1905 Movie Network Special Article "Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, who holds the color to practice dancing in the air? Back then, the fierce battle was urgent, and the village wall in front of the bullet hole. Decorate this Guanshan, and it looks better today. ”
In the summer of 1933, Chairman Mao Zedong wrote "Bodhisattva Man: Da Baidi". Time goes back to four years ago, and it was also in this "verdant" mountain range, he led the main force of the Red Fourth Army, fought bloodily, killed the enemy bravely, and won a beautiful victory. This battle is the famous Battle of Dabaidi, also known as "the most honorable war since the founding of the Red Army".
The film "Who Holds the Color and Practices the Dance in the Air", which was officially released in theaters across the country on April 10, reproduced the "battle of honor" of the Fourth Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in the north of Ruijin in southern Jiangxi through the lens.
How did such a major revolutionary historical film come about, why did you choose to focus on the "Battle of Dabaidi", and how did the creator understand the profound connotation of Chairman Mao's "Who Holds Colors and Dances in the Air"?
A few days ago, Li Xiaojun, director and screenwriter of the movie "Who Holds the Color and Practices the Dance in the Air", accepted an exclusive interview with "China Film Report" and shared his creation.
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Li Xiaojun has twice created around the revolutionary hot land of Dabaidi. More than 10 years ago, when he first set foot on the site of the battle, he deeply felt the shock and touch depicted in the words of "Bodhisattva Man: Da Baidi".
is not only the legendary battle of "the village wall in front of the bullet hole", from this poem, Li Xiaojun also read Chairman Mao's momentum and mind as a great revolutionary, "It is full of revolutionary romanticism and heroism." Although the question of 'who will dance in the air' was a question, at that time, the chairman already had the answer in his mind. ”
There is no suspense about this answer - the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army under the leadership of the Communist Party are the victors who practice and dance in the air, and it is they who started the "Battle of Dabaidi" in the winter of 1929 to practice and realize this answer with practical actions.
Before the victory in the battle of Dabaidi, the Red Army and the revolutionary base area suffered losses and faced a great test. In the view of director Li Xiaojun, the chairman at that time experienced the same emotional ebbs as every ordinary person, but the revolutionary will was always very firm, "He also has joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and we have adopted innovation in the form of expression, so that the audience can see a different image of the chairman from the previous screen." ”
Li Xiaojun introduced why the scale of the battle in Dabaidi was not large, but it was able to be written into the history of the Party and the military history of the Red Army, and was called "the most honorable war since the founding of the Red Army"? After the Red Fourth Army came down from Jinggang Mountain, it suffered a series of heavy losses, and in such a situation, it was through such a life-and-death battle as Dabai that the Red Army was able to reverse the overall situation and grasp the initiative on the battlefield and the overall situation. ”
Therefore, this significant battle must be remembered and passed on. Li Xiaojun also said that this battle is also a little special, that is, Chairman Mao participated in the battle with a gun for the only time in his life, "We also used a lot of ideas and designs, and finally presented them in the movie." ”
In Li Xiaojun's creative concept, Chairman Mao fired several shots at a critical moment, stabilized the morale of the army by fighting side by side, and boosted morale, "This final plan has also been recognized by everyone," he said, "The chairman has strengthened everyone's revolutionary will with a gun, and this battle is also a victory of faith and will." ”
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At the premiere of "Who Holds the Color to Practice the Dance in the Air", all the main creators talked about the original intention and experience of starring in this work. Gu Zhixin, who played Chairman Mao in the film, was nominated for the Chinese TV Drama Feitian Award, which is also the first time in ten years that he has created the image of Chairman Mao Zedong after "Cha Classmate Boy". For his part, the Chairman's faith and spirit have deeply influenced him. And the young actor Zhou Chuwei, who played the role of He Zizhen, also revealed his nervous and excited mood, bluntly saying that he "went into battle under pressure", looking forward to being able to strive for perfection and shape the revolutionary ancestors that he respected.
Li Xiaojun also shared his process of selecting actors for "Who Holds the Color to Practice the Dance in the Sky". Because the character of the character created before filming has been determined, as well as the direction of the film's "focus on storytelling", he insists on avoiding "only heavy-duty looks": "We try to avoid using special actors, and pay more attention to grasping the inner part of the character." ”
Gu Zhixin, who once played Chairman Mao, has thus become the most suitable candidate in Li Xiaojun's mind. Although he is not the most similar among all the actors, he "has that energy and state": "He played the young Mao Zedong back then, and many years later he played the 36-year-old Chairman Mao again, and he himself held back his energy, and this is what I liked." ”
Of course, Li Xiaojun and Gu Zhixin also had worries and pressures during the creation period, and the success of "Cha Classmate Boy" made Gu Zhixin worry that he would create again and may not be able to receive the same recognition from the audience as he did back then, so this is a kind of regression. "He was very cautious and talked to me for a long time, and I said we should all try it again, and it turned out to be a success. ”
Today, the film "Who Holds the Color and Practices the Dance in the Air" has been released in theaters across the country. Chairman Mao used "Bodhisattva Barbarian: Da Baidi" to express the firm belief that the revolution will succeed, and Li Xiaojun believes that it is still of great significance to revisit this period of history at this moment: in the historical process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we will still be the victors of "dancing in the air with colors".