Movie master, come in. . .

It is not an exaggeration to call Steven Allan Spielberg a "film wizard". The great director who won the Oscar for his epic Schindler List is known to more fans for his famous commercial entertainment films such as Jaws, E.T. and Jurassic Park.

Masterpieces: Jaws, Aliens, Jurassic Park, Schindler List, The Lost World, Saving Private Ryan.

Awards: 1998, "Saving Private Ryan" won the best director award at the American Academy Awards; 1995, Lifetime Achievement Award awarded by American Film Academy; 1993, Schindler List won the Oscar for Best Director. 1986 was awarded the Owenthal Pogue Achievement Award by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts.

As far as personal characteristics are concerned

James Cameron's personality is a bit out of place, but his ability cannot be concealed by this shortcoming.

He likes creative scripts, perfect stunts, lifelike characters and heroines who frequently appear in his films.

Needless to say, Star Wars.

In most of his films, he seems to like having a strong man, from Stallone to Schwarzenegger.

He showed his understanding to the fullest.

There is also the movie Titanic, which has been praised and criticized differently in the film history, but has faithfully maintained the consistent style, wonderful plot and superb stunts of James Cameron's films.

In every article describing James Cameron's life in detail, it is almost inevitable to use the word "notorious"-yes, he is a greedy and overbearing "tyrant" in the filming area; Be an inconsiderate husband in the family; In the eyes of Hollywood colleagues, Cameron is a paranoid and money-burning machine. However, for many ordinary fans, these accusations are completely irrelevant. They are either critical or malicious attacks out of jealousy. There is only one James Cameron in the world, that is, the great hero James Cameron, the great genius James Cameron and the omnipotent director James Cameron.

There is no doubt that James Cameron is one of the most outstanding directors in the 20th century. He set the highest film investment record twice, made the most popular films in the world, tied the record of Oscar-winning films, and each film set a technical benchmark for future films. When it comes to James Cameron, people can't help mentioning another outstanding commercial film director, Steven Allan Spielberg. Being able to compare with this film giant in the 20th century itself shows Cameron's lofty position in people's minds. In the following account of Cameron's life and works, the author can't help comparing him with Spielberg.

I was born in Los Angeles, and I liked to play with model trains when I was a child. Another favorite game is to build a small volcano and then destroy it to play volcanic eruption. When he grows up to be a director, he can finally realize his childhood dream on the screen. As a young director, michael bay started from MTV and advertising, and there are not many films, so he will not give up every opportunity to indulge in movies. Hollywood, which is dominated by action movies, has always lacked independent action movie directors, such as James Cameron who filmed Terminator and Titanic in the early years. Peter Jackson, a New Zealand director who recently started filming The Lord of the Rings series, and John Woo, a foreign aid from Hong Kong, are both big-name directors of action movies. When it comes to action movies that support half of the box office of American movies, michael bay, a famous action movie director, is an indispensable figure.

1995 "jedi men" earned 65 million dollars at the box office in the United States, with low cost and high box office, which fired the first shot for michael bay.

1996 "Brave Island" has a global box office of 340 million, which is the first peak of michael bay's career.

1998 "The End of the World" has a global box office of 550 million, which is the most successful film in michael bay, and even won nearly 100 million from Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" at the global box office.

200 1, Pearl Harbor grossed 450 million worldwide, but the film was not a complete failure, just a medium distance.

In 2003, the global box office of Jedi 2 was 250 million, which continued the success of the first film. In this film, michael bay also has some advantages in dealing with action scenes, but the investment of this film is much higher than that of the first one. This box office income also brought the cooperation between Jerry Brock Hammer and michael bay to an end.

In 2005, Escape from Clone Island invested 65.438+300 million yuan, and the box office in the United States was only 30 million yuan. Michael bay, who was exhausted in Jiang Lang, was completely out of control. This is his first film to join DreamWorks, but it ended at both the box office and the critics.

The live version of Transformers in 2006 was the highlight of DreamWorks in 2006. It was originally planned to be produced by Steven Allan Spielberg and directed by Michael, but the failure of Escape from Clone Island forced DreamWorks to reconsider whether such an investment was worthwhile. (2006)

Speaking of French director luc besson, many people know him. Even if he doesn't know Besson's name, I'm afraid he won't have never seen his films "Black Leon" and "The Fifth Element". But when I was going to write this article, I could hardly find any background information about him in China. This embarrassing situation also happened in his own country, France: although Besson's popularity in the international film industry is at its peak, in France, which is famous for advocating art films, luc besson has always been a lonely explorer with mixed reputation, and he has even been described as a negative example of surrendering to Hollywood films. To this end, depressed Besson often travels across the ocean to Hollywood to find a bosom friend.

Blue sky and blue sea are Ding's childhood dreams.

Luc besson was born in Paris on March 65438, 0959. His childhood dream was to be a diver and navigator. However, a diving accident at the age of 0/7 broke his childhood dream. Besson quickly adjusted his life goals. Determined to be a filmmaker,/kloc-came to Los Angeles at the age of 0/9 and studied filmmaking for three months. And began to shoot some experimental short films. 1983, Besson's film debut "The Last Battle" came out. This award-winning silent science fiction film, with a wide black-and-white screen, is said to have been shot at the age of 23 with 3 francs and 6 sous. Luc besson seems to prove to the world that in France, even if you have no professional film education and can't find investment, you can still make a unique film. Because of this, Besson was once regarded as the pioneer of young French directors, whether he likes it or not. The subway and blue sky have won luc besson a reputation at home and abroad. Although the French Cesar Award was a bit stingy when it only awarded the "Best Recording" and "Best Music" awards to Blue Sea and Blue Sky, Besson publicly stated that this film was the proudest work in his directing career. After all, this work has poured into Besson's passion and dreams as a teenager, and Besson can finally capture the light and shadow and life of the ocean he saw in his childhood with his camera. Jack, the diver in the film, finally died in the sea. More precisely, that's his real survival. Isn't Jack the embodiment of Besson's ideal?

In the 1980s, the so-called BBC young directors appeared in France, that is, three cutting-edge directors, Bernice, Besson and Carax. They have many similarities and differences, but their biggest similarity is their inexplicable preference for blue. Judging from the film "Female Singer" made by Bei Nekes 1980, blue is full of silver admiration, while Karakas is shooting a humble lineage. Besson's Blue Sea and Blue Sky is blue in tone from the title to the content. Besson's yearning for the sea and his painstakingly created romantic feelings are naturally unparalleled, and his wonderful underwater photography may also benefit the directors of Piano Class and Tadannik.

France's lonely explorer

"Nikita" and "Black Boy Leon" are the successful transitions of luc besson from art films to commercial films. Tomb Tower tells the story of how a female member of a violent group transforms into a national professional agent killer. Her identity as a spy killer, her deep love and the germination of human nature constitute the uniqueness of this film, while Heizi Leon tells the story between a killer who longs for kindness and a girl who longs for evil revenge. This artistic French commercial film is still an example for film students all over the world. Many details, such as the green plants around Lyon and the wonderful dialogue "Remember never to kill women and children", are unforgettable. The green plant alone is beyond the imagination of Hollywood writers. Black Leon won the Cesar Award for Best Film and Besson for Best Director. Since 1990s, the prosperity of French art films has pushed French commercial films into an embarrassing situation. Outside France, it takes a lot of courage to make art films, because you have to face serious survival problems. In France, it's different. If a film artist wants to make a commercial film that caters to the public, it seems that he needs more courage. Luc besson is such an anachronistic director.

In the mid-1980s, Besson was called a promising young director by French critics after he made artistic films such as Subway and Thunder Sea and Blue Sky. In 1990s, Besson was despised by French film theorists after he filmed Leon Heizi and The Fifth Element. The fifth element (1997) earned $270 million worldwide, ranking third in the world movies that year. No matter how the film critics evaluate the film, it shows us a future world in the eyes of French directors, and brings us a little historical and humanistic connotation different from Hollywood blockbusters in the narrative of computer high-tech and time and space.

Luc besson is the most striking and controversial director in the contemporary French film industry. Although the commercial success of The Fifth Element has doubled the turnover of Gaumont, the largest French film company, Besson is often described in China as a negative textbook for surrendering to Hollywood films. To this end, depressed Besson often travels across the ocean to Hollywood to find a bosom friend. The film The Fifth Element combines science fiction, adventure and fighting. This is the first English dialogue film in Europe that cost nearly 1 billion dollars. It shows the determination and courage of French filmmakers to revive their own and European film industries. The film won the technical award of 1997 Cannes International Film Festival. This true story was originally conceived by luc besson at the age of 16, when Lucas' Star Wars was just released. Obviously,

Twenty years later, Besson is still obsessed with his childhood thoughts. After 20 years of planning, the script has the basic elements of Besson's first five feature films. Although some critics think that The Fifth Element seems to be more like a French futuristic farce with good visual effects, when 1997 was shown as the opening film at the opening ceremony of the 50th Cheyenne Film Festival, this sci-fi film representing the future of mankind in the 23rd century still caused a sensation. In the film, the hero played by Bruce Willis flies over new york in his yellow taxi that resists gravity, which is no less than Lucas' starship. Watching Star Wars grow up, Besson finally stood with Lucas after 20 years.

Luc besson goes to the world.

As early as in "Blue Sea and Blue Sky", luc besson showed his fascination and pursuit for big productions and big scenes. Starting from The Fifth Element and Joan of Arc, Besson drifted away from the film form to which he once belonged, and turned his attention to the international market. Not only did he play tricks on the genre, but the production cost was also escalating, which may be the main reason why Besson was criticized in his own country. At this time, Hollywood began to recruit talents from all over the world, and John Woo and luc besson became its first choice. Besson's French romantic style and John Woo's oriental hero complex are ignored and imitated by Hollywood. Besson finally used The Fifth Element and Joan of Arc to prove that entertainment blockbusters are not exclusive to Hollywood. The French can not only make low-cost, small-scale art films, but also make commercial blockbusters that are profitable all over the world. A Frenchman can "compete with them" on American soil. Besson today seems to be a successful example. We can think of him as a commercial film director of the same type as Spielberg without hesitation, but I didn't know Besson could go today. Paid a huge price.

As the first high-cost European film, the fifth element 1997 summer movie was not optimistic at the beginning, and the French audience accustomed to watching art films and the American audience influenced by Hollywood commercial blockbusters did not have much interest. The critics' reaction is to belittle the eldest son, and the most fatal part of the film lies in its huge cost of $654.38 billion. But a miracle happened. The fifth element actually overcame its congenital deficiency and ominous omen, and was widely shown in several major western countries in less than a month. The film made a fortune, but critics kept a low profile on Besson and the film.

Luc besson didn't waver in his pursuit and belief because of these comments, but wanted to make a film that both French and Americans applauded. His "Joan of Arc" selected the appropriate blend of history and reality, nationality and international, and was well received by the crowd after shooting. Joan of Arc is the goddess in the eyes of the French. She created an immortal legend with her own life. There are countless works about Joan of Arc, but only three films are worth leaving in the film history. They are: The Passion of Joan of Arc, directed by Dreier, drew a beautiful full stop for the silent film era; The Passion of Joan of Arc, directed by Blethen, is extremely faithful to the religious plot and the original trial materials: Joan of Arc, an epic film that luc besson spent three years shooting.

Blethen's The Fire of Joan of Arc only intercepts a historical fact that Joan of Arc was tried and burned at the stake, showing the heroine's religious belief and the real moment of history. Luc besson's Joan of Arc shows the grandeur of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France and Joan's romantic feelings as a girl and a French soldier. Like Blethen, Luc and Besson are also lonely explorers in China film industry. Perhaps this is the only similarity between these two French directors of different times. Perhaps it is this unique similarity that makes them like Joan of Arc more, but their interpretations of historical figures are different. In luc besson's director's notes, we can see Besson's evaluation of Joan of Arc: Joan of Arc is our ancestor, and what she captured between faith and innocence was lost in her time, just like what we lost in our own time. In this film, Besson expressed his unique thinking about this period of history: "Does the human mind have to follow such a tortuous road to discover the goodness hidden behind evil?" "

Luc besson, a lonely film explorer, even in his commercial blockbusters, we can feel his ultimate understanding of history and life and touch his mental journey as a French soldier. Whether it's Jack in Blue Sea and Blue Sky, the killer in Black Leon or Joan of Arc, we all think this is luc besson.

John Woo/Kloc-0 was born in Guangzhou on September 22nd, 1946, and moved to Hong Kong with his parents in195/Kloc-0. Because my father is sick and can't work, my mother has to bear the burden of supporting her family and live in poverty. My father died right after graduating from middle school. Because his mother moved stones on the construction site to support his family, he had to give up his dream of studying architecture or fine arts in Taiwan Province Province. At this time, John Woo studied in a Christian school and intensively read many works on theology, history, philosophy and fine arts. When John Woo was in middle school, he often slipped out of the classroom and went to the cinema to watch movies. His favorite movies are Hollywood gangster movies, westerns and golden age musicals. The similarity between these films is that the pictures are full of motion. John Woo's favorite director is Pierre Melville, a French violence director. His 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 mirror 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.

197 1 year, 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 flooded the film market at that time, and John Woo also learned a lot of professional skills from them. In John Woo's words, "If I replaced the knife in Zhang Che's movie with a gun, it would be very similar to my hero." After staying with Zhang Che for two years, 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 passers-by did not react. After that, he went to Jiahe as a director for ten years (1973- 1983). During this decade, he produced many comedies that completely pleased the market. 1973 directed tender feelings in ironman, and then made many low-budget films, such as Women's Taekwondo Club (1976), King Flower (1976) and Shaolin Gate (1976). Comedy movies such as Night Returning Man (1978), Hao Xia (1979), Funny Times (1980) and Eight Colors Lin Yazhen (1982). This period was called "the decade of comedy" by himself.

From 1983, he went from Jiahe to New Art City, and his career sank to the bottom, and he was sent to Taiwan Province Province for nearly three years. But he also made many good friends in Taiwan Province Province in Behind the Dark Clouds, and he also saw the rich human touch in the entertainment circle in Taiwan Province Province, which is different from Hongkong. After 1985' s punchline box office fiasco, he returned to Hong Kong alone and joined Tsui Hark's "film studio". In the late 1970s, he was employed by China Film Studio as a production assistant and screenwriter 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-1980s, John Woo's film career stagnated. 1986 successfully directed the True Color of Heroes with the help of Tsui Hark, which laid the film style of Wu Yusen's violent aesthetics, and even the later True Color of Heroes 2 (1987) and Two Men in Blood (1989) followed this style.

Hero is not only a turning point in John Woo's life, but also a monument of Hong Kong movies. When creating this film, John Woo's heroism is inevitable. The frustration and revenge accumulated in the film industry for many years permeate every picture, and his fine diversion and smooth editing are still impeccable today. This big scene and high-quality work shocked all the audience 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 were also the losers in the film industry in those years and were called "box office poison". John Woo took a gamble, but he won. A group of depressed and dormant men conquered their fate and produced brilliant light for each other!

A passionate couple (1989) is probably the most important masterpiece of John Woo's life. So far, none of John Woo's works have surpassed the artistic conception created by this film: friendship that can't be measured by anything, Jianghu brothers who admire each other, and their unshakable principles of being a man. Wu Yusen filled the violent world with unspeakable romance with extremely confident methods, and the gorgeous and free control of the camera, refined dialogue and dancing gun battles were fascinating. The battle of life and death in the church at the end of the film can best represent the essence of violent aesthetics: the Virgin reflected by candlelight, the white dove passing by in the background, and a pair of friends who should not be friends of life and death, all carrying out their own justice. As John Woo said, "This is what I want to express with the lens most. Philosophical movies and chivalrous protagonists also expressed my ideals. "

After Two Men in Blood, John Woo left Tsui Hark's "Film Studio" because of disagreement, and set up his own company, shooting action films such as Streets in Blood, Wandering World, and Detective Tough Guy.

1993 Universal Studios invested in The Ultimate Goal directed by John Woo, starring jean-claude van damme. Although the Los Angeles Times took John Woo as the front page figure after the release of Ultimate Goal, the film sold 1600 copies, but it was a stale John Woo film. Although there are white doves dancing in hymns in the film, it lacks consistent poetry and is more like jean-claude van damme's action film. 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 Pictures sent "senior action film editing experts" to re-edit the film to adapt to the fans in jean-claude van damme. So the ultimate goal we see today is not the real John Woo movie.

1996 20th Century Fox Company took over Broken Arrow. 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 movie is the first time that John Woo has made great efforts according to the routine of American movies. At this point, he has really mastered the lifeblood of Hollywood action movies.

1997' s face/off is another peak of Wu Yusen's film career. Wu Yusen found the kind of "humanitarian spirit" and "family concept" advocated by both eastern and western worlds in the film, and emphatically portrayed the strength and gentleness of female characters, which was recognized by the female audience 100%, and many female audiences who had never seen an action movie 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. John travolta and Nicolas Cage in the film, 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 bad people can handle some things better than good people. For example, after Cage transformed travolta, she gave her wife a real romance and taught her 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 style, and Cage and travolta were deeply impressed afterwards. They think that the play designed by John Woo has realized their cool dream. And this is obviously not a compliment. FACE/OFF, with an investment as high as $ 1 100 million, was regarded as "the most John Woo style" by American film critics, and won the US box office championship in July. At the same time, he also brought Wu Yusen the highest honor "Golden Ring Award" awarded by the National Chinese Art Foundation.

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. However, it is best to be positive. He is good at expressing his feelings through things, such as "pigeons" and "churches" that often appear in his films.