In China in the sixties of the last century, the land reform movement was in full swing. Chairman Mao's call to "fight local tyrants and divide the land" resounded in the sky and set off a vigorous movement. In the context of this huge revolution, Zhou Libo's novel "The Storm" came into being and was put on the screen. Time has passed, what kind of life are the peasants in those movements today? Let's find out.
The old movie "The Storm" vividly reproduces the twists and turns and hardships of the rural agrarian revolution in Northeast China in the sixties of the last century. The film truly reproduces the difficulties and twists and turns of rural land reform in Northeast China, which has aroused strong resonance among the audience. The film shows the vigorous scenes of the land reform movement through the plots of a rural work team mobilizing the masses in Yuanmaotun and dividing the land to seize profits.
The revolution begins
At the beginning, farmer Zhao Yulin accused the bully landlord Han Laoliu of his evil deeds. Zhao Yulin said angrily: "I worked hard, one person did the work of two people, worked for a year, and found that I owed Han Lao 600 yuan!" These words were deafening and deafening, and they expressed the painful fate of the peasants in the old society who were exploited and oppressed.
In order to awaken the masses, the task force adopted the method of "grievance meetings", encouraging peasants to complain loudly about the cruelty of the landlords. In this way, the peasants who had endured silently finally confided their long-suppressed grievances, and the crowd was full of emotion and righteous indignation.
The revolution is underway
Subsequently, the task force instigated the masses to "fight against the landlords" and directly besieged Han Laoliu's house and tied him up alive. The image of unkindness and ferocity is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although Han Laoliu was cunning and murderous, arrogant and domineering, he could not escape the rolling torrent of revolution.
Under the call of the revolution, the poor peasants picked up the fighting spirit of the revolution one after another, defeated the landlords who were rampant with bullies, and finally got the land they deserved. In the last scene, Zhao Yulin died in the battle to defend the fruits of the revolution, but Uncle Lao Tian squatted on his own land, holding a handful of dirt and bursting into tears.
From the beginning of "resentment" to the end of "crying with joy", the film vividly shows the great changes that took place in rural China that year. In this thrilling revolutionary movement, the poor peasants finally threw themselves off the shackles of exploitation in the old society and gained a new life.
Interestingly, the images of the peasants in the film are also very expressive: most of them are short-headed, hunchbacked, and have a stiff and rough accent, which is very simple. It seems that the director of the film has put a lot of effort into creating a strong local atmosphere that is close to reality.
In addition, the film also incorporates a lot of Northeast folk art elements, and the soundtrack uses national musical instruments such as banhu, which adds a great sense of solemnity to the film. Especially when Zhao Yulin and his wife said goodbye for the last time, the poignant sadness of the soundtrack was shocking.
However, some people questioned the film: the so-called "revolution cannot be replaced, we must liberate ourselves", is there really such an idealistic thing happening?
Indeed, in this movement, it is inevitable that some injustices will occur. However, no one can deny that the old society at that time was so dark and rotten, and the peasants suffered from exploitation and oppression. The advent of this agrarian revolution brought them a ray of hope and became an important step in reversing their fate.
Time flies, and now it has been more than 40 years of reform and opening up. What kind of life are the ordinary people who were given land in the land reform movement now? Do they live and work in peace and contentment, have they no worries about food and clothing, or do they work in the cities to earn money to support their families? In any case, I believe that they will never forget those cruel and singing and weeping years.
Just like Zhao Yulin's deathbed entrustment in the film: "We must protect the world of our poor people!" This sentence is not only an exhortation to the revolutionary comrades-in-arms, but also an expectation for the poor masses across the country.
Now, have we really done it? May that land be lush forever and sing forever.
After watching it, do you also have a deeper understanding of that cruel and singable era? Through this film, it is not difficult for us to find that the agrarian revolution of those years brought earth-shaking changes to the vast number of peasants, and it was an important step for them to shake off poverty and regain their dignity.
The times have undergone earth-shaking changes, and whether we have truly achieved "the preservation of the poor in the world" and whether the broad masses of the people have obtained the fairness and justice they deserve are all worthy of our deep consideration. Let us all hope that the era of peace will come, and everyone will share the dividends of reform and opening up and create a happy and healthy life. What do you think? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!
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