When Hollywood dream meets film school reality.When Hollywood dream meets film school reality.When Hollywood dream meets film school reality.
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The lost generation
I know so many Chinese students come to the U.S. to pursue their dreams, studying film, music, art, etc., myself included. I'm in journalism school. But after a while, the picture becomes clearer -- there is absolutely no way that we can equally compete in this country. Lewis and I are friends and he used to say that "they grew up here, they spent 20 plus years living and networking in this country and we only have a couple years history. There is no equation."
The documentary is very authentic and pure. Lewis kept things as what they were, didn't try to hide or twist the original meanings, and showed us the real life and struggle of Chinese young filmmakers in America. This is his life, too.
But there is no answer to this question. There is no solution. If you want to make a film, just go and do it. Spending time trying to figure out how to be equally treated doesn't help anything. And winning Oscar is not the only measurement of a good filmmaker.
The documentary is very authentic and pure. Lewis kept things as what they were, didn't try to hide or twist the original meanings, and showed us the real life and struggle of Chinese young filmmakers in America. This is his life, too.
But there is no answer to this question. There is no solution. If you want to make a film, just go and do it. Spending time trying to figure out how to be equally treated doesn't help anything. And winning Oscar is not the only measurement of a good filmmaker.
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- paperwine1204
- May 1, 2012
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