The Profile (2010) User Reviews

Innovative Short

[jada-web · 9/10 · 7 March 2010]

Excellent use of B&W to bring about a tone for the film. The lighting was excellent considering this short had a small budget. The movie's development of the story line moved the viewer through a range of emotions and feelings for Tran and his situation.

The diverse set of movie locations must have complicated the film-making process, but the filmmaker stitched movement through the story line to pace and develop the plot without any excessive baggage. This means that the editing process must have taken a long time due to many difficult edit decisions that young filmmakers don't typically make to "cut" favorite pieces from the finished film even if they don't help the story line. Attention to detail must have been the main course for this work as this film is tight.

Definitely worth your time to view this short; a great independent work.

Poignant and timely

[daveceo · 8/10 · 7 March 2010]

The Profile is a poignant and timely piece in this age when we are struggling as a country to reach a balance between our rights and our security.

On the one hand, some believe if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide or fear, so a loss of privacy and rights is a small price to pay for safety. While others believe that our civil liberties should not be sacrificed for any purpose because they are what define us a nation and differentiate us from our enemies.

This film explores the line between the two in a powerful way.

I don't want to reveal what happens, but I can say that Director Wang is showing his creativity and ability to convey a message in a powerful way by telling a story that we can relate to.

I look forward to more work from Wang and hope to see him explore full length features as well.