text|Linghu Boguang
The 2021 National Day file was really lit, and the war blockbuster " Changjin Lake " was what ignited this time.
The box office of this film broke 300 million on its first day of release. As of this post, it has already surpassed 500 million. It is predicted that the box office will exceed 600 million or even higher in two days. It can be said to be a quiet Chinese film market since the original summer vacation. A shot of a booster can be described as a veritable rescue.
At the same time, the audience's enthusiasm for the film is also very high. First of all, the proof of the box office sales is not necessary. The audience's evaluation of this film is also mostly praised. The war scenes are hot and explosive, and the characters are also very lively. It is also very clear about the " resistance to US aggression and aid to Korea ".
Even some viewers and self-media use the best domestic war films in recent years, and then go to the ceiling of domestic war to evaluate this movie. So the question is, is "Changjin Lake" really the "ceiling" of domestic war films?
The answer is that it must not be counted in history. " Changjin Lake" is indeed much better than previous domestic war films. Whether it is weapon restoration or grassroots tactics, both the enemy and us are making every effort to use With our own advantages, the U.S. military is tenacious, and we are even more tenacious!
This movie makes it clear why the volunteers fight and why the volunteers can win. This is its greatest significance.
Why is "Changjin Lake" worth the explosion? We see " King Kong River " and we know
Why are domestic war films difficult to shoot? This depends on the background of the war movie. At present, domestic war movies mainly show the "War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression" and the "Resistance to US Aggression and Aid Korea".Other modern wars involve less, and if you don't count Feng Xiaoning "War Trilogy" and earlier war films.
Domestic war films from 2010 to the present are very "tangled" in expression, and the audience is also arguing about them. Because the legacy of this period of history is indeed very complicated, the frontal resistance of the Chinese Communist Party, the insufficient growth of our army in the early stage, the brutality of the Japanese army and the fierce completion of the industrialized power, and the later US intervention in Japan to accelerate the end of the war, and so on.
In the past few years, war films about the "War of Resistance Against Japan" have either caused controversy in terms of perspective, such as "Nanjing, Nanjing" and " Yao", or there are disputes in the kernel expression, such as " assembly" No." and so on.
In general, the "War of Resistance against Japan" is indeed complicated because of historical legacy, while the "Resistance to US Aggression and Aid Korea" is just the opposite.
"Resistance to the US and Aid Korea" can win, but there is nothing ignorant, because at that time the People’s Republic of China had just been established and had experienced the War of Resistance against Japan. The army of the agricultural country defeated the industrial power of the United Nations army headed by the U.S. military.
Volunteers can defeat the US army by virtue of their leadership strategy and tactical wisdom. The Volunteers’ excellent military quality, rich war experience, and unparalleled communist spirit of faith are in sharp contrast to the arrogant and arrogant U.S. military that has won many battles with advanced weapons.
At this time, the problem is coming. only needs to restore the spirit of the volunteer army in the history of "Resisting US Aid Korea", and then the film industry technology is in place. Chinese audiences also demand this.Obviously it feels very simple, but also because of historical development. At least the creators of the mainstream film circles in China's film and television circles do not understand, or even understand it wrongly.
Many viewers have been asking for three-thirds system for the "Resistance to US Aggression and Aid Korea" war film, and things like that. This is actually only a manifestation of the "technique" level, not the "dao" level of the film's core. The most important question of in the "Resist US Aid Korea" war film is: This war is grand. Why do the volunteers fight?
If you look at this scene, Chen Kaige, or Tsui Hark Lin Chaoxian is not suitable originally, because they were originally in the understanding of "Tao", because the growth environment is all questionable.
Tsui Hark and Lin Chaoxian are both major directors in Hong Kong. It is difficult for them to shoot grand narratives because they grew up in such a small city, Hong Kong, and they are better at "gang fights" in small cities.
Director Tsui Hark’s " Takes the Tiger Mountain out of Tiger " why is it okay?
The story itself is a legendary story, and there is not much territory and complicated characters. Tsui Hark used his martial arts movie style to tell the story, supplemented by the advanced film industry he pursued, and finally completed a really good-looking modern military martial arts blockbuster.
Lin Chaoxian not to mention," Mekong Operation" " Red Sea Operation" is to graft the historical events that took place with the American film industry he has learned. The historical events and cultural details are controlled by the screenwriters and officials, and he has no thoughts. What kind of "yin and yang", the two movies also achieved very good results.
As for Chen Kaige, as long as he has watched most of his movies, and even watched the short film made by Chen Kaige in "The Actors Please Be in Place", you will find that this fifth-generation director was deeply affected by the " scars literature" at that time, and then Deeply influenced by Western and Japanese ideology and culture.
Chen Kaige is very good at romanticism, and is a romanticism of Western and Japanese thought.
This thing if there are screenwriting restrictions, and the appropriate combination with the director will be very good. The most typical one is " Farewell My Concubine" that everyone said that he did not move the script, and the movie he moved the script is the details The cultural metaphor is amazing, but the overall chaos is like " 妖猫传" and so on.
This is actually the individualism of idealism , the existence of big events is because of the participation of "I". In the end, when applied to the grand narrative, it will appear very narrow-the most important thing is that he also applies the Western ideology and culture to the macro narrative of Chinese collectivism.
This is the problem with " Meteor " by Chen Kaige, and it was also the point that many people criticized him at that time. Because used the architectural spirit of the Western "Les Miserables" to metaphor "China's poverty alleviation" for him, and then used the Western religion gods to come to represent "China's spaceflight", that taste is right.
Moreover, for Chinese audiences who are pursuing real details, the fact that two teenagers can break into the Chinese space scene is too fake, let alone talk about it.
I personally like Wu Jing, Guo Fan and this type of young mainland filmmakers. " Wolf Warriors " is not a grand narrative but individual heroism can be used. This is no problem. However, "Resisting US Aggression and Aid Korea" is a grand narrative, and outstanding individual heroism is a bad thing. Guo Fan's " wandering earth " is the only domestic commercial blockbuster that has constructed this macro narrative in recent years.
and Guanhu 's "Yaibai" is a narrative entanglement, "King Kong River" is just not sure.
The domestic war film "Ceiling?", "Changjin Lake" at least has no yin and yang
Don’t look at the above as criticizing the shortcomings of the three directors, but the three directors of this movie are together, and then The script combined with and 兰晓龙 finally worked quite well. Their integration cannot be said to be perfect, at least the historical spirit of "resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea" is finally there.
The three directors Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Lin Chaoxian are each responsible for three clips, and they have avoided their shortcomings to some extent.
Let me talk about Director Chen Kaige first. It was mentioned that Director Chen was too deeply influenced by Western and Japanese thought and culture. Before he used that "romanticism" to construct the macro narrative of New China, there were serious problems, and the first half of "Changjin Lake" had to be said to be very suitable.
Wu Qianli (played by Wu Jing) returned to his hometown after the Liberation War. His parents were divided and his naughty brother grew up.When the time comes, plant the land and build a house to tell the younger brother the daughter-in-law. Looking at the beginning of five thousand miles rippling on the lakes of New China, five thousand miles running on rural roads, I believe that no one will be shocked by China's great rivers and mountains.
But American imperialism hit North Korea to break this hope, the strategic decision of teachers and high-level leaders, Song Shilun mobilized forward before the war, in order to protect the desire for a better life, the grand narrative of the pre-war general mobilization. After the interaction of the soldiers of the Seventh Company, this sentiment reached its peak when Wu Wanli opened the door and saw the Great Wall.
The sight of the Great Wall is really too romantic, but it was so appropriate at the time, and even has a rare epic feel.
Chen Kaige, as long as he doesn’t move the script, really makes this kind of Chinese romance very moving. I personally recall that because of the persecution of the American plane, the Seventh Company set off in Dandong urgently. The logistics officer and everyone chased the train to deliver cotton clothes. The scenes are all very well shot, the spirit is really moving.
Director Tsui Hark should be responsible for the big scenes and the big special effects scenes. I have to say that the big special effects are really bad. But this scene is indeed very grand, and the macro narrative is in place. " Incheon Landing " was the advanced weaponry of the US military. When MacArthur appeared, there was a look-up shot, which deeply demonstrated the arrogance of MacArthur and the US military.
Later, the powerful oppressive force of the US military aircraft every time it flew, to the fierce fighters throwing bombs, showed good results.
In the end, director Lin Chaoxian was responsible for several war scenes. The first half of to bomb the communication tower was very well filmed. The high-level decisions of China and the United States, the middle-level Song Shilun, the strategic advancement of the American colonel, the decision of the grassroots such as the Seventh Company, and the bombing of the communication tower have two battlefields: fortification and support.
Although the seven consecutive fights are encounters,But the two sides of our military quickly organized together. The goals of the two parties were very clear. The company commanders, instructors and other officers deployed quickly, and the company commanders, instructors, and soldiers were very tactical in combat. The long-range sniper battle, the fire suppression of the middle-range street battle, and the close-range fighting are all well shot.
It can be said that it is exciting and reasonable, it is definitely not a mess.
The most important thing is that it did not deliberately weaken the US military. There are also powerful snipers over there. They always use artillery, machine gun , and then go to the tank to fight. Although the soldiers want to retreat if they can't fight, they are also very brave in fighting. They will never be like Korean war movies or Indian war movies that weaken the enemy forcefully.
The second war scene was a bit rushed to be honest. The battle in Xinxing is not as rhythmic as the previous shots. This time it’s the general offense. I feel that the director is a bit weak. It's a bit messy.
According to the truth, the total offensive should be Song Shilun and other middle-level strategic mobilization, middle-level troop formation and grassroots operations. Among them, the grassroots mainly showed the operation and fighting of the Seventh Company and other soldiers. In the movie, there was only the chaotic fighting at the grassroots level, and the attack target and the style of play were not as rational and well-organized as the previous one.
The last Yang Gensi Martyrs and the Ice Sculpture Company were inserted a bit bluntly, just like the US Army Xingnangang was not rushed and so on. In the end, many viewers complained about this somewhat abrupt ending. Although it is rumored that there will be the next "Watergate Bridge", it is indeed a bit hasty now.
This thought is excusable. The duration of the movie is limited. Now the movie has been as long as 3 hours. But the frame of the story of the movie is too big. The movie started from "Incheon Landing".There are high-level decisions from China and the United States, there are seven companies of soldiers and growth, and " Changjin Lake Battle " is mostly being filmed in many aspects.
Such a three-hour movie really has no way to cover everything. I have to say it is a pity.
Ending
Is "Changjin Lake" the "ceiling" of domestic war films? I think this answer is not important.
The shortcomings of this movie are not without, and it is quite obvious. But what is more important is the presentation of its advantages, especially when Chinese audiences in the new era demanded the spirit of the times, it appeared appropriately and at the same time showed the spirit of the volunteers of that era.
, for example, represented the company, with political commissars, and did not mention the core role of party members; represented the battalion company fighting, more brave, and less flexible and witty organization of grassroots units; and the front and back echoes in the film are highlighted. For whom to fight and so on, that's enough.
After all, why should fight this battle is very clear in the movie. The volunteers were not deceived to the front line like the "Assembly Number", and it was not like the "King Kong Chuan" who engaged in gang duels for their brothers. thing.
"Sacrifice is for future generations to have no more wars."
"The battle is to be finished in our generation."
is to defend the current battle. fruit."
"Changjin Lake" can shoot the real historical spirit of "Resisting US Aid Korea", and spreading this spirit through this National Day file, this is not much more important than the "ceiling" of domestic war films.
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