Alex Proyas

Alex Proyas

  • Born: 1963-9-23
  • Birthplace: Egypt
  • Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: Australia
  • Representative Works: Dream Book: "Welcome to Crateland", Knowing, The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot
  • Alex Proyas (Alex Proyas), born in Egypt on September 23, 1963, is an Australian director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 1987, directed his first film " Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds " [5]  . In 1994, directed the short drama "Book of Dreams: "Welcome to Crateland"", which was nominated for the Palme d'Or for the 47th Cannes Film Festival's main competition short film; in the same year, directed the science fiction thriller " The Crow " [6]  . In 1998, directed the thriller and suspense film " Dark City " [4]  , which won the Best Science Fiction Film Award from the American Academy of Science Fiction Film [11]  . In 2002, directed the comedy musical film " Garage Time ". In 2004, directed the action movie " I, Robot " [2]  . In 2009, the suspenseful thriller film " Knowing " directed by him was released [1]  . In 2016, directed the adventure fantasy movie " Gods of Egypt " [3]  . In 2020, directed the science fiction comedy movie " Dinosaur Man ".

    Character Evaluation

    In the movie "I, Robot", the routine of this story feels very familiar, but director Alex Proyas added amazing special effects, frightening "artificial humans" . 
    Alex Proyas is one of the talented science fiction and fantasy film directors   . He wanders between different civilizations and cultures, and his works often attract audiences with unique and innovative ideas. In the movie "Gods of Egypt", director Alex Proyas boldly broke the conventional routines of Western myths and stories, and contributed to a good combination of mortals and fallen gods. It can also be seen in the trailer that directing Alex Proyas to play an innovative battle mode, abandoning melee or long-range divine power competition, but adding a concept similar to "battle form", so that the protagonist and the protagonist are like wearing a Saint Seiya garment, in special effects In the created magical space, it changes into different combat shapes to start a duel . 
    Extended Reading

    Dark City quotes

    • Mr. Hand: I have become the monster you were intended to be.

    • John Murdoch: Here, let me ask you a question. You heard of a place called Shell Beach?

      Inspector Frank Bumstead: Sure.

      John Murdoch: Do you know how to get there?

      Inspector Frank Bumstead: Yeah.

      John Murdoch: Tell me.

      Inspector Frank Bumstead: Right. You just... you go to the...

      John Murdoch: Where? Where do you go?

      Inspector Frank Bumstead: Just give me a second, will you...

      John Murdoch: You can't remember, can you?