On October 12, the epic war giant "Changjin Lake", which is being screened nationwide, entered the Pingyao International Film Festival and participated in the "Fan Carnival" link as the first screening. At the meeting after the film screening, Jia Zhangke, a famous director and founder of the Pingyao International Film Festival, personally served as the host to share the viewing experience with the audience, and "Changjin Lake" producer and director Xu Ke and one of the main actors, Duan Yihong, made a surprise appearance, which triggered the applause of the audience.
The movie "Chosin Lake" has now exceeded 4.2 billion at the box office, breaking 26 film records! More than 88 million people have entered the theater to pay tribute to the great Chinese Volunteer Army, and the film's reputation continues to lead the Chinese film market. The film has surpassed the box office of "Avengers 4" and temporarily ranked 6th in the history of Chinese film box office. At the same time, "Lake Chosin" has surpassed "American Sniper" at the box office, beating all the war-themed movies in Hollywood!
Feel the great history in the ancient city of history Touch the great soul in the world of light and shadow
Jia Zhangke, a famous director and founder of the Pingyao International Film Festival, said: Welcome fathers and fellow villagers to participate in the film exhibition, because the film exhibition is "prepared for our citizens", so the first link of this film festival" "Film Fan Carnival" link invited "Changjin Lake", the hottest movie at the moment, into the ancient city of Pingyao, and felt this great war and this great history in a place with a great sense of history!
At the meeting after the screening, Jia Zhangke personally served as the host, guiding Xu Ke, producer and director of "Changjin Lake", and Duan Yihong, one of the main actors, to meet with the audience. Their surprise appearance sparked applause from the audience. For this epic war masterpiece that has devoted all his efforts, director Xu Ke sighed: "We have been shooting from ice and snow to spring and blossoms, and the whole process is extremely difficult. But for the sake of this great historical event, we still did our best to restore that spirit to the greatest extent possible, to shape those characters, and to highlight their heroism! ”
Duan Yihong, the combat hero Tan Ziwei in "Chosin Lake", feels deeply about his role: "If I talk about feelings, one day and one night is completely insufficient!" His words revealed infinite admiration for the hero, "I never believed that in that uniform, you can play that great soldier." That texture of history is hard to touch, that hero's soul is hard to touch. I have always been afraid that I would be ashamed of the great spirit of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. But when they think of those young lives, for the sake of the motherland and the people, they are afraid to step into the battlefield of a foreign country without hesitation? This spirit gives all creators a heavy responsibility, this responsibility, how big you think it is, how big it is! ”
The Pingyao Film Festival sets out for the future, and the industrialization of Chinese films stands tall among the world's films
Jia Zhangke said that the theme of this film exhibition is "gathering", and he hopes that everyone will gather in Pingyao to share each other's thoughts on film, at the same time, the film exhibition will "start to the future" and explore the possibilities of future films. Inviting "Chosin Lake" to participate in the film festival is exactly the meaning of this theme.
At this meeting, some fans asked: What kind of difficulties did the crew encounter in filming such a large war scene? In this regard, Duan Yihong said: "For this texture and this reality, each of us creators is under great pressure in terms of manpower, material resources, mental strength and physical strength. Especially after such a long cycle, it can be said that it has undergone a great test! And director Xu Ke replied proudly: "I have never made such a large-scale war film, and I believe that the other two directors have never made a film of such a large scale!" We did a lot of homework and restored everything on the battlefield. It can be said that our spirit has entered that world! "The reason why a film of this scale can be successfully made is based on the industrialization of Chinese films." The success of "Chosin Lake" reflects that the industrialization of Chinese films is making great strides forward, representing the confidence and determination of this film festival to "start to the future"!
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Kong Xiaoping
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Source: Purple Cow News