The 40-episode bloody anti-war drama "Brave" will land on the Capital Theater of Beijing Film Channel from December 31, and will be broadcast at 18:55 every night. The drama is directed by Li Jianfeng and starring Zhao Jintao, Jing Hao, Wei Chunguang, Yin Fei, Liang Youlin, Hou Chuangao and other powerful actors.
The drama tells the story of Xiao Changyou (Zhao Jintao), who was born in the War of Resistance Against Japan, in the case of the loss of his relatives and team, with the cooperation of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the representative of the Nationalist Army, Jiang Yanlong (Jing Hao), and finally successfully eliminated the Japanese makeup unit codenamed "Thirty-Three". The play vividly portrays a group of Chinese sons and daughters with flesh and blood, affection and righteousness, and shows their indomitable national spirit of resistance.
Hou Chuangao created a chronological version of "Mission Impossible" "Brave" Changguo people's ambition to highlight national feelings
Compared with other anti-war works, "Brave" not only has "spy war genes", but also cleverly integrates the "legendary characteristics of the times", so that the works not only have the conflict game of wisdom and courage confrontation, but also show a deep and timeless feeling of the times. The "spy war" between the enemy and us infiltrating and testing each other weaves an impenetrable plot web. The fascinating "drama within a play" constructs the biggest feature of this drama, which can be called a period version of "Mission Impossible".
As the producer and chief producer of this drama, Hou Chuangao has previously served as a producer of many dramas such as "Blood Rose" and "Mountains and Rivers Together". When talking about the creation of the play, he revealed that the Thirty-third Unit of the Japanese Army mentioned in the play was real in history, and the information about the unit was not declassified until the year before. It is based on these historical materials that the creative team created this anti-war drama "Brave", which starts from the high IQ game between the enemy and ourselves and shows the heroism and wisdom of the Chinese. Hou Chuangao introduced: "In fact, the Thirty-third Unit appeared in "Bright Sword" that year, and at that time, the audience gritted their teeth in hatred. In this drama, the audience will find that the thirty-three troops are even more fierce and cunning than before. "In the play, the Thirty-Three Units shoot accurately, fight bravely, not only have special skills but also kill people without blinking. What they are better at is creating conflict disguised as other forces. The clever serial meter and the divisive meter once made several protagonists in the play suffer from the enemy, and the trust between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was broken. Hou Chuangao said: "The reason why we set up such a powerful enemy is to convey a point of view, no matter how powerful and cunning the enemy is, we will only be stronger and wiser than them, and evil can never defeat righteousness!"
From the average hunter to the thrilling "lurking"
Zhao Jintao interprets the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression by small people and is deeply involved in a three-way duel
In this bloody anti-war drama "Brave", Zhao Jintao brought Xiao Changyou, a thick and thin, heroic and fearless guard of the eighth route army. This is an ordinary hunter-turned-ga boy, simple and wooden, and his marksmanship is extremely accurate. After experiencing the pain of losing his loved ones and losing his team, Xiao Changyou gradually grew up, went deep into the "lurking" Japanese makeup unit, fought wits and courage with the Japanese army, and finally became a wise and determined revolutionary fighter.
When I first got the script, Zhao Jintao felt that "this role is the most similar to me in all these years." He said that he is usually a very quiet person, when there is nothing to do, he likes to drink tea in a daze, and Xiao Changyou also has such a personality trait: meticulous and introverted. He was not like the other hunters, talking with a big grin and doing things with great rage. It is this kind of personality that enables him to be in the enemy camp but not to be alarmed, but to be calm in the face of crisis. In addition to being in line with his own personality, in Zhao Jintao's view, another attraction of the role to himself is that "this is the history of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression that is the most ordinary Chinese" The protagonist Xiao Changyou is not as radiant and courageous as some previous anti-war works, but strives to present the true reflection and realistic feelings of ordinary people, which requires unconventional dilution of the "protagonist aura". "After consulting with the director and screenwriter, we removed some scenes that highlighted the intelligence and wit of individuals, focusing on a kind of 'embarrassment' after ordinary people encountered the incident." When encountering difficult problems, the most normal reaction of everyone is to be embarrassed, do not know what to do, and even have a little fear. But isn't the so-called courage the same as trying to cope with and solve it even in the face of this?" And this kind of "embarrassment" and even "fear" also gives a deeper layer of resonance between the characters and the audience in the play.
In the play, the Communist sniper Xiao Changyou, played by Zhao Jintao, jiang Yanlong, a Kuomintang general played by Jing Hao, and The Japanese officer Naito Shinobi, played by Wei Chunguang, become the three parties wrestling with each other. In that bloody and bloody era, the competition and intellectual game between three men is undoubtedly a highlight of this drama, and the complex "brotherhood" between Xiao Changyou and Jiang Yanlong, who is both jealous of confrontation and sacrificing his life to save each other, is particularly lamentable. The two men went from being sworn enemies of life and death at the beginning, to becoming like-minded collaborators through various experiences, and finally joined hands to smash the conspiracy of the Thirty-third Unit of the Japanese Army. Two small people, in a specific historical environment, feel sorry for each other, and together write the brave pride with blood. Zhao Jintao himself interpreted it this way: "Although the two people have different beliefs and origins, they have the same goal, and it was they who helped each other when they were most isolated and helpless, and only then did they survive one difficulty after another.
It is particularly worth mentioning that the three male protagonists who have repeatedly competed in the play are all brothers of the same door of the Shanghai Theater Academy in real life, and everyone is not only full of tacit understanding, but also many interesting things have happened during the shooting. When it comes to cooperation with his brothers and sisters, Zhao Jintao used a word: "Driving lightly is familiar." He said: "In life, we even know each other's coffee preferences, because we are too familiar and too understanding, and the other party can basically understand what it means when they hand over a look." Therefore, on the set, everyone's shooting atmosphere was also particularly relaxed, often making some small jokes, and even spoofing each other: "In an opponent scene, the classmate on the field has finished his lines, and it is time for another person to appear, we will suddenly hug the person who should appear, that is, we will not let him go out, and the classmate who stays on the field will be in a hurry, to see how he reacts in a hurry." The tacit understanding cultivated outside these plays also makes the game and confrontation of the three men in the play more vivid, showing many intriguing details.
Yin Fei performed the sonorous roses in the fire of war
Zhao Jintao and Liang Youlin husband and wife file again cooperate to tell the love and separation in the war years
In addition to the grand war scenes, the many traps of hidden killing machines, and the deep presentation of human nature of suspicion and trust that make the audience addicted, the unique female figures in the play also bring a gentle bright color to this smoke-filled anti-war drama.
In "The Brave", Xie Chunxuan, played by Yin Fei, is a white-clad angel with a weak appearance and a firm heart, who takes saving lives and helping the injured as her own responsibility, who is not in danger in the smoke and war, saving lives and helping the injured, and not letting her eyebrows be raised, and is a legendary woman who has experienced various depths and fires. Speaking of this role, in addition to expressing admiration for his excellent medical skills and firm heart, Yin Fei is also full of regrets about the character's tortuous emotional path: "Xie Chunxuan can be said to be the emotional responsibility of this drama, and she has a relationship entanglement with the Japanese officer Naito Shinobu (Wei Chunguang) and the Kuomintang general Jiang Yanlong (Jing Hao). Two emotions, one delicate and warm, one introverted, are particularly special. She also added: "But what is admirable about this woman is that in that turbulent era, in the face of national righteousness, no matter who she really likes in her heart, she can sacrifice her personal feelings at any time for the higher faith of victory in the War of Resistance." This is also the tenacity and persistence of women in that special era. ”
Another important female character in the play is Hu Yinyin, played by Liang Youlin. In the play, she is sometimes a naïve female student, sometimes a dusty singer, and sometimes a bold and careful anti-Japanese fighter of military command, which can be described as a changeable identity. And the long-lasting emotional line between Hu Yinyin and the male protagonist Xiao Changyou (Zhao Jintao) also adds a little romance to the story. And the love in the war is always sad, and in the end, the two people can't come together because of their identity, and staged a scene of love and separation in the war years. In real life, Liang Youlin and Zhao Jintao are a sweet and loving couple, and this drama is also the second cooperation between the two after "My Mother is an Angel". Talking about the cooperation, Zhao Jintao revealed, "Now I feel that husband and wife cannot act in one crew. It turned out that during filming, the two often quarreled over the roles in the play. Zhao Jintao said: "The two of us often argue over the role and the plot, and even quarrel when it is fierce. After all, in the creation, everyone's understanding of the characters and plot is different. When talking about how to end the quarrel, the husband and wife laughed and said: "At this time, we will both stop in time, say that we will not discuss work with each other, go out to dinner, come back and calm down, and then continue to discuss on the road of rationality." It is particularly worth mentioning that during the filming of this play, the two also welcomed a second baby. Although with the belly getting bigger day by day, there will be many difficulties in work, but now that I look back, it has become a special and beautiful memory between the two.
The passionate interpretation of many powerful young actors has brought about this ups and downs, expressing national spirit and highlighting national self-confidence, the bloody anti-war drama "Brave". It will be available on Beijing Movie Channel from December 31, so stay tuned.