SUBMITTED BY Typhon24
June 17, 2003 — From the New York Post's article on the complexities of Ang Lee's Hulk:
Rule No. 5: Keep it simple. That's the last thing Lee wants to do.
His "Hulk" flouts dozens of technical rules film-school students learn in Directing 101. He splits the screen into comic-book style panels and plays with editing, continuity and camera angles in every way possible. "This movie just doesn't feel like a Hollywood movie," Brady says. "It's Ang's 'f- - - you' to all those formulas." It could have been even weirder, however.
The movie's distributor, Universal Pictures, persuaded Lee to compromise on a few points, including "Ice Storm" composer Mychael Danna's original score, an esoteric wash of Middle-Eastern music, dominated by a wailing woman's voice. Now the movie has a more upbeat score by "Spider-Man" composer Danny Elfman. "If you think the film is artsy now," Brady says, "you should have seen it six months ago."
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