Chosen (2001)
The Driver is carrying an Asian child who has been chosen for a strange ritual. He must drive him through a dark night in the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several American cars out to get the child.
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The Plot: Clive Owen ( before he was in "The Bourne Identity," "King Arthur," "Elisabeth: The Golden Age," and "Sin CIty" ) plays a "hire" who drives people places they desperately need to go. Often times, they are working for something "top secret" and can only give our protagonist limited information. Also, this is meant to show off the BMW car and is executive-produced by Tony Scott, Ridley Scott and David Fincher ( Panic Room, Alien 3 ).In this episode directed by Ang Lee ( of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, Hulk and Brokeback Mountain fame ) , our hero has to transport an Asian "golden child" and has trouble trusting his sources. The Asian musical score is excellent and I think near the end you can see a couple of bullet- holes in the BMW car!
The car chase in the second "The Hire" short, is so choreographed that it's almost like the cars are dancing with each other! Really a must see for the fans of Eastern cinema.The cinematography and editing work better for the movie than was the case in the first "The Hire" short "Ambush" but it still is Ang Lee's directing that is the highlight of the movie. The story tries to be a bit more than just a car chase which was not really necessary but not really disturbing either. The ending is really fun!The music by Mychael Danna is a bit simple and kind of irritating at times and the action might not be as good as in other "The Hire" shorts but it still is on par with most of them, thanks to Ang Lee's directing!7/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
Under the direction of Ang Lee himself 'Chosen' is a very nice short film. The Driver has to take a boy from the harbor. He has some trouble on his way. It is not really a chase, more like a car-dance, nicely choreographed. Together with a fine and funny ending another nice one.
A very interesting concept by BMW to finance leading directors to make films featuring BMW cars. Chosen featured the most unique car chase seen I have ever seen. It was more like a ballet than an automobile race. The music (a powerful Baroque and tibetan combination) was beautiful and perfectly fit.Definitely worth the download.