John
Woo
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One of the most influential Directors alive today,
John Woo was the first to bring bloody gun fights to
an art for. He does it bigger and better than ant one else.
The first to introduce scenes were two or more
characters point guns at each other. The first to introduce slow motion
in action sequences.
His main characters are typically honorable gangsters
or hit men. His movies films deal with issues of honor and camaraderie.
As opposed to most Hollywood films, his do not end
happily. Only in his hollywood films does he give a happy end. weather
they like it or not, Tarantino and Rodrigez films are extremely influenced
by Woo's work.