Just a vibe. A feeling. An impression.
Therefore curious to explore their body of work.
Clint Eastwood:
For his love and passion for Jazz, a quiet and reserved character, a strong emotional depth to his Directorial movies (at times a little saccharine, indulging in sentimentality), as well as an enduring figure of iconic masculinity.
Movies off the top of my head:
Absolute Power
Bronco Billy
For a Few Dollars More
In the Line of Fire
Unforgiven
Changeling
Mystic River
Million Dollar Baby
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jiima
Gran Torino
Invictus
Themes/elements that occur to me include:
Failure and inadequacies as a parent; composing his own music; extremely economic filming technique (doesn't often redo takes); an intention to control most of his own production (without the influence of studios); a non-conformist - not pandering to Oscar, BAFTA, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association et al.
Ang Lee:
For his penchant for dramatising 'repressed' emotions, and the struggle/conflict of establishing identity (being a Chinese-American). I think I identify with being brought up by traditional conservative parents bound by a cultural and social expectation. Greatly admire his success in breaching those barriers to become the artist he naturally became, and his perseverance to persue dreams against strong criticism, and being perceived in a negative light for so many years (as a house-husband whose wife was the sole bread winner of the family, a social faux-pas in Chinese culture).
Movies off the top of my head:
Pushing Hands
The Ice Storm
Sense and Sensibility
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Hulk
Brokeback Mountain
Lust, Caution
Taking Woodstock
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