On October 25, CCTV TV released a trailer for a movie version of "Crossing the Yalu River", which information shows that the film is starring Tang Guoqiang, Ding Yongdai and other actors, presenting a panoramic history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the film is already in a state of preparation for release. Earlier, the same theme of the movie "Chosin Lake" box office fire, which also became a prerequisite for the film version of "Across the Yalu River" box office fire.
According to the official information that has been exposed, the film is produced by the Central Radio and Television Corporation, produced by the Film and Television Drama Documentary Center of the General Station, the China Television Drama Production Center Co., Ltd., and jointly produced by Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd. and the Bayi Film Studio of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is worth noting that the TV series "Across the Yalu River" is also the same production, production and co-production lineup.
The drama version of "Crossing the Yalu River" premiered on December 27, 2020, a central set. At that time, as soon as the TV series was launched, it received a large number of praise from the audience. In the list of TV drama ratings of China's audiovisual big data, the ratings of "Crossing the Yalu River" are even higher continuously. In the second half of the TV series, the single-day ratings exceeded 3% many times, becoming a well-deserved blockbuster TV series at that time.
The reason why the TV drama version of "Crossing the Yalu River" has a double harvest of ratings and audience reputation is multifaceted. First of all, this TV series is a panoramic presentation, and the audience can understand the ins and outs of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea through this TV series, especially "why did you fight", "the specific process of fighting", and so on. Secondly, this "Crossing the Yalu River" of the General Station has a deep sense of historical logic, and the audience can get the answer from this TV series, why we can win in this war. Third, the play is like a rainbow in terms of narrative momentum and specific combat momentum. In particular, the narrative momentum of literary drama is a height that a large number of film and television drama works in the past do not have.
According to the trailer content of the first movie version of "Across the Yalu River" that CCTV TV series has announced, the movie version continues the lineup in the TV series version. And many of the combat content mentioned in the trailer has also appeared in the TV series version. In terms of overall narrative, the film version should be highly consistent with the TV series version. This is also the real key to the success of the film version. For film fans, it is possible that in just two or three hours, they will be able to understand the history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in a panoramic way.
As of now, the film version of "Crossing the Yalu River" has not announced the specific length of the film. From the TV drama version, it is really jewelry everywhere, and a lot of content, if it is discarded, is a pity. It is particularly noteworthy that in the process of broadcasting the TV series version, especially the opening of many episodes, which once triggered a heated discussion among the audience: when the TV series was broadcast to episode 7, it had not really started, but these contents were very important, and the plot told the audience very well, this war, why we should fight, what preparations we had prepared, what external and internal conditions and difficulties we faced, and so on.
In the film version, due to the consideration of narrative rhythm, it is likely that these contents will be edited in a large area. Based on the current trailer content, fans should be able to see several battles in the entire course of the war, what battles are made up of each battle, how the soldiers fight in blood, how the generals cooperate strategically and tactically, and so on. The film version should be based on the overall war narrative, highlighting the specific content of multiple battles, and dedicated to celebrating the heroic spirit of the volunteer soldiers.
The movie version of "Across the Yalu River" has not yet announced whether it will be released in two parts. Still that sentence, the content volume of the TV drama version of "Crossing the Yalu River" is really too big, and a lot of content really makes the fans of the drama can't bear to give up. However, the length of the movie is limited after all, and it is necessary to give up time to give the most exciting and effective content. The length of a movie, at present, is only 3 hours at most. I don't know if such a length of time can be used enough.
Such a film version really helps many fans who do not understand the whole picture of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea to accumulate knowledge of this history. The film version of "Crossing the Yalu River" is likely to be a framework construction, after the fans have established a panoramic content concept of the entire war, we will shoot specific battles and battle content later, and the fans will be able to put these battles and battles in the specific historical context. Based on this, personal expectations for the movie version of "Crossing the Yalu River" are very high, and the cinema box office of this movie is likely to be comparable to "Chosin Lake". (Text/Ma Qingyun)