"八百" is a movie review that has attracted much attention, but the release process is also tortuous. First, it was withdrawn, and then it was hit by an epidemic, and it was delayed until recently. The official also claimed that after more than a hundred revisions, more effort was devoted, and the final film was cut in 18 minutes.
I have finished watching the movie, and when I came back, I read the comments on the headline. Many people struggled with changes and deletions, believing that this would reduce the quality of the film and make it impossible to truly restore the history. In fact, this is not the case. Watching the entire film, although there is no feeling of flowing water, it is still smooth overall. The degree of completion of the story is also relatively high, there is no confusion in connection, and there is no trace of forced trimming in the main line of the story.
The stills of "Eight Hundreds"
"Eight Hundreds" mainly describe the story of the end of the Battle of Shanghai. From the retreat of the national army, a Hubei security corps was added to the battlefield and talked about until the end of the retreat of the national army staying behind the four-line warehouse. The important plots of the main line have been preserved, such as Yang Huimin crossing the river and sending the flag (how to cross the river is actually controversial in history), raising the flag on the top of the four-row warehouse, protecting the flag with flesh and blood, tying bombs and killing the Japanese army... …
From a historical point of view, "Eight Hundreds" did not choke off the beginning and end, but selected the segments that resonated most with the audience in the entire story. Because the head of the real history is the national army's retreat, and the tail is the four-line warehouse warrior who retreated to the concession, and they still ended up tragically. There is really nothing worth describing about this kind of head and tail. If they were all photographed, they would only reveal the ugly side.
On the whole, the director chose the part that has the most publicity value and the most emotional resonance. Without revealing the ugliness of history, it is already considered merciful. The censorship was also very lax. Even the blue sky was released, and even the fragments of the mass demonstrations were vaguely heard "Long live the Republic of China" (without subtitles). Therefore, deletions and modifications will not affect the look and feel of the film and the expression of thoughts.
Four-line warehouse
So what is the deleted part of the content, I personally speculate as follows:
1, Sun Yuanliang's lens: He is the commander of the 88th division, and the superiors must pass his hand to convey the order to stick to the four-line warehouse. With the director's tonality of pulling stars everywhere, one person must be arranged here, but the final film is reflected in text. Because this person has a lot of controversy in history, he is known as a "parachutist" and has been boycotted by netizens, so it is reasonable to delete it.
2. Some dispensable shots: For example, sister Rong (played by Liu Xiaoqing), who runs a casino, has always cared about the warriors in the Four Lines Warehouse. He Xiangning (played by Yao Chen) has also supported him, and there is a gangster who didn’t show his face... these The content does not have much connection with the main line, and the effect of setting off the theme is not strong. It is dispensable content. Only when the director team pulls stars in and collects the number of people will there be so many people who are not very relevant. Although the shots in the movie are still reserved, but not many, it is estimated that some of them have been deleted.
3. The content of driving: First of all, this is a very serious national spirit propaganda film. The movie is probably for eye-catching purposes. The driving content is inserted in it, which is a bit kitsch. For example, Yang Huimin sent the flag across the river, wrapped the national flag close to his body, and took off the national flag...Isn't this deliberately vulgar, who doesn't wear autumn clothes in the cold weather? There are also Lao Tie and Lao Hulu Biao Huang Duan, completely unnecessary. These are preserved, and there are probably many deleted. Before the release of "Eight Hundred", many people thought that this was a film about the anti-Japanese war, so it would be strictly censored. In fact, what the movie wants to express is not what everyone originally imagined. The main point of the story is to stick to it by several national troops, which reflects the determination of the Chinese nation to resist. At the same time, it also exposed high-level decision-making mistakes and long-standing problems in the national army. Let this film be both moving and profound.
Generally speaking, this film is very touching and has highlights. I usually go to the movies. When the movie theater lights up, everyone gets up and leaves. But after "Eight Hundreds" ended, the audience sat still. I think this is both intentional and unfinished, but also shocked. Can you see, the audience’s performance is the best answer.
You can pay attention to me first, and come back to comment after watching the movie
