactful in terms of portrayal of the inhuman nature of humans compared to aliens.
Good looks can only carry a movie so far but to sustain the long term growth of the industry,the young upcoming talents should be nurtured in terms of directing,music production or cinematography.
Sometimes the celluloid life is so perfect that the young audience may face trouble adapting back to the REAL world which sucks and has no neat ending.
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