"Chosin Lake" exploded, and it was a big hit, and the latest box office final result soared to 5 billion.
The grand and shocking war scenes in the movie, the camaraderie between the volunteer soldiers and the determination to defend the country are also touching.
"The story of the seventh interspersed series has flesh and blood, laughter and tears, which is very moving. The grand scene is quite imposing, although the production time is tight, but the special effects are super shocking. ”
"The scale is so large and the scene is so shocking that everywhere it can arouse the emotional resonance of Chinese."
With a huge investment of 1.3 billion yuan, three famous directors co-directing, and the box office appeal of the "Jingxi" combination, "Changjin Lake" should naturally become a "blockbuster" in the National Day file.
Before the release of "Chosin Lake", the most worrying thing for the audience was that there were three directors, which led to a serious separation of the film's perception.
In fact, the integration of the film is quite high, and the three directors have played their own strengths.
Of course, the degree of completion of the film depends not only on the director, but also on the actors.
The "Jingxi" combination as the protagonist did not disappoint the audience, and other leading actors such as Hu Jun, Zhu Yawen, Duan Yihong, etc. also contributed superb acting skills.
In addition to seeing the growth of Yi Qianxi, a young actor, what is even more surprising is the performance brought by Hu Jun, an old acting school.
After the release of the movie, Lei Gong, played by Hu Jun, won the recognition of many people, and even cried a large audience in the movie.
As early as the beginning of the casting, when the directors went through the materials, they learned that Hu Jun was the descendant of the volunteer soldiers, and immediately issued an invitation to Hu Jun.
It turned out that Hu Jun's father, Hu Baoshan, was a volunteer soldier who had participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and Hu Jun also revealed in Weibo:
"I remember my mother saying that he was only 18 years old when he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
He has carried the wounded, made third-class merits, sung songs for his comrades in the face of the wind and snow, and played single strings. At that time, he left his own blood-colored youth, no regrets. ”
Hu Jun grew up in the chief of the military region, and his parents were both soldiers, so he always had a military complex buried in his bones.
Since I was a child, I have also listened to my father tell the story of his military service when he was young, and he has also come into contact with many works on the theme of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea.
For receiving the invitation of the crew of "Chosin Lake", Hu Jun was also very excited.
He said that if his father learned that he starred in this work, he would be relieved.
Unfortunately, Hu Jun's father has died, and this movie can also be regarded as a gift to his father, but also a gift to all volunteer soldiers.
By participating in "Chosin Lake", Hu Jun relived that history and understood his father better.
The purpose of "Chosin Lake" is also to let young people remember this history and understand the efforts of their predecessors, as producer Yu Dong said:
"The history of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea should be remembered not only by today's young people, but also by young people 50 years from now!"
This time, in "Chosin Lake", Hu Jun played Hu Jun as Lei Gong, the commander of the artillery platoon, and was a veteran who had served for an extended period of time.
As can be seen from the introduction of the character poster, he is the most experienced veteran of the protagonist's team.
Although he has a grumpy personality, he is a very "calf protector", so he is affectionately called "Ray Daddy".
From the beginning, he scolded Wu Wanli, played by Yi Qianxi, who could not shoot a gun, for fear that he would drag other people down.
When he went on a snow march later, he saw that Wu Wanli could not bite the frozen potatoes and gave him the hot potatoes in his arms to eat.
The soft side of lei gong's inner heart, which is tough on the outside and grumpy, has touched many viewers, and the image of "Lei Dad" is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
In the movie, Lei Gong is responsible for the laughter and tears, and Hu Jun simply played this role.
From Hu Jun's experience so far, it can be known that Hu Jun's strength and dedication to acting have long exceeded the imagination of many people, and it is natural that the Lei Gong he played can make the audience remember.
01 years of experience in acting career
Hu Jun, who has been debuting for nearly 30 years, has also had many classic works in the industry for many years.
In particular, the martial arts in "Tianlong Eight Parts" and the love and righteousness of Qiao Gang Leader have laid the foundation for his screen tough guy image.
Hu Jun was born in Beijing in 1968 to parents who were artists at the national level in addition to being soldiers.
His father, Hu Baoshan, was even more remarkable; when he was young, he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and he was still a national-level actor and singer.
The smell of the childhood family atmosphere made Hu Jun understand art more than ordinary people.
In 1987, Hu Jun was successfully admitted to the Chinese opera acting class, when he was only 19 years old.
After graduating from Chinese opera, Hu Jun was admitted to Beijing Renyi and became a drama actor.
During the Beijing Renyi performance drama, Hu Jun's acting skills were honed more mature and sophisticated, and his portrayal of the role became stronger.
In 2002, Hu Jun and Liu Ye starred in the movie "Blue-Yu", playing a gay couple, and won the 7th Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Actor.
In 2003, Hu Jun was able to become a fire all over the country, because this year he starred in Qiao Feng, the male protagonist of Zhang Jizhong's version of "Tianlong Babu".
This charismatic hero, under the interpretation of Hu Jun, once again deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the last impressive Qiao Feng was played by Huang Rihua.
With the fire of this TV series, Hu Jun won the Golden Eagle Award for the audience's favorite actor, and since then he has established a tough guy image in the hearts of the audience.
Since then, Hu Jun has gone to his own screen tough guy road.
In terms of TV dramas, the tragic but domineering Western Chu Overlord in "Chu Han Fengyun" and the Ming Taizu who is pregnant with the world and good at scheming in the center of "Zhu Yuanzhang" have all become the representative roles of Hu Jun.
In terms of movies, Zhao Yun, who is loyal and righteous in "Chibi", and the villain assassin in "October Siege", also let the audience see Hu Jun's ability to shape the role.
Hu Jun's tough guy image is very suitable for Lei Gong to interpret such a soldier, coupled with the background of Hu Jun's military family.
It can be said that this role is simply tailor-made for Hu Jun, and Hu Jun has also successfully played this role.
The reason why Hu Jun was able to create these classic characters is also because he put a lot of thought into the roles.
02 Spend time shaping the character
"Chosin Lake" was officially approved on October 25, 2019, because of the impact of the epidemic, in order to cooperate with the country's anti-epidemic work, the film was postponed to the end of 2020.
After the official start of filming, the entire crew must pay attention to epidemic prevention matters while carefully shooting on the side.
Therefore, the filming time of the film is nearly 200 days, and the leading actors have also been in the crew for half a year.
However, it also makes the director and actors have more opportunities to discuss each other, making the character shaping more three-dimensional and the film more complete and smooth.
In an interview with Hu Jun, he confessed that the way he played a role well was to pull the role to himself first.
Look for what you have in common with your character, rather than playing someone else for the sake of playing the character.
Perhaps it is this method of finding resonance with the role that makes the character played by Hu Jun so vivid.
Lei Gong, played by Hu Jun, was basically responsible for the existence of laughter in the early stages of the film, and finally he drove a jeep carrying incendiary bombs and rushed into the US army camp with shells, but it became a tear point of the movie.
In the original script, Lei Gong's lines before his death were many, and Hu Jun condensed the original lines into two sentences through consultation with director Xu Ke.
Audiences who have seen the movie must still be impressed by Lei Gong's last words, and at the end of his life, he said:
"Don't leave me here alone"
This sentence instantly broke the defense of many viewers, he is just an ordinary person, he is also afraid of pain, afraid of death.
Lei Gong's lines also made the audience feel empathy, realizing that the thousands of volunteer soldiers who crossed the Yalu River were also ordinary people and could better understand their determination and bravery.
Finally, there is another detail, that is, Lei Gong also sang a song "Yimeng Mountain Minor" before his death, which was also what Hu Jun thought.
Originally, the original role was to explain the identity of Lei Gongyi Mengshanren, but later it was all reduced, leaving only a line of Wu Jing involved.
Therefore, Hu Jun and Wu Jing must tell Lei Gong's hometown in exchange, and finally they will not appear abrupt.
Finally, Lei Gong sang "Yimeng Mountain Minor" and also moved the audience familiar with the tune and Shandong to tears.
This is the result of pursuing details and creating characters with heart, and such characters are difficult for the audience to remember.
Not only in film and television, but also in real life, Hu Jun is also an "iron man tenderness".
He and his wife met when they first acted in the drama, and they have loved each other so far, and they also have their own children, and the tough-looking Hu Jun is actually quite caring for the family, a good man.
Hu Jun now maintains a dedicated and low-key attitude in his acting career, spending more time with his family.
And when there is a role, he will also use his heart to play well, because he is an actor.
Just like Lei Gong of "Chosin Lake", the audience also saw the strength of this low-key tough guy again.
Finally, it is also expected that Hu Jun and powerful actors can bring more excellent works, and hope that more actors with the same heart as him can rise in the future.
Bluestone Film Editorial Department | South Wind
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