Whoishe?10thousandyearsistoolong周星驰StephenChowHeisthekingofcomediesandhisfilmfillwithsubversionandrestorefortradition.Heisamerchantwhoinvesthouseproperty,thenetworkgamesandcinemaacquisitionandnowhiswealthmorethanHK$1.5billion.•WhatStephenChow’smovieshaveyoueverseenandwhichisyourfavorite?•WhatisyourfeelingwhenyoufisttimesawStephenChow’smovies?•WhatdoyouthinkofStephenChowthispersonandhisfilms?threepartstounderstandStephenChow1.Aplayabitrolemantothekingofcomedies2.Thefounderofwulitouandhisfilms3.ExperiencesofemotionfullofcomplicationsStephenChowwasbornonjune22,1962inhongkong.Astheonlyboyofhisfamily,hegrewupShanghaialongwithhistreesister.Inhischildhood,hewasfascinatedbyBruceLee,muchlikeotherchildrenhisageandoftenimitatesBruceLee.周星驰生于香港长于上海,是家里唯一的男孩。小时候,他与同时代的孩子们一样,对李小龙非常着迷。并经常模仿他。Part1In1982,hegraduatedfromhighschoolandauditionedforanactingschoolrunbyTVB,aHongKongtelevisionstationwherehewasrejected.Hisfriend'Waise'LeeChi-Hung(TheLegendoftheSwordsman,JohnWoo's'ABetterTomorrow')helpedhimoutandhewasallowedtotakenightclasses.Hegraduatedin1983andwashiredtohostachildren'stelevisionprogramcalled'SpaceShuttle430'eventhoughhewasn'tfondofchildren.1982年高中毕业之后,周星驰和梁朝伟一起报名参加香港TVB表演学校,但是自己却没有被录取。不过,他还是通过一个熟人参加了夜校。第二年,他被选中,成为一档儿童节目“430穿梭机”的主持人。Part1Thisdidn‘tstophimfromcarryingonhisdutyashedevelopedanoff-beatrapportwithco-starsoftheshowthataudiencesloved,whichledtheprogramtorunforfiveyears.Duringtheshow’sfinalrunin1988,hebrokeintodramaticrolesinnumeroustelevisionprograms。他对儿童节目并不感兴趣,这使他非常痛苦。但是他的表现非常出色,并一直主持了5年。几年之后,他参加了许多节目,并逐渐有了名气。Part1•Inhiscareer,thefirstfewyears.hedidnotgowell,justplayedsomesupportingroles.跑龙套Part1•In1988hewentontostarinhisfirstfeaturefilmwhereactor'Danny'LeeSau-Yin(CityonFire,JohnWoo's'TheKiller')casthimin'FinalJustice'whichearnedhimanAwardforBestSupportingActoratthe25thAnnualTaiwaneseFilmAwards.•1988年,周星驰出演了他的第一部电影《霹雳先锋》。这部影片使他拿到了金马奖最佳配角奖,也获得了第25届台湾金像奖最佳配角和最佳新人双料提名,不仅得到影坛关注,也引来了电视台对他的重新审视,给他更多机会在电视剧里扮演重要角色。Part11990年,他在周润发风格的电影《赌圣》中扮演主角,并开始转入喜剧领域。In1990,heintroducedhisincrediblecomedytalentinthefilm,‘AllfortheWinner’(赌圣)whichwasahilariousspin-offofthefilm,‘GodofGamblers’(赌侠)starringChowYun-Fat.ThefilmbecamesuchasuccessthathealsostarredalongsideChowYun-Fatinthesuccessfulsequel,‘GodofGamblers2’.HeexcelledinthecomedygenreanddevelopedatrademarkthatreinventedhiscareerinyearstocomeashebegandoingparodiesofHollywood,JapaneseHongKongcinemafilms,suchas‘FistofFury1991’(新精武门),‘FromBeijingwithLove’(国产凌凌漆),andhisdirectorialdebut,‘All’sWellEndsWell‘(家有喜事).Theparodyfilm,’JusticeMyFoot‘(审死官)earnedhimBestActorofAsiaatthePacificFilmFestival.Part1ChowbecamethenumberoneHongKongfilmactorofthe1990s,earningmorethanJackieChanbyasmuchastwotimes.Hemade29filmsfrom1990to1993.Chow’sstyleatthetimeof“Allforthewinner”wascalled“MakesNoSense(wulitou)”.Thisstyleestablishedhispopularityinthe90sasacomicactor.Part1在20世纪90年代,周星驰正式成为香港头牌电影演员,收入也达到了成龙的两倍。从1990年到1993年,他总共出演了29部电影。周星驰在《赌圣》中的风格被称为“无厘头”。正是这种风格使他成为90年代最受欢迎的喜剧演员。•Hisnervouslogicandactingcreateawulitouculture,whichbecomeanimportantpartofHongKongcultureandhismoviesrepeatedboxofficerecordthatbroughtHongKongcomediestoanotherwayoutandpeak,butheisnotcontentedandstillongoing.•In1995,thefilmAChineseOdyssey(大话西游)wasonshow.Althoughtheboxofficewasdismalthatyear,withthespreadofpiracyandthepopularityofInternetinthenextfewyears,thisflimbecamerealyclassicalmovieintheheartoftheaudience.•In1996,thefilmTheGodofCookery(食神)wasonshowanditwasvotedasmodelfilmattheVeniceinternationalfilmfestival.Part1•FilmKungFuHustlewaslaunchedin2004asalandmarkwork.Inthisfilm,StephenChownomoreconcentrateonindividualperformance,insteadhewascommittedtoteamcollaborationandthewholefilmcreationandthisfilmwonnumerousawardsintheend.•ThroughJourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemons(西游·降魔篇)in2013,StephenChowslipintothebackground.However,thefilmsJourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemonsandTheMermaid(美人鱼)successivelybrokenmanyChinesemovieboxofficerecordandrenewChinesemovieboxofficerecordworldwide.Part1•Unconventionaltalkandthinkisthedistinctcharacteristicof“wulitou”funnywhichisoneofmaindifferencesfromtraditionalcomedies.SomanypeoplethinkStephenChowisthedisruptoroftraditionalordercultureandseehis“wulitou”comedyastheexampleofpostmodernfeaturesofdestroytheorder,pessimismandsegregationorthodoxy.However,thoughthedetailanalysisofhis“wulitou”comedy,theserevoltisnotexisting.Hisfunnycircumventionstrategyshowshis“wulitou”funnyisjustthelegalventindominantsystemandwhatbehind“wulitou”funnyistherebuildofideology.Part2•StephenChowhadsaid“iftherewasnoBrucelee,thereisnoStephenChow”.BruceleehaveasignificantimpactonStephenChow.Theapparelmodeling,bodylanguageandactionsceneinStephenChow’sfilmsisalwaysconnectedwithBrucelee,likewearingwhitebindingwithblacktrousersinfilm“KungFuHustle”,playingnunchakusin“KingofBeggars”andsoon.Part2•Theevolutionofthepostmodernisminhisloveinfilmscanbedividedintothreelevel.•Level1:Inthefilmsofthisperiod,regardlessofrank,loveisgreaterthanall.Heevercannotfindthereasontosupportthelove.“FlirtingScholar”isthemagnumopus.•Level2:Inthefilmsofth