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Film introduction
On November 10, 1919, in the village of Kuria in The Altai Territory of Russia, a boy fell to the ground. The boy's name was Mikhail Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov has a total of 19 brothers and sisters, and he is the 7th oldest. Because of too many children and a poor family, Kalashnikov went to school for ten years, roughly equivalent to graduating from secondary school, he went to apprenticeship and later worked as a technician in the railway department. Kalashnikov joined the Red Army in 1938, and three years later, as a tank sergeant, he ushered in the worst Soviet-German war of World War II.
In October 1941, during a battle near Bryansk, Kalashnikov was hit by shrapnel from German artillery, wounded in several places, especially in his right hand, and was never able to return to the battlefield. During Kalashnikov's admission to the hospital to recuperate, he had a lot of time to realize some of his ideas------ during the battle with the Germans, Kalashnikov witnessed the gap between the Red Army soldiers and the Germans in terms of automatic firearms, he happened to have a long time to recuperate, he could combine some of his and his comrades's understanding of guns. "If you want to do a good job, you must first use it", Kalashnikov wanted to design a gun suitable for the use of soldiers.
Kalashnikov had only a secondary school education, and he had never learned any knowledge of professional drawing and light weapons design, and he could not even draw pictures. When he struggled to scribble on the homework notebook with a pencil, no one thought that such a layman would actually let him invent the world-famous assault rifle.
The assault rifle was named after Kalashnikov and is still in use today, the name of this assault rifle is: AK-47!
Kalashnikov is a historical biopic war film directed by Konstantin Broslov and starring Yuri Borisov / Olga Leman / Artur Smolyaninov / Sergei Gazarov, released in Russia on 2020-02-21. The film tells the life story of Kalashnikov, the inventor of AK-47, in a very plain way, showing Kalashnikov's dedication to products and his pursuit of ideals as a firearm designer. Leaving aside the aura of his work, he is just an ordinary soldier: a home that cannot go back, a husband who treats his lover warmly, and a friendly friend.
AK-47 automatic rifle, full name 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle, (Russian: 1947-год Автомат Калашниккова; English: AK-47 Assault rifle), designed by Soviet firearms designer Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. The vast majority of people who mention AK-47 believe that the pronunciation of "AK" is "AK" in the English alphabet, and the number "47" represents the 1947 installation of soviet troops. In fact, "AK" is the abbreviation of the first letter of the Russian language, "A" represents the initials of the automatic rifle in Russian, "K" represents the designer Kalashnikov, and "47" represents the 1947 development. Therefore, the correct pronunciation of AK-47 should be called "Aka-47".
The AK-47 automatic rifle is a gun that truly belongs to a soldier. According to Kalashnikov, the biggest difference between him and other gun masters is that he was born as a soldier, and he designed firearms more from the perspective of a soldier. Therefore, although the AK-47 does not have a particularly cutting-edge performance, it especially takes care of the combat needs of soldiers, such as it is particularly durable, and can be dragged out of the mud or desert and other harsh environments to shoot, while other advanced firearms need to be cleaned before firing.
The moment Kalashnikov jumped off the train, it changed the entire history of world weapons, the balance of individual forces in the world camp game, and even the balance of power in the war on terror after World War II. But ironically, the inventor of the AK-47 did not make a dime from the AK, and Kalashnikov did not get rich because the Soviet Union did not patent him. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kalashnikov was a Soviet government employee.
Kalashnikov once said: I developed this weapon to defend my country and fight against fascism, and I have dedicated my whole life to the country. Although the AK-47 rifle had been claimed to have "armed the entire Soviet army", Kalashnikov did not get a penny more and lived entirely on wages from the factory. However, he owns a thirty percent stake in a German company run by his grandson. The company manufactures and sells vodka, umbrellas and knives under the Kalashnikov trademark.
Although life was not rich, Kalashnikov received something that better reflected the value of life------ honor. To date, he has received 11 awards and 8 medals, twice the title of Hero of Socialist Labour, and the Lenin and Stalin Medals. After Russia's independence, President Yeltsin personally went to Kalashnikov's old man's home to wish him a happy birthday and awarded him the rank of lieutenant general. In November 1999, then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin also went to Kalashnikov's home to congratulate him on his 80th birthday, and on November 16, 2000, he personally awarded him the "Fantastic Man" award at the Russian State Central Concert Hall in Moscow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of small arms and light weapons in Russia and the world as a whole.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez holds an AK-103 assault rifle at a military parade
The AK-47 itself is beyond the scope of an automatic rifle or even a weapon. He has become a symbol and symbol, even painted on the flag of the African country of Mozambique, on which the AK-47 and the hoe symbolize the unity of the broad masses of workers and armed forces and their common defense and construction of the motherland.
In the movie, there are few things like AK-47 that can also be eaten in black and white, and used by decent villains. Whether it is a war movie or a science fiction movie, as long as there is a gunfight, the AK-47 will appear. Muscle men such as Stallone and Schwarzenegger generally carry machine guns and bazookas in the film, although they are heroes and good men in the main American theme films, but they are always accompanied by AK-47 assault rifles. As for the villains, throwing aside the war movies, from the soldiers in the 007 movies, various international terrorist organizations, to the bank robbers in the Hong Kong police films, AK-47 is definitely a hand.
Arnold Schwarzenegger holds an AK assault rifle in the film Commander the Devil
Since the popularity of the game Counter-Strike, . Players will have various abbreviations for various firearms in the game, such as the M4 assault rifle called B43, the MP5 submachine gun called B31, and the AWP sniper rifle is "big sniper". Only the AK-47, players are directly called its name, or AK, its popularity can be seen. In the most popular "Call of Duty" and other shooting games, many players who play the elite British or American special forces have learned to put the Vietnam War US army, put down their American guns, and throw away the AK-47 that picked up the enemy to "kill the enemy". In their eyes, only with the AK-47 is called "Fan", which is the gun that a hero should be equipped with.
Stallone fought the "Invading Asso Army" with an AK in the film "First Blood 3"
In the 65 years since the AK-47 was born, more advanced and reliable firearms have emerged in an endless stream, but the AK-47 has not been buried in the long river of history, but has become a symbol and war culture. Where there is oppression, there is resistance, where there is resistance, you will definitely see the AK-47 figure. But as a murderous weapon, 7 million people have fallen under the muzzle of the AK47, far higher than the number of americans killed and wounded by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II!
In the movie "King of War", the AK-47 was used to exchange diamonds from African warlords, leading to the proliferation of light weapons in Africa
This deserves deep reflection on our humanity. Even today, whether it is peacekeeping or brutal killing, we can still see the AK-47. The AK-47 is an industrial masterpiece and a unique weapon. However: soldiers are not fierce, they are in the hearts of the people! After all, it is not weapons that kill people, but those who manipulate them.
Putin inspected the arsenal accompanied by Kalashnikov, armed with an AK-74 assault rifle
The "hardcore" fighting nations take the warm line in kalashnikov, diluting the bloodiness and cruelty of the nature of war. The film spends a lot of time and energy to tell the process of Kalashnikov's invention of the first AK-47 assault rifle, and the portrayal of Kalashnikov's character itself is slightly flat and thin, making the character biography a war film, which is slightly regrettable.
However, the cinematographer is very good at using different angles of camera positions and different scenes to increase the imagination space for the narrative tension of the film. In addition to the traditional compositional styles such as three-point, golden section, symmetry, and diagonal, the photographer's use of foreground and perspective is also eye-catching. The color scheme of the film is as elaborate as an oil painting, which makes it extremely comfortable to watch.
Coupled with the perfect use of Russian music, from "Three Sets of Cars", "Katyusha", "Evening outside Moscow" to "Birch Forest" and "Old Days", there is a very distinct regional style, the melody is melodious and romantic, like a brave warrior singing the feelings of home and country and children. The Bayan (accordion) is a musical instrument unique to Russia, with a soft and rhythmic voice, which is used many times in this film. The symphonic soundtrack is magnificent and atmospheric, and the string part is particularly brilliant, good to listen to, not to steal the scene and not to reduce points, just right.
The most touching thing about the whole film is the few frames at the end of the movie: there is a country to have a home, and a mother to have a home! Kalashnikov has not returned home for a long time, afraid that his mother will no longer recognize his appearance, and now that the war is over and he has returned to his hometown, this joy is the most moving and shocking.
On December 23, 2013, Mikhail Kalashnikov died of illness at the age of 94. Kalashnikov designed the AK-47 rifle in 1947, and in the next 65 years, hundreds of millions of AK47 rifles were continuously built and entered the hands of people in all corners of the world, from the elite Soviet troops to terrorists and Somali pirates, all of whom had a large number of AK-47s and their heirs. For 65 years, AK-47 has been involved in 90 percent of the world's wars, serving both justice and evil; it is synonymous with cheap guns, but is beloved by tough guys of all kinds, even high-ranking people. Under the muzzle of the AK47, a unique subculture of war is deduced! As a masterpiece of the human industrial age, AK47 and Kalashnikov are still enough to leave a milestone mark in the history of the development of light weapons.
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