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Piragüero: It's hotter than the islands are today, and Mr. Softee's truck has broken down. And here come all his customers my way. I told you! I run this town! Piragua! Piragua! One Twenty Five Piragua! Piraqua! Piraqua! Two Twenty Five Piraqua! New blocks of ice! Hike up the price. La le lo lai! La le lo lai! Black outs are nice! Black outs are nice! La le lo lai! Keep scraping by! PIRAGUA!
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Ensemble: Look at the fireworks!
Usnavi: Abuela, are you alright?
Ensemble: Light up the night sky!
Abuela Claudia: The stars are out tonight.
Ensemble: Look at the fireworks!
Usnavi: You're not alone tonight.
Ensemble: Light up the night sky!
Usnavi, Abuela Claudia: You're not alone tonight.
Jon M. Chu
Jon M. Chu (Jon M. Chu) was born in Palo Alto , State of California , USA on November 2, 1979. His ancestral home is Wenzhou, Zhejiang. He is a director, producer, producer, and screenwriter of Chinese Americans . He graduated from the Film School of the University of Southern California.
In 2001, he wrote and directed his first short film "Silent Rhythm". In 2002, directed the song and dance short film "After the Children Left", which was picked up by Steven Allan Spielberg and acquired
[1]
. In 2008, directed his first feature film " Step Up 2 the Streets "
[2]
. In 2011, directed the music documentary " Justin Bieber: Never Say Never "
[3]
. In 2013, the action film " GIJoe: Retaliation " directed by him was released
[4]
. In 2016, directed the magic crime movie " Now You See Me 2 "
[5]
. In 2018, he won the American Asia Society Film Diversity Award
[6]
; in the same year, he directed the comedy " Crazy Rich Asians "
[7] with an all-Asian lineup
.
Early Experience
Jon M. Chu grew up in Los Alto and has been studying at the private school Pinewood School from kindergarten to high school. He has been immersed in American movies and the music of the Beatles since he was a child, often participating in musicals, theater plays, ballet and other performances, and also learning musical instruments
. In the fifth grade, the family went on vacation, and the experience of being in charge of the camera made him feel good about movies, and he firmly established his dream of becoming a filmmaker in high school
.
After graduating from high school, he entered the Film School of the University of Southern California to study film
. In his freshman year, he won the Woody Allen Video Contest Award. During his studies, he successively won the "Gary Grant Award" and the "Jack Nicholson Director Award" awarded by the "Princess Grace Foundation"
.
Performing Experience
In 2001, he wrote, directed and produced his first short film "Silent Rhythm", which was later used by American education circles to teach ethnic integration
. In 2002, he created and directed a short song and dance film "After the Children Left". He made the film into a DVD and delivered it everywhere. It was finally picked up by Steven Allan Spielberg and acquired
.
In 2004, Jon M. Chu established a cooperative relationship with Sony, but the progress has not been smooth. First, because the investment issue musical " Bye Bye Birdie " restart program abortion, the film version of " at The Great Gatsby " originally directed by him, changed hands after the copyright Warner Bros., replaced by Australian director Baz Luhrmann directed
.
In 2008, Jon M. Chu directed his first feature-length film " Step Up 2 the Streets "
, and he also received attention
. In 2009, he served as the choreographer and director of the American dance TV show " So You Think You Can Dance ". In 2010, he served as the producer, producer, and editor of the dance network drama " The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers ". Later, he was responsible for the production and editing of the related film version; in the same year, he directed the sequel film of "Step Up 2 the Streets" " Step Up 3: Make Your Move "
.
In 2011, he directed JB 's related music documentary " Justin Bieber: Never Say Never ", telling the story of JB's growth
; the film achieved nearly 100 million US dollars in box office worldwide
; in the same year, he also produced the music short film "Game On" . In 2012, he served as the producer of the youth inspirational film " Step Up: Revolution "
; subsequently, directed the MV for the joint song " Beauty and a Beat " by JB and Nicki Minaj
; in the same year, he served as the producer of the music short film "Today's the Day".
2013, as the documentary "Dear Mr. Watson," the producer; April, which directed the action film " GIJoe: Retaliation " was released, the film by the Johnson Dwayne Douglas , Walter Bruce Willis starring
; the same year, directed the music documentary " Faith JB ", the film participated in the Toronto International Film Festival
. In 2014, directed the documentary "We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss"; in the same year, he was the producer of the youth inspirational film " All In "
.
In 2015, directed and produced the musical fantasy film " Jem and the Holograms ", which was adapted from the animation "Jem" broadcast in the 1980s in the United States. The story of the peak of music
. In 2016, he was the producer of the musical comedy " Dance Summer Camp "; in the same year, he directed the magic crime movie " Now You See Me 2 " starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Alan Ruffalo
.
In April 2018, he attended the annual meeting dinner held by the Southern California Branch of the Asia Society in Los Angeles and was awarded the Film Diversity Award by the Asia Society of America
. In the same year, he directed the all-Asian comedy " Crazy Rich Asians ", which was produced by Constance Wu Starring , Henry Golding , and Yeoh Choo Kheng , adapted from the novel "Crazy Asian Rich Man" by American writer Guan Kaiwen
; the film won the Asian Popular Film Award at the 3rd Macau International Film Festival
, and Jon M. Chu won the film for this film The 56th Annual ICG Public Relations Awards Filmmaker of the Year Award
; In September, Jon M. Chu shot a short dance film "Somewhere" with his mobile phone
.
In 2019, he served as the director and producer of the romantic comedy TV series "A Family in Trouble"
. In 2020, confirmed to direct the musical film "In the Heights", which is adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, focusing on the life and mood of Latinos in the United States
.
Personal Life
family situation
Jon M. Chu's father, Zhu Zhenzhong, is a chef. He was born in Sichuan and grew up in Taiwan
. He left home at 15:00 and came to the United States to
open the high-end Chinese restaurant Xifuju in Los Alto
.
My mother is from Taiwan . When she first came to the United States, she didn't understand a single word in English, but after having children, she decided to educate her children to integrate into American culture
. Jon M. Chu also has four brothers and sisters
.
Emotional experience
On July 27, 2018, Jon M. Chu married Kristin Hodge, a graphic designer who has been dating for many years, in Napa Valley
. The two have a daughter
.
Character Evaluation
The "Dancing Out of My Life" series and "GIJoe: Retaliation" let the audience see Jon M. Chu's talent in creating dance and action scenes
. In "Step Up 2 the Streets", he photographed the dance battlefield beautifully, and the dark dance scene entangled with lightning in heavy rain is quite amazing. In the subsequent "Step Up 3: Make Your Move", Jon M. Chu took the "hip-hop element" to the extreme
. In "Crazy Rich Asians", Jon M. Chu has great control over the plot. The film has a tight rhythm and does not procrastinate at all. Jon M. Chu perfectly integrates the content he wants to express into the film .
Jon M. Chu's way of giving full freedom to the actors in directing has been recognized by the actors
. He is able to control the overall situation while giving the actors freedom, which is very infectious to the actors. Moreover, Jon M. Chu is very positive and optimistic
, and he is also calm when dealing with various issues .
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