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Analyzing the Director Mimi Leder

posted 18 years ago by icetiff
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In this movie,what parts do you think makes it noticable that it was a woman director. If a man directed it, what would be different?

[–] DataGrab 12 years ago

Yup. It was pretty obvious that a woman directed it the whole while. And yes, it would be entirely different if a guy directed it. The difference would be even more contrast if Michael Bay was at helm.

A ship sank at the end of the movie Titanic!

[–] CromeRose 11 years ago

"The difference would be even more contrast if Michael Bay was at helm."

So true! And the difference can actually be seen if one watches Bay's Armageddon and then Leder's Deep Impact. Armageddon is loud, bombastic, obnoxious and overflowing with ludicrous testosterone-fueled idiocy, Deep Impact is thoughtful, emotional, intense and really pulls at one's heart strings while at the same time leaving one on the edge of one's seat.

The Peacemaker and Deep Impact are two of my favorite movies ever. I watch them frequently. Armageddon was a one-time deal that I can't stomach a second time.

[–] DataGrab 11 years ago

Totally agree. That was the first Morgan Freeman movie I ever saw and it was good.

A ship sank at the end of the movie Titanic!

[–] spookyrat1 12 years ago

I think she directed it a la Kathryn Bigelow.

I have to hand it to her. Some of the action sequences in the film are very well done. The Vienna car chase and the bridge/truck/helicopter sequences still manage to force me to the edge of my seat. And there's a minimum of hand held, quick edit type stuff (which Bigelow used in The Hurt Locker where it was well -suited...but look at some of her earlier work). It looks very realistic.

I'm a little surprised she hasn't maintained a higher profile with cinema releases.