The picture shows the veteran soldiers of the Volunteer Army, Wang Xinshan (right, 90 years old), Zhuang Jin (left, 86 years old), at the premiere of the movie. After watching the movie, the two veterans saluted affectionately. (Source: CCTV)
A gunshot broke the silent sleeping earth. It was freezing cold, and the U.S. troops patrolling the snow said that no one here could withstand such a cold. An American officer fired a shot at the thick layer of snow in the distance, and as they expected, there was no movement.
The U.S. troops turned around and took the opportunity to leave, but little by little the snow oozed bright red blood.
This is a scene of the Battle of Chosin Lake presented in the movie "Crossing the Yalu River", which is being released. Portraying a battle scene with a few shots like this is not a minority in the film.
The film "Crossing the Yalu River" was produced by the Central Radio and Television Corporation, which showed the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in a "panoramic, epic, and documentary" manner, and strived to present the audience with a major revolutionary historical theme work with both historical depth, international vision, aesthetic style, and epic style.
Since its release, the film has aroused praise and heated discussion among the audience. Industry experts believe that this film transcends the part, stands on the overall vision to tell, so that the audience can better understand the ins and outs of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, full of a heavy sense of history, is a national epic.
Outline the whole picture of the war with magnificent mountains and rivers
Western Front, Sansho-ri. The 113th Division of the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army, which had just finished a battle and still had time to rest, "resolutely carried out the order" interspersed with the necessary road for the US army, and in just 14 hours, it rushed 72.5 kilometers to take sansholi. They withstood the indiscriminate bombardment of the planes, "inserted like steel nails in the three houses," and cut off the retreat route of the US troops fleeing south.
On the Eastern Front, lake Chosin, soldiers of the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army set up an ambush in the field. In order not to expose the target, the fighters who were ordered to block the attack remained motionless in the freezing cold of minus 40 degrees Celsius, even if frozen into ice sculptures, and did not leave the position. Mr. Peng, who has always been a tough guy, also sighed bitterly: "We don't feel warm in the house, can the soldiers of the Ninth Corps hide the ice and snow outside?" The telegram to Beijing was only six words: "Hungry and hungry, cold and clothed." ”
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71 years ago, the Chinese Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and set foot on the burning ground of The Korean War to meet the powerful enemy of US imperialism. Comprehensively, objectively and vividly reproducing this magnificent history is the mission of the film's main creative team.
"The original intention of the creation was to explain this period of great history clearly, clearly, and thoroughly. From the perspective of the command and decision-making levels of the enemy and us, in what kind of international and domestic environment was the decision to send troops, how Peng Dehuai was ordered to lead the troops out in the face of danger, how the five battles and the Battle of Shangganling were fought, and how the reputation of the 'Long Live Army' of the 38th Army was born..." Dong Yachun, the film's general director, told reporters.
Spanning 2 years and 9 months of war, "Crossing the Yalu River" condenses this magnificent battle into a two-and-a-half-hour film narrative, which not only has the full-time and spatial pattern of the east-west two fronts and five battles, but also successively shows landmark battles and battles such as Liangshuidong, Huangcaoling, Feihu Mountain, Sansoli, Songkuofeng, Chosin Lake, Han River, Tieyuan, Shangganling, etc., macroscopically outlines the epic battle situation, and also presents battle scenes with different characteristics such as raid warfare, defense warfare, movement warfare, position warfare and tunnel warfare, "panoramic and epic" Outline the magnificent and majestic mountains and rivers of the past.
Compared with films of the same theme, this film pays special attention to grasping the laws of history and portraying the general trend of history, which is original and original, and has a strong documentary attribute.
At the beginning of the film, the picture switches to the political and military game between the leaders of China, the Soviet Union and the United States. In the sudden change of the international pattern, the film fully shows the extraordinary courage and boldness of the Chinese proletarian revolutionaries. The issue of the strategic position of the northeast region affected by the outbreak of the Korean War, the issue of national defense, security, development, and construction to be considered in the war, and the question of how to win the war are all shining brightly in the strategic thinking of revolutionaries.
The Americans used to think that the ultimate competition in the war was economic strength, steel production, and they wanted to know what we were going to fight with them. This is a good question, and history has already given it the answer.
The film allows us to see the heroism of the volunteer soldiers who sacrificed their lives and forgot their deaths for the country, the people, and the nation. With "less steel and more gas" and "more steel and less gas," what is accomplished is a profound exposition of such major historical themes as the life and death of the country, the safety and security of the nation, the rise and fall of the strength and weakness of society, and the success or failure of the army.
Burst into power in historical authenticity and aesthetic character
Such a magnificent history, it is not an easy task to condense into a two-and-a-half-hour film.
After much deliberation, it was determined that the film would tell and review the war through Peng Dehuai's perspective. In this way, we can pinpoint the main line of the war, from the original strategic decision-making to the campaign, the five battles, including the subsequent stage of 'talking while fighting, in order to promote talks', until the final signing of the armistice agreement, closely centering on the military struggle and the war level. Dong Yachun told reporters, "We are full of awe, pay sincerity and painstaking efforts, in the end, we still have to rely on the audience to go to the theater to watch, give us a judgment." ”
Ding Yongdai, who plays Peng Dehuai, introduced that the role of Mr. Peng is a challenge for actors, and actors sometimes need a kind of personality display. "There are also rumors that Mr. Peng does not smile, and I collected more than 50 photos of him, which have his laughter, smiles, all kinds of laughs, and it is a laugh." In fact, he was often joking in the volunteer command. To show this history from the perspective of Mr. Peng's self-description, I want to show him more flesh and blood, more real. Mr. Peng was on the Korean battlefield, and that era was the hardest, but I think that was also the three years when he was mentally strong. ”
As a historical war film, the story direction, historical events, leading figures and related important images of the film "Crossing the Yalu River" are based on the principle of respecting history and being loyal to history. From the treacherous international pattern and campaign layout, to the flesh-and-blood hero group portraits and battle stories, there is a strong sense of historical revelation and on-site restoration.
"There are no fictional characters, no fictional plots, no fictional stories in the whole film, and it is a very serious 'big realistic' canonical history." As the general director, Dong Yachun is very proud.
He took the figure of Yang Gensi's company commander as an example, at the last moment, Yang Gensi knew that the US army would soon counterattack, he let the little soldier go, and when he stayed, the little soldier cried and shouted to give him the last military salute, and Yang Gensi showed a warm smile. When he turned around and saw that the enemy was coming, he did not hesitate to pick up the explosive package and pounce on the enemy. "This is real history, not something we made up. So don't act in anything, don't have any distractions, what really moves people is the most real thing. ”
In the filming of the film, about 40,000 extras were put into it, and many PLA soldiers participated in the co-production. The main creative team told reporters that huang Jiguang who played Huang Jiguang in the film was a soldier of the People's Liberation Army, and the crew found two soldiers, one had participated in the peacekeeping force, and the other was a sniper in the unit. They wore volunteer uniforms every day, followed the scene and filmed, and finally decided to let the sniper play Huang Jiguang.
Before and after filming the scene where Huang Jiguang blocked the muzzle of the gun, the actor was on the scene. Seeing the enemy's bunker emerge again, pieces of comrades fell on the road of charge... The actor later told the director that in that situation, if he was Huang Jiguang, he would also have no hesitation to block the muzzle of the gun. "It was the atmosphere of the shooting scene that infected him, and the expression he gave back to this character was also true and sincere." Dong Yachun said.
During the filming of the battle of Songkuofeng, after the brutal Battle of Songkuofeng, only 7 soldiers were left in the 335th Regiment of the 112th Division of the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army. Dong Yachun felt that at this time, there should be an expression of the poetry and artistic conception of war, which can sublimate the heroic feats of our volunteer soldiers, so the lenses used here are upgraded.
After the victory of the war, the surviving soldiers received a telegram from Commander Peng Dehuai. The ground was covered in snow, and the bodies of the warriors were frozen in the snow, their faces covered with ice crystals, and they still maintained a fighting posture. Several surviving warriors staggered and shouted as they ran, "General Peng has rewarded us!" Long live the Chinese People's Volunteer Army! Long live the 38th Army! ”
They wanted their comrades who died in battle to hear about it.
The lens is far away, and only a red flag and smaller and smaller figures are seen on the vast earth, and The white snow Dan heart, the tragic cry, the deep confession, burst out of the breathtaking power.
Convey the mission of protecting peace and the true feelings of continuing to struggle
Don't forget the past, the teacher of the future. War is a mirror that can make people cherish peace. Stressing the need to remember history is not to perpetuate hatred and trigger confrontation, but to take history as a mirror, face the future, strengthen our determination to safeguard peace, and consolidate the foundation for peaceful development.
As a well-thought-out and well-made war-themed work, the film "Crossing the Yalu River" maintains the rationality, objectivity and calmness that war narrative works should have. The main creative team leads the audience to examine history, observe reality and think about the future with development thinking and long-term vision, and it is precisely because the cruelty and intensity of this war are unbearable to look back, so peace-loving people all over the world should remember this war.
"Chinese people have such a rule, peace is in favor, war is not afraid, both can be done." In the film, Peng Dehuai's monologue is very loud. Asked what they most wanted to convey to the audience through "Crossing the Yalu River", the main creative team said that they hoped to show the patriotic spirit and revolutionary heroism of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Chinese people who loved peace and were not afraid of power, as well as their iron will and firm belief.
Fan Lin, the son of Fan Tianen, the commander of the 335th Regiment of the 112th Division of the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army, attended the premiere of the film. He said that his father had commanded the Battle of Flying Tiger Mountain and the Battle of Songkuofeng, "among which the Battle of Songkuofeng was the most tragic battle described in the field newsletter "Who is the Loveliest Person" written by the writer Wei Wei. When he recalled the war before he died, he wanted to say a lot, but only wrote a sentence: 'History is only once.' ’”
Fighting for the motherland and fighting for peace in the spirit of revolution is the belief of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. Zeng Qiang, the son of Zeng Zesheng, commander of the 50th Army of the Volunteer Army, also mentioned in his speech at the premiere of the film that his father had always conveyed to them that the people's war was to be followed by a succession. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, his father also sent his two sons to the army. They feel that if they finish the war, they will be able to exchange it for peace.
Fight for justice, and the battle for justice will be won. Facts have proved that justice must triumph over power, and peaceful development is an irresistible historical trend. If we stand on the opposite side of the world's development trend, bully the weak, act perversely, and invade and expand, we will inevitably run into a bloody head.
At the premiere of the film, two veterans of the volunteer army who personally went to the battlefield also came to the scene. Wang Xinshan, a Russian translator at the Headquarters of the Chinese Volunteer Army, is 90 years old this year, and Zhuang Jin, a nurse at the field hospital of the 20th Army of the Volunteer Army, is also 86 years old.
"In this movie, it is said that long live the volunteers, the volunteers are also the people, the volunteers are long live the people, and the long live the people is the motherland!" Elder Wang Xinshan said at the end of his speech.
"Long live the people! Long live the motherland! The veterans of the volunteer army led the whole audience to shout in unison, and this voice passed through the flames and smoke, conveying the mission of guarding peace and the pride of continuing to struggle. (Reporters Zhang Yiyao and Huang Qiuxia)
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