The anti-Japanese war movie "Yabai", which was released at the end of August 2020, is too late. It was delayed for more than a year before it was released. It has satiated the appetite of many audiences. As the film is showing hotly, regarding its evaluation, There was a lot of strong response, but it also ushered in a lot of criticism, which once cooled down this patriotic film.
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look at the main criticism, there are probably the following points:
1, the plot is not logical, the plot is not closely connected, the tactics of the two sides are very stupid.
2. Although the theme is complete and contagious, the values are not obvious enough, and it is a little deliberately sensational.
3, the roaring military governance and the moral and mechanical aesthetics are too bad, not enough to show and represent the complete image of Chinese anti-Japanese soldiers.
4, does not conform to historical truth.
Of course, the last point is also the most important point, because everything else is at the level of film art, and the last point involves all aspects. If something is not handled well, it will inevitably lead to verbal criticism.
TV dramas and films on the subject of Chinese historical warfare may be difficult to make. For decades, generations of films and TV dramas, among countless works, can be regarded as classics, probably the 1985 mainland film "Blood Battle at Taierzhuang", the 2012 Taiwanese film "Sedek Bale"; in the TV series, there are Li Youbin's version of "Bright Sword", "My Leader My Team" , "Defense of Changsha", "Defense of Yichang" "And so on are one of the few works.
Among them, "Blood Battle of Taierzhuang" is the most classic, because it restores a lot of reality. The casting of characters attaches great importance to the similarity with historical figures. The shooting location is near the battlefield of Taierzhuang, which has a high documentary quality. , It is magnificent, shocking, with a masculine beauty of the Chinese nation. This classic movie has not only won many awards, but also promoted the progress of cross-strait relations to a certain extent.
bloody battle at Taierzhuang
Sediqbale stills
"Sideqbale" is also a deep restoration of the "Fog Society Incident". The film depicts the most cruel killings in a poetic style. There are countless symbols in the film, which are very symbolic, including belief, totem, national pride, full soul, and human thinking. It is an epic film, called the "Brave Heart" of the East, and even Pass it.
As far as TV series are concerned, the most classics are nothing more than "Bright Sword" and "My Leader My Group". "Bright Sword" is adapted from the medium-length novel "Iron Soldier Soul", "My Commander, My Team" is adapted from the novel of the same name. Both of them are beyond history and describe the face of Chinese soldiers in that era from no angle. real. The characters in the film are dressed in tatters and stained all over, but they show the state that a Chinese soldier should have. Many scenes are impressive, and they even shed tears when I look back.
But "Yu Bai" may not be the most classic of the Anti-Japanese War movie. In terms of scenes and meanings, "Yu Bai" has certain flaws. In terms of plot, it is even not as good as the "Jinling Thirteen" of previous years. "Chai" is compact. But his civilian perspective and the patriotism he promotes are very distinctive!
As far as Anti-Japanese War movies are concerned, "Eight Hundred" and "Blood War Hacksaw Ridge" in the United States in previous years, there is a big gap in detail, picture, theme, and perception. At the same time, it is adapted based on real events. Will it be so obvious? This involves a problem, China's Anti-Japanese War movies are not easy to make!
Heroic War of Resistance
One: During the War of Resistance, China and Japan had a large national power gap. The Chinese army was far from the Japanese army in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness. Therefore, the Chinese army played very well in the large-scale battle with Japan. There are not many battles, and most of the time, they use flesh and blood to fight against the steel torrent of the Japanese army. Even if they are full of blood, they can't stop the aircraft and tanks. The record can be imagined. Therefore, in many cases, the Chinese army needs several times the strength of the Japanese army to face the Japanese army. The War of Resistance was difficult, and hundreds of Chinese generals died in the war. The battles or battles that
really fought have all been filmed into classics, and the rest of the historical events are indeed not satisfactory. Because of the record, if you want to restore the true history, most of them have to end with a tragic and majestic ending, but this is not consistent. TV series and movies and other artworks need to express the values, so the same typeArt works need some adaptations and need to be separated from history. This is why the anti-Japanese drama has become the main force in the theme of the war.
Second: Many people always look at film art works with a critical eye. They like to pick bones in the egg, specialize in details, and use one detail to destroy an entire movie. Take "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" as an example. As an art film based on history, the artistic conception is very standard. The holy church, the city ruined by war, the defeated soldiers and priests whose humanity is restored, and the dirty prostitutes. And chaste female students, full of human rights ideas.
has been evaluated by many film critics as a "prostitute saves the country" movie that consumes virgin women and prostitutes. What's more, when evaluating movies, they are extremely utilitarian and completely ignore the values displayed in movies. Said that people are equal, and the so-called sacrifice is a small sacrifice in exchange for the happiness of most people, rather than equivalent one for one, and completely negates the entire very artistic tragedy film.
The fight for the country to the death
Third: The most important point is that people who hold different opinions always like to put the hat on. "Eight Hundred" does not eulogize heroism like the hacksaw ridge. It pays attention to history while also performing artistic processing! The gap between the concession and the battlefield between heaven and hell, the soldiers who jumped off the building with a grenade and died with the Japanese invaders in their arms, deeply entangled the hearts of every audience.
Generally speaking, the shortcomings of the whole movie are probably that it is too sensational, there is no representative character in the appearance, and the ending is too blank. The criticism of this part is reasonable, but other than that, "Eight Hundred Hundred" is generally very good. At least it can be ranked in the top three among the Chinese war films about the War of Resistance Against Japan. "Kibale" and "Blood Battle at Taierzhuang".
However, many people put a hat on "Yai Hundred", which completely transcended the category of film art. As a result, "Year Hundred" received numerous criticisms. That is, "Eight Hundred" has been labeled as "pseudo" history, which means that while the movie consumes history, it does not respect historical facts. The stories shown are exaggerated and the characters are too flat and not representative. Take great care in character creation.
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Yao movie stills
Should "Yao Bai" be labeled as "pseudo" history?
The answer is definitely no. This is a historical artwork. It is absolutely necessary to perform artistic rendering and processing based on the principle of respecting history. After all, this is not a documentary, nor is it a surveillance screening room. This is a work of patriotism.
Four-line warehouse defense battle, as the only battle in history in which there are far more spectators than those who participated in the war, is unique in itself. This standing in front of the people across the country demonstrated the determination of the Chinese nation to resist the Japanese War, and demonstrated the dignity and dignity of Chinese soldiers. Brave.
"Eight Hundred" is not only the hundreds of people guarding the warehouses of the Four Lines, it is also the image of millions, even tens of millions, of Chinese soldiers and civilians who took the lead in fighting against Japanese invaders in the era of the country’s suffering. Let it die without fear. It is they who have exchanged precious peace for us with the rain of bullets and bullets. While commemorating the war of resistance, we should cherish the memory of the "ordinary" thousands of unsung heroes.
Our nation has never lacked heroes. We just lack the carrier to eulogize heroes, and we also lack the mind to tolerate heroes. Heroes need to be shaped. One should not only focus on the true and false, and should not only focus on the yellowed historical album. It is also necessary to step out of the known and established circle and accept more heroes. Most of them may be unknown, and most of them may be ordinary people, but at critical times, they stand up and give us infinite strength. This is patriotism. Spirit.
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patriot He Xiangning said: " people are like this, how dare Japanese pirates ", perhaps it is just right to switch to the theme of the movie "Eight Hundred".
That is the suicide note given to his mother by an unknown soldier in Sichuan: " sacrifices his life for righteousness, and his children also wish "!
It was a soldier with a thunder tied all over and jumped off the building to die with the Japanese army. " When I turn to dust, you can see my smile. "
When the national flag is slowly rising on the roof, all the soldiers and all the onlookers Full of heatThe cry and hope of tears.
That is not only the soul of Chinese soldiers, but also the spirit of Chinese people. ", one inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood, one hundred thousand youth and one hundred thousand troops " may not be a simple political slogan at that time, but the aspirations of the military and civilians of that era.
eight hundred is more than eight hundred
Therefore, a movie like "Yabai" that is basically based on historical truth, a film art work full of patriotism, should not be labeled as "pseudo" history. It not only contains the patriotic blood of the anti-Japanese martyrs, but also the blood of all contemporary Chinese.
Although we are fortunate to live in an era of peace, we should also inherit the enthusiasm of our martyrs to win the battle against poverty; dedicate ourselves to the country and strive to solve the growing needs and imbalances of the people in our society for a better life. The contradiction between inadequate development; to fight hard for building a modern and powerful socialist country.
