Chow Yun Fat reveals a great talent - he becomes a bit of a clown and keeps everyone happy on set ........
filming took place over four months, and conditions were perfectly abominable. However there was an important thing which provided "greenery"[kept them going?] - Chow Yun Fat was part of the group, not just giving a great performance with his acting, but even more he managed to alter the mood on set to a happy one. In the film Chow Yun Fat plays a famous Fourth Army partisan chief, a graduate from West Point, heroic, wise and far-sighted, aiding the male lead to move the orphans from Huang Shi. Although he does not have the biggest role, he is very important, and on top of that he is playing a part which is completely different from previous roles, consequently many foreigners will see a new side to Chow Yun Fat. Fat Go has revealed he himself had loved photography for a long time, and while filming when he had free time he will take photos......During the process of filming "Children" Fat Go did the same thing; when he had free time he would pick up his camera and take photographs of the crew, what was going on and the surrounding scenery. Chow Yun Fat is naturally vivacious and did not forget to use all his skills to lighten the mood on set. When the electric trolley turned over unexpectedly, Chow Yun Fat and Jonathon Rhys Meyers thought it a good idea to take photos in the canyon, and even in this kind of unexpected situation Chow Yun Fat still managed to find time to strike several funny poses towards the cameras to make people smile and feel better; he has an exceptional sense of humour which he displays without holding back. Compared to times in the past when Chow Yun Fat created........ Siu Mark Go, Li Mu Bai etc, that casual and carefree chivalrous hero image - [now we see] a face that is becoming thin, grizzled at the temples, wearing a sheepskin overcoat. Although he had changed into a soldier in a time of war, Chow Yun Fat still didn't forget to be vivacious. Facing the chief cameraman's close-up lens, he frequently pretended to be melancholy or made funny faces, as humorous as he could be, making Radha Mitchell exuberantly energetic. According to the representative of Cheerland, the film has recently been previewed at various places on a small scale, with positive results, in which Chow Yun Fat's acting consistently received extensive praise. The film makers believe that Chow Yun Fat's acting is deeply restrained, truly [adding] a brilliance to the film. However in the film we cannot see Fat Go's funny side - perhaps a day will come when a "Children of Huang Shi" interesting titbits film will become available.
From Baidu as shown on Chow-Yun-Fat.De forum
