Editor's note: Some actors have become popular because of a film and television drama, because a certain role is too brilliant and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. While successfully shaping the character, it seems difficult to get out of the aura of this character. 16 years ago, a military drama "Bright Sword" became popular with Li Youbin, and also made Li Youbin and Zhang Guangbei, the two old partners in the play, deeply loved by the audience. 16 years later, when the slightly older them came together again because of a play, the audience went from full of hope to a little regret, and they no longer had the style of the year after losing the aura of "bright sword".
Just when the huge war drama "Chosin Lake", which was released on September 30, led the National Day file on the total box office ranking and swept away all opponents, a war movie "Life and Death Resistance" was quietly launched on the Network on October 2 and broadcast exclusively on a video platform. Why mention this movie, we have to start with the fiery TV series "Bright Sword" 16 years ago.
On September 12, 2005, a war-themed drama "Bright Sword" co-starring Li Youbin, He Zhengjun, Zhang Guangbei and others premiered on CCTV. This anti-war drama, which perfectly integrates the main theme of patriotism and heroism, has created a "Li Yunlong" with a full image and close to real life, and also made Li Youbin a big hit that year. Many years have passed, this "Bright Sword", which looks more "earthy" from all aspects, is not tired of watching, and is regarded by many audiences as a classic film and television drama in their hearts, and many people equate Li Youbin with the protagonist "Li Yunlong".
A newly filmed anti-war film "Life and Death Obstruction", so that "Li Yunlong" Li Youbin and "Chu Yunfei" reunited after 16 years of "Bright Sword", so that many audiences are full of expectations, but the regret of not being able to get in the theater and the reality of poor reputation make people feel bad.
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Under the rapid impact of the ultra-high box office of "Chosin Lake", many movies directly skipped the National Day golden file. After all, in the face of this much-anticipated main theme movie, it is not easy to get a share of the total box office. In this case, a war movie was released on October 2, which is "Life and Death Sniper".
Although the filmmakers chose the method of network solo broadcasting to avoid the frontal rigidity with "Chosin Lake", under the impact of the latter's strong box office performance, the anti-war work "Life and Death Sniper" was still affected. Some people say that it can be released on the National Day network platform, this movie still shows a certain confidence, and its confidence naturally comes from the starring Li Youbin.
Although it is regrettable that it was not released in the theater, this iron-blooded blockade battle about the Eighth Route Army after the Hundred Regiments War is still extremely touching. In particular, the three generations of actors led by Li Youbin defended the spirit of the officers of the Eighth Route Army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression with practical actions, which made people's blood boil.
However, this optimistic anti-war masterpiece failed to satisfy the audience, and only got a super low score of 4.7 on the Douban score, and nearly one-third of the voting audience gave a 1-star rating, which was a bit surprising.
From the cast point of view, "Life and Death Blocking" can be regarded as the original team of "Bright Sword", Li Youbin, Zhang Guangbei needless to say, cavalry company commander "Sun Desheng" Jiang Shui is impressive, Yang Qingwen continues to play a Japanese officer in this film. These old drama bones in "Bright Sword" are reunited after 16 years, which is naturally quite a lot to watch.
Some people have mentioned that with the current age of Li Youbin and Zhang Guangbei, they are somewhat incompatible with the roles played in the film. Moreover, Li Youbin and Zhang Guangbei were already old, and the sagging skin and a slightly stiff expression on their faces really did not have the spirit of "Li Yunlong" and "Chu Yunfei" in those days.
Some people on the Internet have pointed out the spit points and failures of "Life and Death Blocking" after watching this movie, such as the simple stacking of plot settings without a sense of rhythm and urgency, the design of the war scene is too conservative and does not have a refreshing sense, the over-rendering of the plot is debatable, the position held by the lead actor is not consistent with the facts, and there is more than enough in the display of the tragic color of the characters but insufficient in terms of sharpness, and so on.
This movie praises the historical main theme of the revolutionary martyrs who regard death as a return, and the cast of old drama bones and powerful actors, coupled with the selling point of almost the original team of "Bright Sword", with Li Youbin and Zhang Guangbei, these two golden signboards, should be very hot, helpless reality is very cruel, in the only box office success or failure today, the low reputation and the dismal box office have caused this movie to encounter an embarrassing situation.
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The 63-year-old Li Youbin may not be as enthusiastic and motivated as he was 16 years ago, after all, the age is there, especially for war genre films, many scenes need to consume a lot of physical strength, which may be limited for him. As an actor and civilian soldier, Li Youbin has starred in many film and television works in his acting career, and he is now a national first-class actor and a national labor model.
Li Youbin starred in the most successful film and television works is the "Bright Sword" that began broadcasting in 2005, and the "Li Yunlong" he played in the play is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and has been loved by the audience for many years, and no one can match it. In real life, Li Youbin has the temperament of an old artist, and he has a very good grasp of the personality and heart of the characters, which has led to the "never ambiguous fighting" and "dare to shine the sword" Li Yunlong, and also created the flesh and blood image of "Li Yunlong" that is easy to remember.
However, in the movie "Life and Death Block", perhaps because of the color rendering and filter, the blessing on Li Youbin's face that we see from the lens is still relatively obvious, and the breath of the old age can be felt from his eyes and the action of the corners of his mouth, which lacks the hot blood momentum and sharpness in "Bright Sword" that year.
At least, Li Youbin is very successful in playing the role of "Li Yunlong", and the audience seems to be unable to adapt to his new role, plus he is slowly getting older, and it is difficult to have a temperament that matches the role.
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Born in 1959, Zhang Guangbei graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, and he also had the experience of joining the army in his early years. In his acting career for many years, Zhang Guangbei has given people the feeling that he has good acting skills, is very easy-going, and has rich performance experience in the psychological activities and personality control of characters. Perhaps it was his experience in the army that made him more comfortable in playing roles such as a soldier.
In the TV series "Bright Sword", Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei can be described as two major soul characters, and the two show the historical process of becoming both friendly and enemy from the perspective of senior officers in the two camps. As a graduate of Huangpu Phase 5, Chu Yunfei's outstanding military talent and upright and courageous military temperament complement Zhang Guangbei's personal temperament. In the role of Chu Yunfei, Zhang Guangbei is also very brilliant.
It's just that in the movie "Life and Death Blocking", Zhang Guangbei's role became his own person and was promoted. However, the calm and easy-going performance of Zhang Guangbei in the film is still very different from his image of being high-spirited and having the courage of a soldier in "Bright Sword". Whether it was Li Youbin or Zhang Guangbei's face, there was no sharpness and domineering spirit of the past.
In "Bright Sword", "Li Yunlong" played by Li Youbin and "Chu Yunfei" played by Zhang Guangbei have formed a deep friendship after years of dealings, and the twists and turns of the fate of the two people who love and kill each other are also lamentable. Today, Li Youbin is old, and Zhang Guangbei is also old. Although they met again after 16 years, their powerful combination did not bring us the surprise we imagined.
It can be said that "Life and Death Resistance" is not an anti-Japanese god film, on the contrary, the film shows that Chinese soldiers regard death as a homecoming and iron-blooded spirit. This is not the late festival of Li Youbin and Zhang Guangbei, after all, the film and television works on the theme of the War of Resistance Against Japan are their respect and memory of that period of history.
Even if it lacks the courage and sharpness in "Bright Sword", Li Youbin presents a different calmness in this movie; even if it is less than the backbone and arrogance in "Bright Sword", Zhang Guangbei shows rare wisdom in this film, which is a change and a new attempt. Although they are all old, they have all experienced it.
As for the helplessness and regret of encountering word-of-mouth collapse and no chance of cinema release after losing the aura of "Bright Sword", we can only lament that the movie "Life and Death Blocking" is not timely.