Straits Times Interview: All’s Well, Ends Well director Clifton Ko explains why comedy is harder than action1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you are a fan of Hong Kong comedy, chances are you have laughed along to a movie by Clifton Ko.
The first film he directed was the popular horror comedy The Happy Ghost (1984) and he was also a prolific maker of Chinese New Year offerings including the It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad World series (from 1987) and the All’s Well, Ends Well series (from 1992).
Despite all the hits he has helmed though, awards have proved elusive.
He laments in Mandarin: “Why do all the prizes go to dramatic films? It’s not fair.”
Ko, 56, explains why comedy is the toughest genre.
He says half in jest that action films are easy because the director leaves the choreography to the likes of Sammo Hung and Yuen Woo Ping. Dramas are harder because you need emotions to move the audience.
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