The Comedy of Stephen Crow

Enter the second disco biscuit of 21th century; Stephen chucks new movie move to the West: Conquering the Demons has won more than two blow million dollars box-office, which became the second best-sold flash in Chinese take in history. Stephen Chow and his frivolity demeanor erst again became the instruction that media and people pay solicitude to.\nStephen Chow, this name may be not that familiar to westward audiences. However, as a comedian, Chow began as an extra for the boob tube station. He became quite surface known for his movie The final Combat (1989). After this, he initiated his Mo miscellany Tau waggery demeanor. 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 significant and dear. His films again and again reexamine the box-office. Time magazine once said he is the booster of Asian, because his films not only carry through Hon g Kong film market in 1990s but also reflected part of Asian finale in that period.\nThis research is concentrate on on his comedy style, peculiarly 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 primarily used to mean makes no sense. Regarded as an built-in part of Hong Kongs popular culture, it is considered by some as universe unique and untranslatable. Compared to Wacky comedy film for a Hesperian cousin, Mo Lei Tau movies get under ones skin a greater wariness on puns and other Cantonese sacred scripture tricks1. Mo Lei Tau is not just funny, the funny matter actually implies a reasoned cultural connotations. Through the unpaired funny Mo Lei Tau way of expression, his films convey his fundamental thinking of modern circumstance. As for Mo Lei Tau comedy, which is characterized by a nobody protagonist, riant ending, golden straight men, post-modernism and serious topics, etc. In this research, common chord Stephen Chow�...