吴宇森不但是香港电影黄金时期的主将,更是华语电影领域的领军人物,在多年的电影实践中形成了自己独树一帜的电影风格。虽然被冠以“暴力美学”“英雄片”等诸多标签,但吴宇森电影还有待于进行更为深入全面的分析,本文试图从“意象”这一中国古代的文艺理论概念出发,分析吴宇森电影的形式特征,从而进一步理解其影片中的重要符号、人物形象和声音运用与其风格构建之间的关系。其意象的应用成为了国际传播语境下的出彩之处,推动了吴宇森电影的传播力。 John Woo is not only the prime minister of Hong Kong movie prime time, but also a leader in the field of Chinese film, in the years of film practice has formed its own unique movie style. Although being labeled “Violence Aesthetics” and “Hero Film” and many other labels, John Woo’s movie still needs to be analyzed more deeply and comprehensively. This paper tries to analyze the concept of literary theory in ancient China Based on the analysis of the formal characteristics of John Woo’s movies, we can further understand the relationship between the important symbols, characters and sounds in his films and the construction of his style. The application of its image has become a brilliant place in the context of international communication and promoted the spread of John Woo’s film.