(Revelation) The New China story on the screen
in the history of the Republic: Recently, as the movie "My Motherland and Me" has been well received, the film pointed out that "The 70 years of New China is the hard work of thousands of ordinary people. "70 years of struggle" also interprets this sentence: History is created by the people. For 70 years, film workers have told Chinese stories on the screen, leading and influencing the growth of several generations. The classic films that accompany us along the way and their homeland feelings have left indelible in the hearts of every Chinese. Imprint.
1 decisive battle on the battlefield
In the early days of the founding of New China, Beijing Film (abbreviation of Beijing Film Studio), Shanghai Film (abbreviation of Shanghai Film Studio), Changying (abbreviation of Great Wall Film Studio) and the former Bayi Film Studio The factory launched a series of classic films reflecting the theme of the War of Liberation. Among them, the first military feature film shot after the founding of New China was "The Southern Expedition and the Northern War".
The film was shot in 1951 and is a gift film for the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It was shot by Shanghai Film Studio. According to the instructions of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, the film "With the background of a great annihilation war on the East China battlefield, it focused on the expression of Mao Zedong's thoughts on movement warfare, and annihilated the enemy's viable forces in the foreground and retreat". Launched a key offensive. After seven battles and seven victories in northern Jiangsu, the People's Liberation Army led the enemy to deepen and retreated to the Lunan generation in strides. Regarding the strategic shift of our army, some commanders and the masses did not understand; the enemy army was defeated by the PLA, so hundreds of thousands of horses were concentrated in order to encircle our army. However, the People's Liberation Army used their plan to annihilate the enemy's commander Li in the movement; then they crossed the Dasha River and captured the arrogant Zhang and the chief of staff alive, and the enemy's conspiracy went bankrupt.
"Southern Expedition and Northern War" is jointly directed by Cheng Yin and Tang Xiaodan. Cheng Yin is from Yan'an. He studied in Northern Shaanxi Engineering and Yan'an Luyi. He was mainly responsible for the PLA dramas. Tang Xiaodan worked in the Kuomintang Control Area for a long time, so he was responsible for filming the KMT dramas. General Su Yu, who commanded the People’s Liberation Army to fight in northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong, paid great attention to the film, and invited Cheng Meng and Tang Xiaodan to Beijing to explain to them the situation and fighting situation of the enemy and ourselves on the East China battlefield; the commander and political commissar of the East China Field Army during the Liberation War Chen Yi also put forward his own views on the script of the movie, and personally revised some lines in the movie and his comments on China. Under the guidance of Chen Yi, Su Yu and others, the script was revised and adjusted greatly. After the film was released, it was highly approved by the audience and people from all walks of life. In 1999, the film was shortlisted for "50 Excellent New Chinese Films."
2 Founding Story
Famous film director Huang Jianxin once said: "Just like Americans know Washington and Lincoln, young people in China should know the process of our country’s establishment. ." And movies are just a convenient way for young people to understand this process.
The first step to record the story of the founding of the country in a panoramic way is the "Founding Ceremony" shot by Changchun Film Studio. The film was released before the National Day in 1989. It was co-directed by Li Qiankuan and Xiao Guiyun. It was performed by Gu Yue, Sun Feihu and other old dramas. It showed the historical process of the Chinese Communist Party's victory in the three major battles and the founding ceremony in Beijing. .
Twenty years later, another film "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" was released to show the grand occasion of the founding ceremony. As a tribute to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, "The Founding of the People's Republic" has made breakthroughs in expression and ideological content. Historical materials have also been excavated and expressed.
In 2019, the film "Decisive Moment" to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was officially launched in Xiangshan, Beijing. The original crew who played Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and other Chinese leaders in the film "The Founding of the People's Republic" all returned. The film focuses on the activities of the Party Central Committee after its presence in Xiangshan, Beijing in 1949. The art reproduces the little-known history of the Party Central Committee in Xiangshan, and is another masterpiece telling the story of the founding of the country.
In movies of the same subject, the form of expression of "Tiananmen" is different. The film puts its perspective on a few "little people", telling the story of a Chinese People's Liberation Army's dance team refurbishing the depressed Tiananmen Square in 28 days to welcome the founding ceremony. This is also a rare theme film that expresses the emotions of ordinary people in recent years. It is directed by Ye Daying, a well-known director and a descendant of General Ye Ting. This is also Ye Daying's "electric shock" revolution again after "Red Cherry" and "Red Lover"Historical subjects.
3 Entering the New Era
In 1959, the relevant departments of the central government organized major film studios to shoot 18 films as national day gift films, including the later familiar "Lin Zexu", "Nie Er", "Veteran New Biography", and Classics such as "Battle Shanghai". This was also the beginning of the New China National Day gift films. These films were repeatedly shown in the 1960s and 1970s until the beginning of reform and opening up, and became the warm memories of generations.
On October 1, 1984, a grand celebration was held in Beijing to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of New China. In 1985, the fifth-generation director Chen Kaige shot the film "The Great Parade" for Beijing during the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Also the fifth-generation director Zhang Yimou was the photographer of the film, and Wang Xuejin from the Kongzheng Repertory Company was the starring player. One, from the perspective of Wang Xuejin, who was born in the military, "The Parade" really touched the souls of soldiers. Years later, he recalled: "There is a scene where I heard that a group of soldiers with brain injuries from the front came to the hospital. Look at them, the doctor took me to the top floor, they laughed at me-there were not many lines, I looked at them, a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old lads were beaten stupid-this is the cruelty reflected in the war." Chen Kaige as the director And camera Zhang Yimou composed a movie theme song for "The Parade." In the 40 years of reform and opening up, China has undergone earth-shaking changes. As a humanistic sentiment and cultural symbol, the evolution of the screen in the 70 years of New China also represents the changes of the times.
