"Watergate Bridge" movie: a war blockbuster that surrounds the US Ace Division!
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On the weekend, when the Russo-Ukrainian War was in full swing, I went to the cinema to see a patriotic film on the theme of the revolutionary war, "Watergate Bridge". The film tells the story of the Battle of Chosin Lake to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the first division of the US ace army was defeated and fled, and the heroic seventh company was ordered to encircle and cut off the enemy's retreat--- The Watergate Bridge. After a bloody battle, the Pratunam Bridge was successfully blasted. However, through its strong industrial capabilities, the US imperialists airlifted steel bridges from Japan, experienced hardships and dangers, and finally escaped. As a brilliant victory for the Volunteer Army, the battle was recorded in the military history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
This film is actually the sequel to the movie "Chosin Lake", which successfully stimulated the patriotic feelings of the Chinese people last year, swept through major theaters, and finally created a miracle of 122 million people watching the movie and 5.772 billion yuan box office, winning the 2021 global box office laurel and becoming the box office champion in mainland film history. As its sequel, the director and starring of "Watergate Bridge" have not changed in any way, and it is still said that the heroic deeds of Wu Qianli, Wu Wanli, Yu Congrong and other volunteer soldiers who went deep into the tiger's den and blocked the enemy once again staged a tear-jerking patriotic blockbuster for the audience. Actor Wu Jing, with this film, once again consolidated the name of Chinese mainland "God of War" and achieved good results.
Since its release on february 1, 2022 in Chinese mainland, "Watergate Bridge" has grossed more than 3.738 billion yuan in just three weeks, occupying the 8th place in the Box Office list of Chinese films. It not only continues last year's ""Changjin Lake" effect, but also boosts the morale of the Chinese film market, and is expected to become another masterpiece of chinese film history.
Young actor Yi Qianxi is the main actor of this film, but similar to "Chosin Lake", the role of Wu Wanli, who he plays, is still a bit awkward, and the sense of existence in the whole battle is not enough, there is not much of him, there is not much of him, there is a lot of him. The film added this character, in fact, to reflect the growth of a new soldier and the cruelty of war, so that he grew from a young man who knew nothing to a qualified soldier. However, throughout the battle, he caused a lot of trouble for his comrades-in-arms, but did not contribute much. As the sole survivor of the battle, he was more like a war correspondent and bystander. After returning from the war, in the face of his brother who died in the dream, a sentence of "Brother, I miss you in particular" made people cry, extremely sensational, and made many audiences in the theater cry.
This film is the companion piece of "Chosin Lake" and "Crossing the Yalu River", which has been released successively in less than a year, known as the trilogy of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Moreover, "Changjin Lake" and "Watergate Bridge" are co-directed by Chen Kaige, Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian, and starring Wu Jing and Yi Qianxi. The director, the lead actor, and the creative team are almost all a set of people, through one recording, one shooting, and different editing, forming two films with great market influence, which can be described as a great success in business. Through these two films, Chen Kaige's team once again showed its production strength and continued the style of its generation of famous directors. There are poems praising:
Pratunam Bridge
New China, harassed,
The US Empire came to the door to shout.
Millions of soldiers out of the border,
Cross the river to resist the enemy and go to aid the DPRK.
Chosin Lake, the enemy flees,
Seven heroes went to encircle.
Bloody struggle cast miracles,
Famous military history Watergate Bridge.