The scene where Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao meet in prison at the beginning of "1921" is exactly one of the plots of "The Revolutionary".
"Revolutionary" tells the story of Li Dazhao's choice to sacrifice himself to awaken the people, while "1921" expresses the process of how the awakened people save themselves.
"1921" is more like a revolutionary group movie, while "Revolutionary" is vividly interpreting the people's beliefs through Li Dazhao.
Objectively speaking, "The Revolutionary" completely surpasses "1921" in terms of storyline and artistic quality, and is a rare and excellent film.
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"The Revolutionary" adopts a nonlinear objective narrative method, and divides Li Dazhao's memories and experiences into five parts for interpretation.
Because the film adopts the "countdown to Li Dazhao's execution" method to advance the plot, a large number of memories are interspersed in the middle to fill the characters' emotions.
This kind of shooting method of dispersed shapes and gathering spirits is not very friendly to the audience, and the logical thinking will be a little confusing, which is quite difficult for the director, because a little carelessness will cause the film to collapse.
I have to say that the shooting method of "Revolutionary" is bold and innovative!
Part 1: Li Dazhao's execution.
This part is the emotional core of the film. The film enters the scene in black and white tones, using Li Dazhao's cemetery to draw out the execution story of the public's resentment.
The first part is cleverly cut into the front and back parts as the beginning and end of the film. The advantage of doing this is that no matter how messy the plot interspersed in the middle is, it will eventually fall into a point.
When the film ends, the emotions superimposed by the plot in the middle will infinitely amplify the characters' emotions, and eventually Li Dazhao's feeling of tragic death was instantly lifted.
Part 2: Li Dazhao leads the uprising (to the people)
There are many uprising activities interspersed in "The Revolutionary", each of which is actually a progressive role.
From the beginning, child laborers died in mines, to the strikes of miners who were "not as good as donkeys", the murder of Chinese newspaper boys on the streets, and the bloody suppression of the student movement by warlords.
This series of activities is actually a awakening and reflection of Li Dazhao himself.
He believed that as long as the workers and peasants united, they could overthrow the oppression. Although there were successes in the middle, the fact that the student movement was tragically suppressed also made him fall into reflection.
Countless people are injustice, but no one dares to stand up and overthrow. Under the decadent feudal concept, the people still endure bullying and seek a stable life.
Resistance should never be just a thought, but you should also hold your weapon to fight. When Li Dazhao was defeated by reality, he chose to welcome death to awaken the people's sense of resistance.
This is why he was arrested and imprisoned. He had the chance to escape but chose to stay.
This contains his hope for the nation and his guilt towards the people who died in the uprising.
Part 3: Hate with Chiang Kai-shek (to the enemy)
The third part of "The Revolutionary" is actually analyzing why Li Dazhao was killed.
The background of this story is " Cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party ", and Li Dazhao promoted in-depth cooperation between the two parties to overthrow the corrupt warlord rule.
A gambling between Chiang Kai-shek and Li Dazhao was jealous, which led to countless people's pleas for mercy and could not stop him from his determination to kill Li Dazhao. The part of
is to look down on Li Dazhao's story from Chiang Kai-shek's perspective, and at the same time, it is interspersed with the scene of Li Dazhao's torture and torture. On the one hand, it shows Chiang Kai-shek's cruelty and ruthlessness, and on the other hand, it shows Li Dazhao's fearlessness.
Although Li Dazhao was arrested and imprisoned, it seemed that Chiang Kai-shek won the victory, Li Dazhao won in his spiritual nobility.
Part 4: Trust with Chen Duxiu (to comrades)
This part is a manifestation of Li Dazhao's friendship and belief among comrades.
In the whole movie, the plot between Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu is the most optimistic part. Although the two are not in harmony, they are in love.
"South Chen Bei Li" has become a well-known name. Even if they are thousands of miles apart, they can use each other's beliefs to complete their ultimate mission.
This fully expresses the lofty belief and persistent spirit of a Communist.
Part 5: Acquaintance with Mao Zedong (to the next generation)
After they met, they met each other. Li Dazhao led the thoughts and beliefs of the next generation of Communists in the name of his teacher.
He guided the direction for the young Mao Zedong and established a deep revolutionary friendship through contact with each other. At the end of the video, the two climbed onto Jingshan to look at Beijing. It was Li Dazhao's infinite expectations for the future.
also expresses the next generation of Communists' belief in winning the revolution.
Although Li Dazhao is dead, his spirit will be remembered and carried forward by the next generation.
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"Revolutionary" is very realistic in terms of props.
The iron gate in Li Dazhao was detained in prison has given close-ups many times. The effect of these rust due to long-term moisture soaking is too real.
The shackles on the feet of the inmate were all made of cast iron, and the friction sound on the ground and the heavy feeling of the collision between the iron chains is impressive.
Although Li Dazhao, played by Zhang Songwen , is not the most similar in appearance, he is definitely second to none in laying the character's emotions and atmosphere.
Li Chen plays Li Dazhao in "1921" Although he doesn't have much time to play, his tall and tough appearance and a big beard are really interesting.
However, Zhang Songwen's face looks a bit round and fat, and his figure is not tall and strong. Fortunately, his acting skills are impeccable and he burst into passion throughout the whole process. His acting skills can really be described as explosive.
Zhang Songwen performed many of the metaphors very well.
For example, in Prison , the lens of raising your hand to the sun. After being tortured, Zhang Songwen expressed his yearning for freedom in a soothing movement, and at the same time he resolutely chose death to show greatness. The despair with a slight hope in his eyes was so outstanding.
And although Chen Duxiu, played by Qin Hao , does not have the passion and handsome appearance of Chen Kun in "1921", it has a bit more sense of mission and heaviness.
The timeline of "The Revolutionary" has been jumping, but the director cleverly uses tones to distinguish memory from reality. The soft warm tones are basically the timeline of memory, while the cool tones that tend to be realistic return to the story itself.
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The theme of "The Revolutionary" is the self-awakening of the Chinese people, which includes Li Dazhao's sacrifice and the reflections of some small people.
Beggars on the roadside from escaping to resisting and the trust and support of countless workers and leaders have become the main theme of the film.
While promoting Li Dazhao's spirit of sacrifice, the video also shows the grand view of the Communists.
Use a great man to see the changes and rise of an era, and use a point to present the bloom and inheritance of a spirit. It has to be said that the presentation of "The Revolutionary" is not only excellent, but also particularly eye-catching.
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