8.Unit 7 A Magical Martial Romp

Unit7AMagicalMartialRomp Moviescategories Allkindsoffilms silentmovie默片 soundmovie有声电影Documentaries newsreel记录片Dramas剧情片Suspensefilms mysteryfilms cliffbangfilms悬疑片Horrormovies Thriller恐怖片warmovies战爭片martialarts武俠片Swordsmenfilms武侠片Copsandpolicefilms Police chasefilms Policeandgangsterfilms shoot outsfilms警匪片Crimefilms犯罪片Disasterfilms灾难片Gunfightfilms枪战片Ghostfilms鬼片Fantasyfilms神幻剧comedies喜剧片romance浪漫片actionmovies动作片sci fimovie sciencefictionmovies 科幻片westerns西部片Musicalmovies音乐剧cartoons animatedmovies卡通片 Let shaveadiscussion 1 HowdoyouthinkoftheChinesefilmindustry Whoareyourfavoritedirectors Actors Actresses 2 WhatarethebignamesinHongKong scinemaindustry 3 HaveyouseenStephanChow smovies HaveyoueverseenKungFuHustle HowdoyouseeStephenChowasanactoranddirector BornChowSing ChiinHongKongon22ndJune1962 StephenChowspenthisyouthdayswiththreesistersinShanghai China HedevelopedaninterestinthemartialartsafterwitnessingthetalentofBruceLee Hismartialartstrainingservedhimwelltoaminimumandheincorporateditinmanyofhisfamousactionfilms StephenChow Ithoughtmartialartsweremygreatstrength butwhenIactuallygotinvolvedinshow business IrealizedIwasn ttheonlyonewhocoulddothesethings Andcomparedtoalotofothers Iwasn treallythatgood SoIbecameachildren sTVprogramhost Rightfromthebeginningofmywork Iwantedtocaptureamassaudience AndIlovetheunusual youneverseedancingvillains Forme there safinelinebetweencomedyanddrama soit snotjustplayedforlaughs There salittleromanceinthisstory too somethingforeverybody I mnotgoodatkung fuatall Ihavebeenlearning butobviouslyIamnotanexpert IusedtocrywhenIwatchedChaplin sfilms ItwasfromhimthatIlearnedabouttheroleoftheunderdog AndbecauseI malsofromapoorfamily thiskindofthingmovedmeandIfoundthatitalsoworkedfortheaudiencebecausemostofthemarelikeme ordinaryguys 无厘头文化是香港一种在20世纪90年代突然兴起的次文化 当中以周星驰为当中的佼佼者 无厘头文化透过香港地区的喜剧影视作品及流行区而得以大力发展 后被华语地区广泛接受 成为被20世纪70年代后出生的一代年轻人广泛接受的喜剧艺术表演形式 并逐渐运用于现实生活 无厘头原是广东的一句俗话 意思是一个人做事 说话都令人难以理解 无中心 其语言和行为没有明确的目的 粗俗随意 乱发牢骚 但并非没有道理 无厘头文化基于草根阶层的神经质的幽默表演方式 利用表面毫无逻辑关联的语言和肢体动作 表现人物在矛盾冲突中所表现的令人意想不到的行为方式 往往滑稽可笑 一般人若不明白事件背后的 笑位 就会不懂得笑 周星驰更偏向于将他的作品称为悲喜剧 他总是关注小人物在生存压力面前的尴尬和窘迫 周星驰的电影并非没有内涵 很久以前拍的片子现在看来还是叫人忍俊不禁 笑中有泪 内地目前出现了许多网页研究 周星驰的现象 这说明他的持久魅力 这个词语本来不为北方人所知 但是从1990年开始 周星驰作为后现代文化的一代宗师 拍出了一系列里程碑般的喜剧电影 这些电影全部说粤语对白 尤其是近年流行的俚语 迅速在社会上 尤其在青年中 形成一股风潮 电影界也因为周星驰独特的演绎风格和个人魅力涌出一股潮流 社会上就称此类影片为无厘头影片 KungFuhustle TurmoilgripsShanghaiinthe1940s Variousgangsvieforpower themostfearedofwhichisTheAxeGang ledbytheinfamousBrotherSumandaptlynamedafteritsweaponofchoice Intheabsenceoflawenforcement peoplecanlivepeacefullyonlyinpoorareaswhichdonotappealtogangsters AnexampleisPigStyAlley atenementhometopeopleofvarioustrades runbyalecherouslandlordandhisdomineeringwife Oneday twotroublemakers SingandBone cometothealleyimpersonatingmembersoftheAxeGanginordertocommandrespect ThisfailsmiserablyandSing santicsattracttherealgangtothescene Inthemassivebrawlthatensues 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