Chief reporter of Jimu News Rong Yu
Released for 11 days, the box office of 4 billion, is currently ranked 7th in the box office list of Chinese film history, and the final total box office is expected to reach 5 billion +, rushing into the top three of the list - this is the love given by the national audience to the movie "Changjin Lake", but also the infinite affection of the group of "the loveliest people" 71 years ago.
Audiences who have watched "Chosin Lake" may feel that the story of Qilian in the movie is not finished, and the news that the sequel to "Chosin Lake", "Watergate Bridge", will be released in the Spring Festival next year has also been tacitly accepted by the industry. In fact, judging from the film tidbits previously released by "Chosin Lake", "Chosin Lake" actually buried many important clues for "wanting to know what happens later, and watching the next decomposition".
Important spoilers
What is Wu Jing's fate in the sequel
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At the end of the movie "Chosin Lake", Wu Qianli, the commander of the Seventh Company played by Wu Jing, led the team to win an important battle, and his brother Wu Wanli, a recruit of the Seventh Company, also understood what war, what is hero, and what sacrifice is in this battle. But this is not the last battle of the brothers in this cruel battlefield.
In an interview with Jimu News reporter, a local theater veteran confirmed that "Chosin Lake" was originally scheduled to be released in two parts due to the length of time, and the highlight of "the volunteer army bombed the Watergate Bridge three times and broke the retreat road of the US army" is the story line of the sequel.
At the launching ceremony of the movie "Chosin Lake" held at the beginning of this year, the set of the Watergate Bridge appeared at the event site, and director Xu Ke also revealed in his speech, "This is the Watergate Bridge in our movie, we have to attack it, how to achieve victory." However, in the movie "Chosin Lake", the scene of the Watergate Bridge did not appear, which also verified the industry's popular "Chosin Lake" shooting material is divided into two, and the sequel is called "Watergate Bridge".
The Jimu News reporter found from the video materials previously released by "Chosin Lake" that the scene of "Three Explosions of The Water Gate Bridge" was mainly directed by Director Xu Ke, and the seven-company detachment with serious attrition in "Chosin Lake" had to experience more brutal and difficult battles, and they had to brave the snow to attack at night and fight in an environment with a minimum temperature of minus 40 degrees Celsius without any logistical support.
In the video, the special effects team directed by Xu Ke simulated the frostbite of human beings at different levels in the low temperature environment, which should be to show the injuries of volunteer officers and soldiers in the extremely cold environment. And the "ice sculpture company" that shocked the world will also have more scenes to portray.
At the end of "Chosin Lake", the sacrifice of an important character made the audience cry, but in the special production of director Xu Ke released by the film, the reporter noticed a flash of the picture, which may make many viewers more sad.
The protagonist of this picture is Wu Wanli, the younger brother played by Yi Qianxi, who sits alone in the train car, with an urn in his arms and a broken piece of paper in his hand. Thinking of the opening scene of "Chosin Lake", Wu Qianli, played by Wu Jing, returned to his hometown with his brother Wu Baili's urn, and Wu Qianli drew on paper before, hoping to return to his hometown after the war to build a house, behind this still picture is undoubtedly a thrilling and heart-wrenching bloody battle. And this will also be the number one "tear gas" in the sequel to "Chosin Lake".
Sequel highlights
The Volunteers bombed the Watergate Bridge three times
After the release of "Chosin Lake", many military fans and viewers said with regret, "Why didn't you shoot the Watergate Bridge?" Why are there so few scenes in the ice sculpture? These regrets may be made up in the sequel.
The audience's regret is actually not unreasonable. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the "three bombings of the Watergate Bridge" of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army is a history worth remembering forever. It has been described in detail in a number of books on the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the Battle of Chosin Lake.
After the Battle of Chosin Lake, in the face of the Chinese Volunteer Army with its iron will, the US military's delusion of "quick battle and quick decision" was shattered, and it was decided to immediately withdraw from the eastern battlefield. On their southbound route, the Watergate Bridge is the most important pass. The bridge, which spans less than 9 meters, is dangerous, and as long as the American army crosses the bridge, it can completely shake off the volunteer army that can only be pursued on foot.
From December 1 to December 6, 1950, officers and men of the Chinese Volunteer Army broke through the line of fire at any cost and blew up the Watergate Bridge three times in a row to cut off the retreat route of the Us army. However, the well-equipped AMERICAN engineers were able to quickly complete the repair every time, and finally even used the airdrop method to transport steel and wood standard bridges from the rear, and built a bridge out of thin air above the ruins, and the 1st Marine Division of the US ace force was evacuated in a hurry.
In a memoir later published by the American general, he summed up the evacuation of the Watergate Bridge, saying, "The Chinese at that time did not have enough logistical support and communication equipment, otherwise the 1st Marine Division could not have fled Lake Chosin." In the battle of "three explosions of the Watergate Bridge", some volunteer officers and men responsible for ambushing at a high place were unfortunately frozen into an "ice sculpture company" that shocked the world because they had been lurking in the extremely cold temperature for too long.
It is conceivable that the story of the Watergate Bridge and the "Ice Sculpture Company" is enough to support a complete movie, which may be why "Chosin Lake" is divided into two appearances. Although the current film producer has not responded to the specific situation of the sequel, from the perspective of the national attention after the release of "Chosin Lake", if the sequel "Watergate Bridge" brought by the original team can be unveiled in the Spring Festival next year, there is no doubt that it will become a phenomenon-level main theme movie.
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