I would like everyone to see me as a friend rather than a master. I’m not a master I’m just a hard-working filmmaker. And sometimes they’re seen as the messengers of God, so they’re important to me because I’m a Christian. For me they represent peace and love and purity. So I used that to choreograph his action scenes. When he talks, he has so much energy it’s almost like he’s dancing. It’s all about power, it’s all about egos. Well, there are too much politics and so much going on, and a lot of them have nothing to do with the movie. Even though I enjoyed the opportunity to work in Hollywood, I never got used to their system. So I like the costumes, I love the song, I love all those smiles, I love those dance. There are still a lot of beautiful people in the world.
When I watch a musical, it makes me believe life is still beautiful.
I just sneaked in or watched the movie from the peephole. But I have a very strong character, I never surrender, I never afraid, no matter how big they are, how cruel they are, they never beat me down. Whenever I got beat up, I got upset, I also ran into the theater to watch a movie. He is one of my idols and one of the great masters. I love Kurosawa’s movies, and I got so much inspiration from him. After I watched “Mean Streets”, it made me feel ashamed–“Why don’t I make a movie like that? Tell a true story?”
I started with some kung-fu movies and comedies. I must confess, I think I started a little too young. Even after I directed my first movie, I didn’t have much confidence. I saw this film before I directed my first movie. Directors have generally overlooked Dolph’s great sense of humor. And I did try to do the things that I did with Yun-Fat Chow and tried to make Van Damme look different. At the same time, I wanted a new experience, of working in Hollywood, so I took the chance and chose to do Hard Target (1993).
I thought I could do the same thing with Van Damme, like how I used to do with Yun-Fat Chow.
I know myself I’m pretty sure of my abilities of how to make an actor look great on the screen, make him look like a hero. Van Damme wanted a change, he wanted to prove himself as an actor. The producer and script writers flew to Hong Kong to see me and they asked me to do the picture. About five or six years ago, I got many offers from Hollywood studios. Uses pleasant music that heavily contrasts with some of the more violent action on screen. Scenes of hyperkinetic, chereographed action They are often pictured flying away as the shooting begins. Since making films in the U.S., Woo has started to use doves as a symbol for peace in his films. : characters often use a gun in each hand : characters are often alerted to danger by seeing a reflection : “Mexican Standoff”, involving two characters pointing guns at each others heads. : One character throws a gun to another character His characters often mimic the actions of other their counterparts, typically accompanied by flashbacks of those scenes. Often puts the opponents in his movies in verbal confrontation in different parts of a room, usually seperated by a wall or other object.īerettas are mainly used as the main character’s gun in his moviesįrequently uses unusual weapons to change the course of hand-to-hand combat scenes.
In many of his films, these lead characters often fight against villains with no such code who freely kill innocent people without remorse. His lead characters, whether good or bad, always have a code of conduct which includes a strict vow never to harm or kill innocent people. The Killer, Hard Boiled, A Better Tomorrow, Face/Off, Red Cliff, The Crossing, Hard Target, Mission: Impossible II, Bullet in the Head, A Better Tomorrow II, Once a Thief, Broken Arrow, Paycheck, Reign of Assassins, Heroes Shed No Tears, Windtalkers, Just Heroes, Last Hurrah for Chivalry, Hand of De…įinal confrontations often take place near the ocean Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay, Asian Film Award for Best Director, Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Dramatic Series Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Editing, Saturn Award for Best Director, Asian Film Award for Top-Grossing Film Director
St Stephen’s College, University of Cincinnati, Columbia Business Schoolĭouglas Woo, Jennifer Woo, Jacqueline Woo