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,000 miles home " specifically stated in big words in the last subtitles of the film: Thank you Mr. Wu Jing .
Thanks to Wu Jing for "The Road to Return", the most obvious reason is that Wu Jing made a guest appearance in "The Road to Return". In addition, perhaps Wu Jing provided some selfless help in filming, just like "The Wandering Earth". Of course, there may be another reason, which is what this article is going to talk about.
The starting point of this article is also related to some movie reviews that make people "ununderstand". Before and after the release of "The Road to Return", some reviews were encountered. Some reviews were due to the starting point and psychological expectations of the audience's movie, while others were "ununderstand".
The reason why some viewers feel psychologically disappointed is probably related to the theme of "The Road to Return".
This is a movie that reflects the evacuation of overseas . Before "The Road to Return", "Wolf Warrior 2" and " Red Sea Operation " were also the same theme. The two movies were one in action and the other in war. The common feature was that they were full of various combat scenes. Tank drift, tank war, missile initiation, drone aid and other stimulating images can instantly make the audience burst into extremely strong adrenaline. The film was very successful, and the final box office said it all.
has evacuated overseas Chinese and translated . Before watching the movie, many viewers will think that "The Road to Return" is as good-looking as the previous two movies of the same theme. Unfortunately, some viewers were disappointed because there were no tanks, missiles, drones, cold front , no old squad leader, no special forces, and even no armed special police.
What is in "The Road to Return"? There were only a few unarmed diplomats and a group of dusty workers, without a fight scene. The male lead was as panicked and confused as an ordinary person when facing the gun, and he did not even turn against each other. The male lead Zong Dawei had to smile and say a few words over and over again when facing a foreign border inspection official.
When viewers who are used to watching Leng Feng and the special forces members turn to watch the diplomats in "The Road to Return" who are no different from ordinary people, some of them will be disappointed. It is a natural reaction, which is understandable.
Zhang Yi plays a diplomat Zong Dawei with a very sincere line: I can't do many things. That's right, although the starring actor is still Zhang Yi, this time he has no guns and no special forces. He can't even deal with a small army leader. When he encounters difficulties, he can only use money to settle it. When he encounters a large rebel leader, he doesn't even have the courage to fight for his life. Do you think this movie looks particularly frustrating and heavy?
However, the author believes that diplomats who are in a mess all day long and cannot do many things, a group of noisy workers with their own thoughts, and the various hardships they encounter are precisely the most valuable thing in "The Road Back" and the most worthy of recognition in the film, that is, reality.
"The Way Back" is first reflected in the shooting scene. It can almost be made of fake and real African towns, the meticulous costumes and props, and various tragic explosion scenes, which can make the audience feel like they are there.
Of course, this is a visual effect that can be made by spending money, as long as the funds and personnel are in place, it is not a problem.
The real "reality" of the movie "The Way Back" is actually mainly reflected in the protagonist and the extra.
male lead Zong Dawei is an old employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has worked in many war-torn countries and has been commended for saving people. Under the general habit of viewers, Zong Dawei should be a very positive and awesome character. Even if he is not as powerful as special forces , he is at least a very powerful character.
In fact, Zong Dawei looked very negative when the movie came out. In the movie lines, he said that "the bottom of enlightenment". He could have returned to China immediately with the special plane of evacuation of overseas Chinese, and he gave up his position to Taiwanese compatriots. He could only stay in the embassy for two days, which made Zong Dawei a little depressed and even made strange talks.
When the embassy counselor arranged the task of evacuating overseas Chinese, Cheng Lang, a young colleague who came with Zong Dawei, volunteered, but Zong Dawei, an outstanding employee, chose to remain silent in the earnest eyes of everyone.
From the perspective of the movie, although we know that Zong Dawei will definitely still rush into danger, his negative attitude towards him still made the audience a little unexpected.
From a realistic perspective, a middle-aged man who has performed dangerous tasks many times cannot take care of his family. When the previous child has had a miscarriage, his wife will soon have a second child. At the same time, the husband and wife, who are thousands of miles apart, have emotional fluctuations due to a bunch of family problems. Of course, normal people will have the idea of retreating. This is the real reaction Zong Dawei should have.
For us, there is war abroad, but the country is quiet and peaceful. If you have a wife and a child to give birth at home, everyone will look back and forth. This is the real life, this is the real person.
There is also the audience's frustration with the protagonist Zong Dawei. Faced with the meticulous and ruthless foreign border prosecutor, Zong Dawei tried his best to laugh and get close to him. There was no such thing as a cold-hearted look of a diplomat from a major country.
Faced with the guns of the rebels, Zong Dawei's reaction was to escape. Faced with the provocation of the rebel leader, Zong Dawei's expression was fear, which even led to the misfortune of the veteran driver that day.
vs. the special forces in "Operation Red Sea", the starring actors are also Zhang Yi, and the role of Zong Dawei gives people a heavy feeling.
However, isn’t bribing foreign military officers and border prosecutors to get close to each other? Is it reasonable to have to fight a real battle with the other party? Specific analysis of specific issues , can it be smooth and smooth, isn’t it the qualities that diplomats should possess?
As a diplomat, facing the test of gunfire and life and death, he showed fear like an ordinary person. Of course, it also truly reflected that their daily work is not war but negotiation. If Zong Dawei subdues the enemy with three punches and two kicks like a special forces soldier or snatches the gun to fight against the other party, that is not what a diplomat should be like.
Zong Dawei said when talking to his wife, "I can't do many things." It was a kind of helplessness and a real state. When the diplomat left the negotiating table, he could not be as omnipotent as a special forces soldier on the battlefield of life and death test. This is the real description.
After talking about Zong Dawei, let alone those 125 compatriots, in this small group involved in the war, there were patients, drunkards, veterans, and stinky girls, and those who obeyed and those who did not obeyed.
This group is not a solid piece of paper. Everyone has their own ideas. If you want to take them out of dangerous areas, long journeys in the desert require a lot of risks. It is definitely not just a word "follow me".
Therefore, when he lost contact with the embassy, Zong Dawei chose to conceal the reality and gathered his mind to implement the retreat plan first. As for what is the next step, he can only do his best to do his best. However, his colleague Cheng Lang believes that it should be clearly told to everyone's true situation, that is, "ugly words are said first."
It should be said that from a honest perspective, Zong Dawei is fooling everyone and being open-minded, but from a realistic perspective, Zong Dawei's method may be the most reasonable approach, and appropriate concealment is sometimes something that must be done.
is different from the previous movies that everyone "follows the command of all actions". "The Road Back" not only shows the complexity of the 125-member group, but also shows the helpless choice of a diplomat. This is the choice that must be made in reality. Only in this way can everyone survive.
To put it another way, if we were one of the 125 people and met diplomats from our own country in a foreign war zone, would we feel like we had found a life-saving straw? If you accidentally find that the diplomat's retreat plan is not reliable, but a kind of gambling, will it immediately cause the collapse of trust, and will it find a way out like Liu Minghui?
So, if the audience imagines themselves as one of 125 people, you will feel how real "Going Back" is.
When watching "The Road Back", I believe many viewers are in a heavy mood, because many plots are too depressing. Faced with the arrogant rebels, the audience wishes that airborne special forces will appear in the movie immediately, and that the missiles will fly in immediately.
No, nothing, there is only two unarmed diplomats and a group of dirt-faced workers. It feels like this is not the kind of evacuation in the audience's mind, but the escape.
However, it is this heavy feeling that makes the real feeling of "Going Back". When the fleeing people see the embassy's cars and the five-star red flag from afar, the feeling of surviving the disaster is more real, and the feeling of embracing the motherland is also more real.
When the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, the tired diplomat returned to the country and saw people riding shared bicycles on the street and children jumping across the road. At that moment, it was not only Zong Dawei, but I believe that many viewers felt like they were different. Only because of the heavyness before could they feel the happiness of ordinary life.
Zong Dawei's neighbor was arguing over the decoration noise problem. One neighbor threatened: "If you quarrel, I will call 110." If it really starts, it might be a hot search in the local area.
Think about the places where there were no laws, police, and special forces just now, and a diplomat would lose his life at any time. It seemed like the unreality of the next generation highlighted the reality of "The Road Back".
So, when the father played by Wu Jing in the film questioned that his son was not brave in the face of the gun, his son said a pun: We didn't use the gun, and brought back 125 people.
In the words of Zong Dawei: It’s enough to brag forever.
Wu Jing came to play this father who was robbed by his son. Of course, it has a special meaning. You can understand it as a kind of self-deprecating, and it can also be understood as a kind of tribute.
"The Road to Return" specifically thanks Mr. Wu Jing. There may be reasons for this.
Previously, some netizens joked that "the Ministry of Public Security photographed it, the Air Force photographed it, the Navy photographed it, and who didn't photograph it." Well, just kidding, you can also understand it this way. "The Road to Return" was filmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
