The Comedy of Stephen Crow

Enter the second disco biscuit of 21th century; Stephen chow chows new movie voyage to the West: Conquering the Demons has win more than two coke million dollars box-office, which became the second best-sold blast in Chinese motion-picture show history. Stephen Chow and his clowning movement at once again became the emphasis that media and people pay aid to.\nStephen Chow, this name may be not that familiar to westward audiences. However, as a comedian, Chow began as an extra for the telecasting station. He became quite well up known for his movie The net Combat (1989). After this, he initiated his Mo lei Tau funniness flare. He created more than 30 comedian characters in 1990s Hong Kong film and became Hong Kongs undisputed no 1 comedian. As a director, his Mo Lei Tau comedy style became more meaning(prenominal) and overserious. His films again and again round the box-office. Time magazine once said he is the virtuoso of Asian, because his films not only rescu ed Hong Kong film market in 1990s but as well as reflected part of Asian farming in that period.\nThis research is condense on his comedy style, particularly Mo Lei Tau style and its influence. Mo Lei Tau is a Cantonese term that may be loosely translated as with no source, but is by and large used to mean makes no sense. Regarded as an intrinsical part of Hong Kongs popular culture, it is considered by some as creation unique and untranslatable. Compared to Wacky drollery film for a western sandwich cousin, Mo Lei Tau movies absorb a greater help on puns and other Cantonese expression tricks1. Mo Lei Tau is not just funny, the funny topic actually implies a dim cultural connotations. Through the left over(p) funny Mo Lei Tau way of expression, his films convey his sullen thinking of modern circumstance. As for Mo Lei Tau comedy, which is characterized by a nobody protagonist, quick-witted ending, golden straight men, post-modernism and serious topics, etc. In this research, tercet Stephen Chow�...