1905 Movie Network Special Article Three major battles are a miracle in the history of war! In the 142 days and nights from September 1948 to January 1949, the three major battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai and Pingjin laid the foundation for the victory of the People's Liberation War in the whole country.
In order to commemorate the glorious years of the armed struggle of the proletariat of the older generation and to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the party, the Bayi Film Studio poured all its strength from 1986 to 1991, mobilized tens of thousands of actors, deployed a large number of large-scale military equipment, made full use of its own abundant and unique resource advantages, lasted six years, cost 100 million yuan, and completed an unprecedented epic blockbuster "Armageddon" series of films with a total duration of nearly 11 hours, creating a peak in the history of Chinese cinema at that time.
The series is divided into three parts: "The Battle of Liaoshen of The Great Armageddon", "The Battle of Huaihai of the Great Armageddon", and "The Battle of Pingjin of the Great Armageddon". It is magnificent, unprecedented in scale, and unprecedented in length. With epic grandeur, the "Armageddon" series of movies reproduced a strategic armageddon that determined China's destiny and future, becoming the best song of the times.
In October 1989, the "Armageddon" series of films officially began filming. From the directors Li Jun, Wei Lian, Yang Guangyuan, Jing Mukui, Zhai Junjie, and Cai Jiwei to the screenwriters Wang Jun, Shi Chao, and Li Pingfen, many of them personally participated in this decisive battle, and some were even "old revolutionaries" who had been engaged in literary and artistic propaganda work in the Eighth Route Army since the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
"The knife cuts the axe without losing its fineness, and the fine carving does not lose its strength." In order to truly present the epic of war, the creation of "Armageddon" set the principle of "the script is not good and not filmed". The creative team consulted a large number of documents, went deep into the battlefield of that year and the relevant old sites to interview and investigate, and changed a total of eight drafts in 3 years, until the filming of the whole film was completed, and the script was still constantly revised.
The structure of the three series of films in Armageddon is both integrated and independent.
The Liaoshen Campaign was a strategic offensive campaign conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army against the Kuomintang army in western Liaoning and the Shenyang and Changchun areas during the Liberation War, and was the first battle of the strategic decisive battle of the Liberation War. The life-and-death armageddon between the two sides began.
The Battle of Liaoshen was a test of blood and fire. In "The Battle of Liaoshen in the Great Armageddon", more than 100,000 troops were mobilized and a large number of aircraft, ships, tanks, artillery, vehicles and other large-scale military equipment were filmed in real scenes, which vividly displayed the magnificent and real and credible war scenes.
The Battle of Huaihai was the closest of the three major battles to which the two warring sides were. "The Battle of Huaihai in The Great Armageddon" staged a comprehensive contest of political and military, human and people's hearts, and moved people's hearts.
The Pingjin Campaign, on the other hand, was fought and discussed, and military contests and politics were staged at the same time, playing a mutual role. The Battle of Pingjin of Armageddon shows the superior military command art and ingenious struggle tactics of the older generation of revolutionaries.
The national war situation is like a game of chess, and the black-and-white game shows the mind of the decision-maker. In the "Armageddon" series of movies, there are as many as 238 historical figures, including more than 50 main characters, and such a large number of screen works with characters are very rare in the history of Chinese war films.
Mao Zedong (Gu Yue), Zhou Enlai (Su Lin), Deng Xiaoping (Lu Qi), Liu Shaoqi (Guo Fazeng), Liu Bocheng (Fu Xuecheng), Chen Yi (Liu Xitian), Su Yu (Xie Weicai), Zhu De (Liu Huaizheng) and other performance artists with both shapes and spirits worked hard to complete this huge film.
Due to the hardships of the years, mao zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping and other major leaders during the armageddon were relatively thin, and in order to make their image conform to the characters in the film, the actors made a lot of efforts from form to appearance.
Gu Yue, who plays Mao Zedong, from talking and walking, sitting up and eating, will even subconsciously imitate Mao Zedong's movements in life.
In addition to studying Zhou Enlai's voice and intonation assiduously by viewing relevant films, Su Lin also visited comrades who had worked around Zhou Enlai, trying to make his film and television image closer to Zhou Enlai's prototype.
For the role of Deng Xiaoping, Lu Qi also put a lot of thought into it. Lu Qi said: "To shape the image of Deng Xiaoping, it is far from enough to pay attention to words and deeds, but it is necessary to fundamentally grasp the 'core point', 'soul', and 'god' of Deng Xiaoping's character, that is, the overall 'inner temperament' of Deng Xiaoping as a great man; and the overall 'inner temperament' of that great man is precisely unique to Deng Xiaoping." ”
Their outstanding interpretations show the superb military strategic thinking and tenacious spirit of the main leaders of the Communist Party represented by Mao Zedong, and at the same time, they have not been divorced from reality in shaping these wise leaders.
The choreographers adopt the method of "spiritually civilian, detailed life", creatively break through many of the stereotypes of the past, show the true feeling of ordinary people behind the aura of great people, and create a person with his own unique personality.
The "Armageddon" series of movies not only focuses on shaping leaders and senior generals, but also depicts ordinary soldiers and ordinary people. The portraits of the PLA group composed of bravery and fearlessness of the soldiers more magnificently reflect the vividness and heaviness of history.
In that year, after the film was widely released throughout the country, it was sought after by the masses and highly praised by all walks of life. At that time, some people in the film industry praised it: "Its magnificent momentum, grand length and rich content have created the best Chinese films, adding a glorious page to the military film galleries of China and even the world." ”
After reading it, Deng Xiaoping and other important leaders also praised: "The film is very well filmed, and I have to watch it once a year." The series also won 10 awards at the 12th Golden Rooster Awards for Chinese Cinema and the Best Feature Film at the 15th Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Cinema, which won all the national awards in the film industry.
In 1995, in the "Chinese Film Century Award" held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of world cinema and the 90th anniversary of the birth of Chinese cinema, the "Armageddon" series of films won the "90 Years of Chinese Cinema Excellent Film" award, which is the only Chinese film in the new era to receive this honor.
With majestic momentum and shocking scenes, the "Armageddon" series of films shows a magnificent picture of revolutionary historical themes, allowing all audiences to appreciate the overall appearance of the three major battles and the pivotal significance of each battle in the overall situation and historical development.
It has been more than 70 years since the smoke of gunfire has dissipated, but we can still feel from the light and shadow those moments of planning and thunder, the competition that determines the direction of China's destiny.
These war movies, represented by "Armageddon", will also drive more young people to understand history and remember that victory was not easy to come by.
From April 26th to April 28th, from April 26th to April 28th, at 10:00 every day, the "Armageddon" series of movies "The Battle of Liaoshen", "The Battle of Huaihai of Armageddon", and "The Battle of Pingjin of Armageddon" will be broadcast continuously, follow the movie channel back to the historical scene, feel the magnificent soul and mind of a generation of founding fathers, and review the magnificent progress of the Chinese revolution!