People have commented on some movies and TV series about the liberation of Dengzhou because the release of the movie "Breakthrough" has taken a turn.
On October 22, as a popular military theme film, "Breakthrough" and 10 films such as "Chosin Lake" and "King Kong Chuan" won the "2021 National Defense Military Film Excellent Film".
This is the first film made by Dengzhou to reproduce the theme of revolutionary history, but it is not the first, and the first film to reflect Dengzhou's red memory is "Little Flower". "Breakthrough" tells the heroic story of the liberation of Deng County, in order to awaken the red cultural memory of Dengzhou, warns of the importance of revolutionary belief, and is an excellent film that spreads positive energy, opens the door of philosophical thinking, stimulates the enterprising spirit, and enhances the aspiration of serving the country, giving us a vivid and vivid lesson in party history.
On September 28, 2021, the movie "Breakthrough" premiered in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province. At the premiere, I met two big names in the literary and art circles: Wang Xiaotang, a famous film performance artist, the former director of the Bayi Film Studio and the party secretary, and Zhou Daxin, a famous writer who won the Mao Dun Literature Award. Especially at the moment when I met Teacher Wang Xiaotang, the classic characters and character images she played on the screen immediately flashed in my mind, the witty golden ring in "Wildfire Spring Wind Fighting Ancient City", the ambivalent Alain in "Hero Tiger Guts"... Teacher Wang Xiaotang was born in Kaifeng in 1934, although she is an elderly person in her 80s, her screen style can still be felt at this time. Somehow, when I saw Teacher Xiaotang, I suddenly remembered the movie "Little Flower" that reflected Dengzhou, and remembered the actresses Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong who were popular all over the country because of a "Little Flower".
As a fellow from Dengzhou, Teacher Zhou Daxin has always paid attention to the development and changes of his hometown and has done his best to support the construction of his hometown. During the filming of "Breakthrough", a lot of constructive suggestions were put forward. Jin Hao, member of the Standing Committee of the Nanyang Municipal CPC Committee and secretary of the Dengzhou Municipal CPC Committee, once said with emotion: "It was during the exchange of ideas between me and Teacher Zhou Daxin that I sprouted and decided to make the film "Breakthrough". It is no exaggeration to say that without a new teacher, the movie "Breakthrough" could not be made! ”
The red classics of the film
As all over the country, the theme song of the movie "Little Flower" "Sister Finds Brother Tears" and "Velvet Flower" have been sung in Dengzhou for decades, and recently, the broadcast of the movie "Breakthrough" has once again stimulated the excitement of the city, and people are combing the relationship between "Little Flower" and "Breakthrough" and Dengzhou.
From the perspective of the years, the movies "Little Flower" and "Breakthrough" are both red classic films born on the land of Dengzhou, mottled ancient city walls, winding moats, rare Zigzag urban frameworks, flowing old streets, Huazhou Academy full of reading, the widely influential Shuangzhong culture (Zhang Tour, Tie Xuan), Fusheng Temple Pagoda under the Buddha's light... All let the ancient thick and humanistic spirit of the city of Dengzhou shine brightly.
A City of Dengzhou, full of red history. Dengzhou is a city soaked in classic culture, in many excellent traditional culture, the sage culture, loyalty and filial piety culture, red culture occupies an important position, and the feelings of home and country have become the cultural soul of Dengzhou people.
The battle to liberate Deng County is a battle of people's hearts and minds, and the film's name "Breakthrough" has rich connotations. It is necessary to break others and to break oneself. The "breaking man" in "Breakthrough" is "breaking the enemy", finding the breakthrough point, capturing the city occupied by the enemy, and avoiding the suffering of the people in the city. "Breaking oneself" means that you cannot attack hard, you need the support of the common people, and you need more help, just like the commander crouched in front of The old man Gu Tiancheng, who was injured by the Kuomintang soldiers, and said, "We are helping you fight Ding Shuheng!" In that way, it embodies the main purpose and connotation of "the people's will is the real breakthrough", highlights the way of "attacking the heart first, attacking the city as the bottom", and realizes the long-term peace and stability of Deng County.
Know the history and be realistic. When I accompanied the screenwriter to interview Ding Shengzhao, the younger son of Ding Shuheng (Ding Daya), the archetypal character in the movies "Little Flower" and "Breakthrough", it was the middle of winter, and the old man who was nearly eighty years old was in the hospital to see a doctor, and he visited him again, in a hut where he lived alone in Dongding Village, Peiying Township. Ding Shengzhao has no wife, and as the five-guarantee old man in the village, he enjoys the government's minimum guarantee policy. The house he lives in, built by the government, is a brick house of more than 20 square meters, half of which is a bedroom and half of which is a living room, in addition to simple clothing, food, and living utensils, it is a cat and stored cat food. The sun shines into the house, through the low door, I want to see the remaining simplicity and solemnity of the Ding family's old house. The old man was very kind, talked about his parents' many past events, and also talked about the excessive ugliness of his father and sister in "Tongbai Hero", and as he spoke, the old man covered his face and cried like a child. We were busy telling him that "Breakthrough" paid more attention to reflecting the authenticity of history, and the old man covered his face and cried out...
The epochality of "Little Flower"
Filmed in the late 1970s and telling the story of the liberation of Dengzhou in 1948, "Little Flower" is based on the novel "Tongbai Hero", which won the Best Feature Film Award at the 3rd Hundred Flowers Film Awards in 1980. Chen Chong won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Hundred Flowers Awards for this film. When I was a child, I watched "Little Flower" with my mother in the Dengzhou Theater, watching and crying, and the melon seeds in my hand spilled on the ground. My mother laughed at my stupidity and said, "The story you made up still makes you sad." "This sad story has been in my heart for decades.
My mother said that the story in it took place in Deng County, and when I was a child, I walked on the street and never forgot to look for the characters in the story. From the writer's previous novel "Tongbai Hero" to the derivative film "Little Flower", it pays attention to telling a good story, and has less exploration and in-depth care for the truth of history. Although they have all caused a sensation in society, due to the concept of the times and various political, cultural and other environments, the shaping of the villain Ding Shuheng is biased, procedural and formatted, and the Elements of Deng County are hidden a lot, so that Deng Zhou still holds the pipa and half covers his face.
Before filming "Breakthrough", Secretary Jin Hao and Screenwriter Yu Feng said when talking about the script that the breakthrough of "Breakthrough" was first of all different from the previous movies "Little Flower" and the TV series "Tongbai Hero" that reflected the liberation of Deng County.
Oh, yes! History is advancing, and those in power have full self-confidence and a mind, so that historical events and characters can be restored to reality, and history can be made clear, trustworthy, revered, and practiced. The prototype of the number one figure Guo Wengeng on the front is based on the heroic group that opened the breakthrough of Deng County, and has artistic refinement and sublimation. Ding Shuheng in "Breakthrough" restores his emphasis on the people, education, traditional culture, and loyalty and paranoia to faith.
The modernity of Breakthrough
"Breakthrough" highly grasps the times, profoundly excavates the theme, pursues modern connotations, shows the profoundness of history, gives birth to realistic vigilance, warns of the importance of faith, and reproduces the people-oriented.
The movie "Breakthrough" takes the process of the campaign to liberate Deng County as the main line, and tells the historical story of the liberation of Deng County by the Chinese People's Liberation Army with the support of the people. In particular, the film's artistic interpretation of the theme of "breakthrough" confirms that the liberation of Deng County is not only a breakthrough in military campaigns, but also a breakthrough in the hearts and minds of the people, a spontaneous support of the people and a historical choice of the people's aspirations.
"Breakthrough" is a film in which the people of Dengzhou are looking for historical memory, and it is also a film that cultivates the loyalty of the majority of party members and cadres in Dengzhou to the party and the spirit of one heart to the party. "Breakthrough" focuses on the hook of history, the historical materials are detailed, the character character, spiritual dimension and other aspects are full of flesh, not only the feelings of home and country, the love of children, and the strategic layout of modern city builders to seek breakthroughs through art.
The modernity of "Breakthrough" gives people profound and multiple enlightenments, and the many meanings it reveals also make the theme of the film more prominent and the connotation more abundant. The drama shows the dreams and pursuits of our party, feelings and responsibilities, sacrifice and dedication, the red blood in the play is the concentrated embodiment of the political nature of the Communist Party of China, is the source of spiritual strength of Chinese communists in the new era, the film shows that "everything forward, can not forget the road traveled; no matter how far we go, no matter how glorious the future, we cannot forget the past we have traveled, and we cannot forget why we started." ”
Taking the study and education of party history in the 100 years since the founding of the Communist Party of China as an opportunity, we will tell the story of Dengzhou, vigorously carry forward the spirit of Dengzhou, show the rich history and humanistic heritage of Dengzhou, and extend reference, contemplation and thinking beyond the film. A city can achieve sustainable and high-quality development of various work through cultural construction as a breakthrough, which is a golden key. Guided by scientific theories, adhering to ideals and beliefs, guarding the original mission, inheriting revolutionary traditions, and promoting self-revolution... These are the golden seeds of the movie "Breakthrough". The individual ideals of persistence, perseverance, bravery, wisdom and progress and the spirit of Dengzhou are the leaping song from old Dengxian to new Dengzhou, and the historical totem of The people of Dengzhou.
The popular movie "Breakthrough", inheriting the influence of "Little Flower", has opened a breakthrough for a city to seek innovation, progress and advancement.
About the Author
ZUOZHE JIANJIE
Yan Junling is the chairman of the Dengzhou Municipal Federation of Literature and Literature and the secretary of the party group in Henan Province. Vice Chairman of Nanyang Writers Association. He is a member of the Chinese Writers Association, the Chinese Folk Writers Association, and the China Reportage Literature Society, and has won many awards such as the Henan Quyi Peony Award Literary Award and the Benliu Literature Award. He is the author of the essay collection "Another Kind of Pain", "Barefoot Walking Moonlight", "Woman is a Plant", documentary literature "Taiwan Village Chronicle", "I came from Taiwan" and so on.