During the National Day, the movie " Changjin Lake " was screened, and the spirit of the Chinese People's Volunteers moved countless Chinese people. Today, let’s share an excerpt from an article published by the film producer and director Chen Kaige in the People’s Daily on October 5th.
After several years of script preparation, long time of hard shooting and heavy post-production of the film "Jinhu" on National Day.
"Changjin Lake" shows the Chinese People's Volunteers on the eastern battlefield of to fight against the United States and aid Korea , in an extremely difficult environment, overcome unimaginable difficulties such as lack of clothing, food, and extreme cold, and are not afraid Sacrifice, fighting bravely, and daring to win, severely defeated the elite Marine First Division of the U.S. Army and changed the strategic posture between the enemy and ourselves. The Battle of Changjin Lake shines in the history of our military as a "miracle in the history of modern warfare".
In the process of creating "Changjin Lake", the most profound thing I have experienced is that when I write a play, I need to write about people. The success of many war films is due to the vivid characters. Without a distinctive character shaping, there will be no emotional sustenance for the audience; without a lovable character, it will not arouse the attention and resonance of the audience. Only when the characters are successful can they lead the audience into the war, and the audience will empathize with the soldiers on the screen, and live and die together for a few hours, share tribulations, heartache for them, and tears for them. "Changjin Lake" is no exception. We want the audience's emotional experience to be based on the identity of the characters.
First of all, we must photograph our army's "unity, tension, seriousness, liveliness" mental outlook and high morale. At this point, our army is world-famous—the tradition of fighting bravely and defeating the strong by the weak was nurtured in the long revolutionary war. This army "has an indomitable spirit. It must overwhelm all enemies and never be succumbed to them... As long as there is one person, this person will continue to fight." This is a vivid portrayal of the characteristics of our army, and it is also the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. Vivid portrayal of. The main participating unit in the Battle of Changjin Lake was the 9th Corps of the East China Field Army. This unit swept East China and liberated Shanghai with its brothers in the Liberation War . It was a victorious division, so the overall mental outlook must be full. We filmed the march of the Ninth Corps and listened to the majestic military power of Commander Song Shilun when he mobilized and laid the spiritual foundation for the bloody battle in the war.
Secondly, we work hard on each individual character and write out their personality. Not only did the Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli brothers who were portrayed as the protagonists have outstanding personalities, the other soldiers in the Qilian who they belonged to each were open-minded, bold, calm, witty, smiling, brave and kind. Whether it's hometown or military train, station or battlefield, we try to set the tone for the characters as the plot progresses, lay the foundation for the group play, and leave room for everyone to develop later. The two screenwriters both made full conceiving and preparations for the reproduction of the characters on the screen. Only when the characters are well written can the play have confidence.
At the same time, in order to show the important decisions of the leaders, we specially set up a meeting of the leaders such as and Yi Nian Hall. At the beginning of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with the call to “defend the family and defend the country”, the people throughout the country responded enthusiastically to the fight against the US and aid Korea. This fact reflects the common will of the leaders and the people. I still remember clearly when we filmed the scene where the Nine Corps army arrived at Ji'an Station in the northeast and was preparing to enter the DPRK.The temperature in Beijing suddenly dropped to minus 18 degrees Celsius, which was the coldest day after the winter. Wu Qianli, Wu Wanli, and all the actors who played the Seventh Company Warriors were elated. They wore the same thin jackets as the Ninth Corps fighters back then. They filmed all day without fear of the cold, their hands were frozen and their breath became frosty. They said: "Only under such climatic conditions can the film be real. We now finally understand how cold the volunteer soldiers should be. We only insisted on a whole day, and they insisted on a whole winter!" When shooting battle scenes , The actors who played the volunteer soldiers did their best to enter the show. They braved the blasting point, broke through the smoke, and, inspired by the spirit of the volunteers fighting bravely, successfully completed the filming task.
I also enlisted in the army when I was a teenager, and spent 5 years in the army, so I know where this army's overwhelming spirit comes from. Fighting for justice and fighting for peace are the root causes of our victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The shooting of "Lake Changjin" gave me the feeling of returning to the army, like fighting with my comrades again, having joy, and tragic together-no matter how much suffering and sacrifice, we must win peace with victory. , To win respect.
Chen Kaige People’s Daily
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