Brief introduction of Wu Yusen, a master of violent aesthetics

Born in Pingnan, Guangxi, he was born in Guangzhou on September 22nd, 1946. In 1971, he worked in Shaw Film Company with Zhang Che, the most famous action film director at that time. He is the third Chinese star to enter Hollywood after Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, and the only Chinese director who has left his mark in walk of fame.

Introduction

Wu Yusen, originally from Pingnan, Guangxi, was born in Guangzhou on September 22, 1946. He moved to Hong Kong with his parents in 1951. He was a director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Because his father was ill, he could not work, and his mother had to bear the burden of supporting his family. His life was very poor. Wu Yusen's father died just after graduating from middle school, because his mother carried stones on the construction site to support his family. He could only give up his dream of going to Taiwan Province to study architecture or fine arts. At this time, Wu Yusen studied in a Christian school and intensively read many works on theology, history, philosophy and fine arts. When Wu Yusen was in middle school, he often slipped out of class and went to the cinema to watch movies. His favorite movies were Hollywood gangster movies, westerns and golden age musical films. The similarity of these films is that the pictures are full of motion. Wu Yusen's most admired director is French violence director Pierre Melville, whose works are full of human feelings in violence. But the person who had the greatest influence on John Woo was sam peckinpah, who filmed "The Savage Gang". It can be said that the use of slow motion in John Woo's films and the way to make the characters fight for their lives in hymns are the development of Sam's film language.

John Woo is the third Chinese filmmaker to enter Hollywood after Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

Entering the film and television circle

In p>1971, John Woo went to Shaw Film Company to film with Zhang Che, the most famous action film director at that time. Zhang Che's works were rampant in the film market at that time, and John Woo also learned a lot of professional skills. In John Woo's words, "If the knife in the photo album (2 photos) of Zhang Che Electric

was replaced by a gun, it would be very similar to my" True colors of heroes ". After two years by Zhang Che's side, John Woo started his first work, Passers-by. The martial arts director of this film is Jackie Chan, the eldest brother of Hong Kong film industry today. At that time, both of them were young players in the film industry, so Passer-by did not produce any response. Then he went to Jiahe as a director for ten years (1973-1983). During these ten years, he made many comedies that completely please the market. After directing The Iron Man's Tender Feelings (that is, Passers-by) in 1973, John Woo made many low-budget films, such as Women's Taekwondo Club (1976), The Emperor Flower (1976), Shaolin Gate (1976) and so on. This period was called "the decade of comedy" by himself.

The tortuous road

After he arrived in Xinyi City from Jiahe in p>1983, his career sank to the bottom and he was sent to Taiwan Province for nearly three years. However, he also made many good friends in Taiwan Province in every cloud has a silver lining, and he also saw the rich human touch of John Woo in Taiwan Province entertainment circle, which was different from Hongkong at the film festival. In 1985, after the box office fiasco of The Laughter, he returned to Hong Kong alone and joined Tsui Hark's "Film Studio". In the late 197s, he was employed by China Film Studio as a production assistant and screenplay inspector. During this period, the new American directors Sam Penguin and Stanley Kubrick gave him a lot of inspiration, and the violence in their works had a far-reaching impact on him. In the mid-198s, John Woo's film career stagnated. In 1986, with the help of Tsui Hark, he successfully directed The True Color of Heroes, which established the film style of Wu Yusen's violent aesthetics, and even the subsequent True Color of Heroes 2 (1987) and Bloody Men (1989) followed this style.

Peak

The True Color of Heroes is not only a turning point in John Woo's life, but also a monument of Hong Kong movies. When he created this film, John Woo was full of heroism, and his frustration and ambition accumulated in the film industry for many years penetrated every picture. His delicate diversion and smooth editing are still impeccable today. This big scene and high-quality work shocked all audiences and filmmakers. The film also found a large number of talents for Hong Kong films, such as Tsui Hark, Cheng Xiaodong, Hang-Sang Poon, Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun Fat, who was also frustrated in the film industry that year and was called "box office poison". John Woo made a gamble, but he won. A group of frustrated and dormant men conquered their fate, and generate shone brilliantly with each other!

Wu Yusen attended the event (2 photos). In 1989, The Bloody Two Heroes was perhaps the most important masterpiece of Wu Yusen's life. Up to now, no work of Wu Yusen has surpassed the artistic conception created by this film: friendship that can't be measured by anything, appreciate each other's Jianghu brothers and their unshakable principles of being a man. Wu Yusen used extremely confident techniques to make the violent world filled with unspeakable romance, and the gorgeous and freely controlled shots, refined dialogues and dancing gun battles were fascinating. The life-and-death battle at the end of the film in the church can represent the essence of violent aesthetics: the Madonna reflected by candlelight, the white dove passing by in the background, a pair of friends who should not be friends for life and death, and * * * Wu Yusen's attendance at the event (12 photos). Just as John Woo said, "This is what I want to express with the lens most. Philosophical movies and chivalrous protagonists also express my ideals."

After Bloody Men, John Woo left Tsui Hark's "Film Studio" because of disagreement, and set up his own company to shoot action films such as Bloody Streets, Crossing the World, and Hard-boiled Detective.

Hollywood

In p>1993, Universal Studios invested John Woo to direct The Ultimate Target starring jean-claude van damme. Although the Los Angeles Times took John Woo as a front-page figure after the release of The Ultimate Target, and 16 copies of the film were sold, it was a stale John Woo film. Although there are white doves dancing in hymns in the film, it lacks the consistent poetry, and it is more like an action movie of jean-claude van damme. In fact, the martial arts scenes in John Woo's films are not even average among Hong Kong directors, so after the film was released, Universal Picture sent a "senior action film editing expert" to re-edit the film in order to adapt to the fans in jean-claude van damme. Therefore, The Ultimate Target we see today is not a real John Woo movie.

Masterpiece: Mission Impossible 2 In 1996, he took over the Broken Arrow by 2th Century Fox. The most attractive thing about Broken Arrow is that john Travolta, who plays the traitor, imitates every movement of Chow Yun Fat, from cynical smile to smoking posture, which is full of charm. At the same time, the action scenes and various details designed by John Woo are overwhelming. This film is the first time that John Woo has made great efforts according to the routine of American movies. At this time, he has really grasped the lifeblood of Hollywood action movies.

FACE/OFF in p>1997 was another peak of Wu Yusen's film career. In the film, John Woo found the kind of "humanitarian spirit" and "family concept" advocated by both eastern and western worlds, and emphatically portrayed the strength and gentleness of female characters, which was 1% recognized by female audiences, and many female audiences who never watched action movies were also fascinated by this film. Like the style of dealing with characters in the past, the hero of this film is also between good and evil. In the film, john Travolta and Nicolas Cage, originally one represents good and the other represents evil, but after exchanging faces, they basically become two personalities of the same person. The most interesting plot is that sometimes the bad guys can handle some things better than the good guys. For example, after Cage changed travolta's face, she gave his wife real romance and taught his daughter how to protect herself. John Woo gave full play to the acting talents of Cage and travolta in the film, and he made the audience feel their psychological changes when they saw the changes in their eyes. John Woo's handling of the two superstars showed a master's demeanor, and Cage and travolta were deeply impressed afterwards. They thought that the play designed by John Woo had realized their dream of being cool. And this is obviously not a compliment. FACE/OFF, who invested as much as $1 million, was regarded as "the most John Woo's style" by American film critics, and won the box office title in July in one fell swoop. At the same time, it also brought John Woo the highest honor "Golden Ring Award" awarded by the Chinese American Art Foundation.

On May 24th, 2, Mission Impossible 2 surfaced in the expectation of Chinese and Western fans. Mission Impossible 2 didn't get rid of the fate of a dog's tail and a mink's tail, but Wu Dao was not an ordinary person. Although the rough script became the target of public criticism, the strong stylized images and the cool Cruz solo show drowned out the critics' criticism, ignited the enthusiasm of fans, and the box office climbed all the way, creating a glorious history-the box office ranked first among all spy action movies, and it can be said that the director Wu Yusen contributed a lot.

Stay in Hollywood

On May 21st, 22, at the entrance of China Theatre, the only Chinese film director in walk of fame, John Woo, signed his handwriting in Chinese and English here. His English name was John. Chinese people are looking around at John Woo's box, and it's hard to take a picture without a figure here. Another place on the Avenue of Stars also has the five-pointed star of Chinese actor Jackie Chan, and many Chinese people gathered to take photos as a souvenir.

Agency

CAA (Creative Artists Agency)

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world's number one elite talent agency, and its agency scope includes the most creative and successful artists in many fields, such as movies, television, music, drama, sports, electronic games, Internet, etc. At the same time, CAA also represents many corporate customers. In Hollywood, CAA is a well-deserved king, and has signed many stars and industry giants such as julia roberts, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg. Fortune once praised CAA as "the most influential company in the entertainment industry".

CAA also occupies an important position in the entertainment circle in China, with directors Wu Yusen, Lu Chuan, Ning Hao, Zhang Yibai, Peng Haoxiang, Jin Yimeng, Zhang Yang, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Zhao Tianyu, Chen Shizheng and Yang Qing all signing directors. Stars include Daniel Wu, Bo Huang, Xú Zhēng, Dai Liren and Yu Nan, as well as Japanese and Korean stars Tadanobu Asano and Han Caiying. At the same time, hosts Yang Lan, Cha Kexin and screenwriter Huo Xin also signed contracts with CAA.

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Features of the film

He is usually called the "master of violence aesthetics". In fact, under the cloak of violence, his films focus on describing the friendship between characters, the relationship between people and the times, and a kind of confusion about the real society, but it is best to be positive. He is good at expressing feelings through things, like the "dove" and "church" that often appear in his films.

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People's Comments

If John Woo is shooting martial arts films, Michelangelo is just painting walls.

—— quentin tarantino

The well-known network planning organization of Jin Bao Tang in China believes that John Woo has created an era. Throughout his films, he has experienced a journey from violence to beauty, which also reflects the mental journey of this master. When he enters Hollywood, his films will definitely affect the world.

Honors won

There are more than 2, star handprints of Wu Yusen, director of Chibi, in walk of fame. In memory of those who have made contributions to the entertainment industry, there are star medals and handprints of these people here. The owners of these Star Medals are almost all well-known celebrities, and there are also some Chinese movie stars and directors, such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and John Woo. Director Wu is the only Chinese director who left his mark in walk of fame. This is a symbol of reputation and represents his outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry, which is recognized by the world.