Luc Besson, is a French director, screenwriter and producer who has participated in numerous films over the last 30 years in the industry. His films have varied over the years and he brought his talents to the United States where he produced/directed numerous French-American films. Besson is known in the United States as "a superior director of elegant, chaotic, even moving films like 'La Femme Nikita'." He also produced a 2011 film called “Colombiana,” which he co-produced and wrote and which bears a strong similarity to “La Femme Nikita.” As a director, producer and screenwriter, Besson ensures that his creative vision is visible and displayed throughout his work. For both "La Femme Nikita" and "Colombiana", many "Besson similarities" are presented. Besson unfortunately had an accident that prevented him from diving and pursuing his dream of becoming a marine biologist. At 17, he discovered television and cinema. Deciding to pursue a film career at the age of 19, Besson left for Hollywood where he studied film for three years. He said: “So I took a piece of paper and on the left I put everything I could do, or had skills for, and all the things I couldn't do. The first line was shorter and I saw that I loved writing, I loved images, I took a lot of photos. So I thought maybe movies would be good. But I thought that to really know, I would have to go on set. And a friend of mine knew a guy whose brother was a third assistant on a short film. It’s true” (The Guardian.) Besson created numerous short films and silent films. "So I said, 'Okay, let's go on set.' So I went to the set and the first thing I remember was there was this...... middle of paper......" The Internet Movie Database (IMDb ). IMdb.com Web. December 2011. "John Berger's Ways of Seeing December 2011." Web. ..”Luc Besson.” The New York Times Web. December 2011. “The patriarchal gaze” December 2011. Wolf, Jamie. " The New York Times, May 20, 2007. Web. Dec. 2011.20besson.5796788.html?pagewanted=all>."Women Filmmakers." Vancouver: UBC, 2002. 14-61. Print.