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In 1984, a domestic film broke the ceiling of war films.
It can be said that it is the first film to expose the counterattack against vietnamese self-defense.
At that time, it caused quite a stir in the country!
That is, Xie Jin's "Garland Under the Mountain".
After 37 years, looking back and tasting it carefully, it is still a classic that is difficult to surpass!
Comparatively speaking, the current war films are dazzling, all thanks to special effects;
Although shocking, it ignores the truth!
"Garland Under the Mountain" nakedly describes the many stories that took place in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.
Douban 9.4 rating, after reading the following analysis, you will understand!
In 1979, the author of the novel, Li Cunbao, in order to write a novel that truly reflected the life of the troops;
Come to a certain unit to experience life first-hand, eat and live with soldiers on the front line.
In the past, most of the works involving the theme of the army, because the topic is sensitive, only praise and no criticism;
There is a suspicion of exaggeration, and the loss of the original simple and real taste!
He wanted to dig deeper into some of the stories behind him through personal understanding and visits.
In an interview, he accidentally learned something;
A company-level cadre, whose family conditions were very difficult, owed a debt for seeing his father; before going to the battlefield, he did not forget to write to his wife to instruct him that if he died in battle, he hoped that she would repay the arrears with his pension; if it was not enough, he would sell the only pig in his family to pay it back.
This is the prototype of the Liang Sanxi family in the movie "Garland Under the Mountain".
Li Cunbao was deeply touched, rushed to the manuscript day and night, and finally spent more than half a month to complete the creation of this novel.
In 1982, the novella "Garland Under the Mountain" came out, and won the 2nd National Excellent Novella Award!
The novel became popular and was re-enacted as a play of the same name; at the time of its popularity, there were 22 performance groups across the country rehearsing at the same time.
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Xie Jin, the third generation of Chinese directors, felt that such a good story must be made into a movie to show on the big screen, so there was a movie version of "Garland Under the Mountain".
In order to complete the war scenes in this movie, director Xie Jin directly wrote letters to several military commanders.
The infantry divisions, howitzer regiments, and tank regiments that appear in the movie are supported by the Kunming Military Region and the Chengdu Military Region.
There is a shocking shot of a thousand bullets fired in unison, taken from a real scene taken during a live-fire exercise of an artillery regiment.
At that time, the movie did not have special effects at all, and it can be said that many war scenes were filmed in real-life and could not be copied.
From the movie, we learned about the combat effectiveness of the troops at that time, and the true face of the soldiers.
The films directed by Xie Jin dare to expose the facts and criticize the truth, and the good ones must be filmed, and the bad ones must also be filmed.
This is true of Hibiscus Town, and it is also true of The Opium Wars!
Zhao Mengsheng, a high-ranking cadre played by Tang Guoqiang, came to the army only for gilding;
With no combat experience, he parachuted in to become an instructor.
The so-called "party command gun", the instructor and the company commander are at the same level, they are specifically responsible for the political and ideological work of the soldiers, and they must "be able to speak the tao."
But Zhao Mengsheng's first speech into the company seemed very playful, a bit understated;
This is the irony deliberately arranged by the director, how many such high-ranking cadres have ever been, and how many people who are not worthy of the position are still flaunting their might?
In peacetime, the powerful want to send their children to the army; when war comes, they will do everything possible to hide their children far away.
Zhao Mengsheng's mother is a negative teaching material, and she does not hesitate to use the relationship of military commanders to try to get her son out of the battlefield;
The lives of the rich are valuable, but are the lives of the poor not precious?
"China is mine, but it is also yours", lianchang Liang Sanxi's line was extremely shocking.
After the war began, the soldiers carried their gun barrels and prepared to take down the enemy bunkers, but there were frequent duds.
As a result, several fighters were wounded and killed.
The camera gives several close-ups of the bomb, which clearly prints the words April 1974.
This is something that really happened in the counterattack against Vietnamese self-defense.
1974 is the period of batch forest batch holes, engaged in daytime, night, people's hearts are unstable, the production environment is unstable, who still has the heart to grasp production and quality?
The director intends to criticize that dark period and awaken the public to remember the lessons of history!
In 1979, there were many Chinese could not eat, and the staple food was sweet potatoes and cornmeal;
Rice is now a luxury, limited edition of the kind.
In such a difficult situation, our country chose to aid Vietnam; it really cost 20 billion yuan to raise a white-eyed wolf.
The lesson of blood tells us that aid to any country in the world is futile. Unless the contribution is reciprocal, it can bring other benefits to the country!
If you want them to obey, you must make yourself strong, a strong military deterrent, make them feel sacred and awe-inspiring!
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Director Xie Jin, good at tapping the potential of actors, dares to boldly use new talents;
It has created a large number of film actors who are loved by the audience, such as Qin Yi, Liu Qiong, Zhu Xijuan, Chen Chong, Zhu Shimao, Jiang Wen, Pan Hong, Ni Dahong, etc.
At that time, although Tang Guoqiang was a little famous, in order to get rid of the reputation of cream students;
He volunteered to find Xie Jin and took the initiative to play Zhao Mengsheng in "The Wreath Under the Mountain".
Director Xie Jin used him to exclude the public opinion,
Tang Guoqiang's transformation work should have been performed with all his strength at that time.
Later, Tang Guoqiang also said: "Thank you to those directors who trusted him and used him against all opinions." ”
Ni Dahong, 24, who had not yet graduated from the Central Academy of Drama at the time, played a warrior in "Wreath Under the Mountain".
There are not many scenes in the play, and I love to chant poetry, but I have a bit of humor.
At that time, the face was full of collagen, but it was a bit like Huang Bo!
The representative of the decent character, Liang Sanxi, the commander of the Ninth Company played by Lu Xiaohe, is the absolute protagonist;
Lu Xiaohe won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema and the Best Actor Award at the 8th Hundred Flowers Awards of Popular Film for this film.
Liang Sanxi in the play, selfless and approachable, was supported and convinced by the warriors.
Fear that the new instructors are not familiar with the company and are reluctant to go home to visit their relatives;
As a result, he lost the opportunity to meet his daughter-in-law for the last time.
The great battle was imminent, but Zhao Mengsheng received an order to return to the city, and the soldiers of the whole company thought that Zhao Mengsheng's escape from the front was a bit shameful; the pressure of public opinion completely angered Zhao Mengsheng, and he followed the troops to the front.
On the battlefield, Liang Sanxi died heroically to cover Zhao Mengsheng.
The sacrifice of Liang Sanxi and Jin Kailai awakened Zhao Mengsheng and made him a real warrior!
The content of Liang Sanxi's last letter to his daughter-in-law was: Let his wife pay back the money she owed with her pension, and if it is not enough, she will sell the only pig in her family to pay it back.
Daughter-in-law Han Yuxiu (played by Gak), a simple and kind rural woman;
After learning of her husband's death, she felt that the spiritual pillar collapsed, and endless tears came out of her eyes, but in front of her mother-in-law, she dressed up calmly and hid all her grievances in her heart.
"People die, the account cannot die" entrustment, she insisted without discount, determined to pay back the 620 yuan owed by her husband.
Seeing this, I believe that all the people who have seen it are crying!
This is the most beautiful woman in the world, and the true and good people are different!
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There are also two important characters in the film, Jin Kailai and military commander Lei Zhen,
In terms of personality, they have one thing in common, straightforward and rough, love and hate.
Jin Kailai was a tiger general on the battlefield and fearless; when he drank with Liang Sanxi before going to the battlefield, he said freely: "See you in the martyrs' cemetery", and his heroism is really admirable.
But he was not accustomed to the brother Zhao Mengsheng, and he faced the sneer many times.
When he learned that Zhao Mengsheng was about to be transferred away when he was about to retreat, he thought that this would disturb the hearts of the army, and even said that he would go to Beijing to report it.
Jin Kailai, in order to get sugar cane to replenish the water for the warriors, unfortunately stepped on the mine and died heroically, and he was not regarded as a hero.
At this time, Zhao Mengsheng achieved transformation and growth, and he worked hard to win the meritorious honor he deserved for Jin Kailai.
Lei Junchang, played by tong chao, a national first-class actor, is upright and selfless, and there is no room for half a sand in his eyes.
Zhao Mengsheng's mother called him to go through the back door, and he not only did not buy it, but also made a cruel remark, "If anyone wants to go through the back door, he will let her son carry the explosive package." ”
As the head of the unit, his equal words inspired the enthusiasm of soldiers to fight, and also won the unanimous applause of the audience off-screen.
He dedicated his life to the country and sent his only son, Little Beijing, to the battlefield.
As a father, he was incredibly strong after learning of his son's sacrifice and tried his best to comfort the people around him.
The old military commander's last military salute made everyone moved and silently shed tears!
Garlands under the mountains, never wither, they live in everyone's heart!
As a war film, this "Garland Under the Mountain" is indeed a peak work, what do you think?
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