One of the most famous things in Asain cinema is action movies, especially in 70’s to 90’s Hong Kong cinema. Hard Boiled is an action movie directed by John Woo in 1992, this film has brought John Woo to the Hollywood. These long take is a very well known and remarkable in John Woo’s films. This ‘bulletic’ long take could compare with another classic the slow motion gunfire scene in A Better Tomorrow that is directed by John Woo as well.

This scene is constructed in a very simple way, the actors, Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung are at both sides of the frame, and the enemies are in the middle. This two and a half minutes scene almost remains this construction all the way. Also, this framing could bring Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung to the foreground that emphasises they are the main characters in the film.