Many times, when we are in one era, when we miss another era, we will face the question, how do we deconstruct history? This is a problem that many creators need to face directly, and it is also the main problem that affects the creation of our creators. Some people say that history is history, and to understand the original history, we can have a lot of sophisticated information to prove it. However, this proof is conflicting. When such a conflict occurs, what kind of attitude should we have towards history? That's the point.
Why is it said that there is conflict, because the so-called history naturally has a big environment, just like our contemporary environment. In different environments, people's values are different. In the early days of the founding of the people's republic, the important problem we faced was the problem of survival, and we should think about how to make the new republic live well, and on this basis, we can talk about emergency construction. Otherwise it won't work. Therefore, at that time, many combat heroes emerged, who did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in exchange for the survival of New China.
The firm belief of people in this special environment is now, and many creators do not understand. Because they judge this matter with their own values. We doubt Huang Jiguang, we doubt Qiu Shaoyun, we doubt whether the sacrifices of thousands of heroes who have the courage to sacrifice are true, but the reason for questioning is simple, we think we can't do it ourselves. Because you can't do it yourself, it is normal to push yourself and others, and it is normal for others to do it, and it is false for others to do it. Under such a kind of skepticism, many works of historical themes feel a little strange, basically divorced from the truth of history and become a little girl who is arbitrarily dressed up. Such historical values are certainly wrong.
Why so many people say, the reason is very simple, today's recommended film to you, will make many people have a skeptical attitude. The protagonist in the film is too calm, too mature, and too calm. His image does not seem to be a figure that matches his age, but rather a deliberately elevated figurine. As a result, the audience has doubts about this character with their own values, but the audience still forgets the era of the character's birth, the Soviet-German battlefield during World War II. This film is "Ivan's Childhood".
"Ivan's Childhood" is a story of heroism and romance, the protagonist Ivan is a small Red Army soldier, he is in the Soviet-German battlefield during World War II, only 12 years old he should be a flower-like age, but because his mother and sister were killed by the German army, Ivan can only stand up to resist. The way to resist was to join the Red Army and then avenge their loved ones on the battlefield. The war was brutal, and even the people of the time, his comrades-in-arms, who had never met before, did not want to believe that the skinny boy in front of them was actually a tried and tested Soldier of the Red Army. But in the end, when the facts were before them, the Soldiers of the Red Army were overwhelmed by the arduous mental journey of this little child.
After Ivan failed on a mission, the commanders advised Ivan to return to the children's school in the rear or somewhere else to recuperate, but Ivan insisted on continuing to participate in the operation. In desperation, the commanders could only promise him. Ivan was tragically shipwrecked during a later battle lurking, and when the Red Army captured the Reichstag in Berlin, they found Ivan's interrogation information. On the eve of the end of the war, Ivan was secretly detained and interrogated and executed.
It's a very tragic story, and it's also a way of telling stories that people in a country are very familiar with. The 1963 film was later prominently reflected in many domestic works of the same type. The film's photography method and the characterization of this film have without exception influenced the creation of many domestic directors of the same era. This point is reflected in many domestic black-and-white movies to varying degrees.
However, when we look at this movie again today, contemporary audiences will have different feelings, and everyone generally feels that this character is very suspicious. How can a small child be so calm and mature? This is obviously inconsistent with the image of a child in the minds of ordinary people. However, the answer to this question is also very simple, and the reason lies in the environment in which the child's childhood took place. When we think about this, our doubts will be dispelled.
Feng Xiaoning has a similar type of movie "Meridian of War", he is also about a group of young Eighth Route Army soldiers, the film constantly let the wartime and modern children switch, in order to form a sharp contrast, so that people in the modern era understand the cruelty of war, and the hardships of wartime soldiers. Ivan's Childhood, on the other hand, does not directly switch between the modern and the past to make the audience feel more comfortable. So many people, without deep thinking, will doubt everything that has happened.
However, history is history, and the general environment in history cannot make us in modern times feel empathy. If we do not understand the historical environment at that time, it is easy to doubt the behavior of people in the historical environment at that time. People who really want to feel the historical environment at that time really need to consult more information and have more examples to help themselves establish a certain conceptual foundation. Otherwise, mere doubt or empathy is also meaningless.
A good life is never achieved overnight, and the behavior of the ancestors sacrificing their own lives in exchange for the lives of future generations is very great. In modern times, we think we have more profound knowledge than our predecessors, so we despise and suspect that this is foolish. It is because of this incredible and tragic history that our future will be better, and it is a luxury to feel empathy, and it is even more precious to remember.
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