Determine, once again to bring to the table an artist that few people in the class would know, I've decided to write about one of my favorite film makers of all time : Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow is a Hong Kong comedy director, known for his personal, slapstick brand of comedy known as "Mou-lei Tou", meaning "pointless" in Cantonese. His work draws many ties and pays many tributes to older Hong Kong cinema heroes such as Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. His style of humor, "Mou-lei Tou" can be seen as a mix between slapstick comedy, intelligent wordplay, and cartoon style physical comedy.
One of the most fascinating aspects of Chow's work, which I find to be incredibly admirable, is the fact that he is almost always in his own films. He serves as both the director and the lead actor of the majority of his films, a feat that I found to be almost impossible in my attempt during the filming of "Min and Jay 2". He has great command and is an efficient communicator, explaining precisely what he wants in a shot to a large film crew.
Stephen Chow is a legend in Hong Kong cinema, often dubbed the "King of Comedy". In his history of film making, none of his movies have ever flopped, as they consistently reach top 10 in local charts. His most famous movies include Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle and FromBeijing With Love. These movies each giving a subtle stab at the influence of western cinema over the world. Particularly From Beijing With Love, a spy movie in which the protagonist's literal name is "double-oh-seven" (ling-ling tsut). In the 1990's mainland China, along with the rest of Asia, began to flock to Hong Kong to see his films, thus again solidifying the strength of Hong Kong Cinema.
He has won various awards for his works. Particularly Kung Fu Hustle, which won 18 awards, including the BAFTA non Enlgish film award. He currently acts mainly as a prodcuer, but has plans to create new films.
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