70 years of new Chinese film, the epic of war can be called the film "The Great Battle". The trilogy "Battle of Liaoshen", "Battle of Huaihai" and "Battle of Pingjin" is a blockbuster era created by film movies. It has become a classic war epic with magnificent scale and realistic war scenes.
used more than 10,000 real artillery shells, 3,500 bombs, 160 tons of TN explosives, 70 tons of black and white smoke screens, used in war scenes, and more than 700 kilograms of plasma for the effects of actor casualties.
now has special effects technology, but you can no longer copy the war scenes with real guns and live ammunition filmed on film. This is also the unprecedented classic of the film "The Battle".
, a Chinese-style war movie filmed in the 1990s, focuses on the famous "Three Great Battles". From September 1948 to January 1949, the battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin were strategic decisive battles between the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Kuomintang army, and they won the magical victory of victory over the weak and the strong.
lasted 142 days of decisive battle, annihilating the regular Kuomintang army, plus uprising, surrender, and acceptance of peaceful liberation. A total of 173 divisions, totaling 1.54 million people, became the decisive battle for the founding of New China.
As early as 1985, the central leadership put forward requirements for the creation and shooting of military-themed movies in the new era. They pointed out that the establishment of New China in 1949 was a year of great turning point in Chinese history and a year that shocked the world. It is very dramatic in itself.
Hu Yaobang pointed out in particular: To fully record this magnificent historical picture, only three movies are needed. One is "Zhongshan under the Wind and Rain", the other is "Transfer to Northern Shaanxi", and the other is "Three Great Battles", and it should be written in one go.
Only by writing out the internal relations of the three major battles can Chairman Mao's superb military strategic thinking, strategizing and winning the grand grandeur of a thousand miles. Comrade Yang Shangkun also supported and advanced the filming of the "Three Great Wars" movie. (The creation and shooting of the war epic "The Great Battle").
This task was handed over to the Bayi Film Studio of the People's Liberation Army at that time. Director Li Jun, three directors Yang Guangyuan, Cai Jiwei, and Wei Lian. The three films were divided into three large groups and shot at the same time. In the actual shooting process, they were divided into 10 camera groups to go hand in hand. As many as 238 historical figures appeared in the
film, of which over 50 were the main actors and over 800 people from Bayi Factory participated in the filming. About 130,000 officers and soldiers and 150,000 extras participated in the filming. 70 real tanks and armored vehicles were used, 100 cars could be bombed, and more than 1.7 million empty artillery shells were used. The film crew was in 13 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country to collect scenery and live shooting.
As early as the 1950s, when the Bayi Factory was established on August 1, 1952, it was called the People’s Liberation Army Film Studio. It had planned to film the "Three Great Wars", but due to immature conditions, it finally failed to start. . The director of
, Li Jun, filmed the first feature film "The Muslim Detachment" in Bayi Factory, and co-produced the classic black and white feature film "Serf" with Huang Zongjiang. After the Cultural Revolution, he filmed "Sparkling Red Star", "South China Sea Great Wall" and "Homecoming Heart". Excellent films like Arrows. After
accepted the task of the chief director of "The Great Battle", on December 8, 1987, Li Jun took out the "Director's Questions and Answers" for this unprecedented production, expounding the film's style, style skills, director and actors As well as the requirements of various professional types of work, 50 questions in various aspects.
His director elaborated on the style positioning of "The Great Battle": the film is a political historical film. The "three major battles" are not only a decisive battle of military forces, but a decisive battle of political, economic and popular support. Revealing the defeat of the Kuomintang and the victory of the Communist Party through real history is the inevitable result of historical development.
emphasized that the film should have a macro vision, not only to describe the war factors, but also to focus on factors such as politics, economy, and popular feelings, so that the film has the depth and breadth of thought. At the same time, it should be selected and processed to make it enjoyable.
Director Li Jun attaches great importance to expressing the realism of life, the sense of the times of the atmosphere, and the impact of the art of the lens. The "cutting axe" does not lose its fineness, and its meticulous carving does not lose its hero. The film
should be a huge picture with a big pen, with weight, momentum, strength, and visual impact (Li Junchuan "From Soldier to Director").
"The Great Battle" thisThe film’s grand scale has indeed been achieved artistically, such as viewing the Great Wall and the Pyramid, which arouses the audience's sense of admiration and admiration, and is also touching, flesh and blood, and set off emotional shock waves.
Li Jun also has unique insights into the authenticity of the film. In the presentation of the image, he does not praise me and does not demean the enemy. He portrays the generals of the KMT and the Communist Party on a living level, while explaining the war. , Do not forget to portray the personality of the characters, so real that both sides can recognize it.
was able to stand up and stand up first in character creation, and finally was able to support the magnificent picture of the film. He said: ""The Great Battle" is a historical feature film, not a list of heroes."
"The Great Battle" recorded the war pictures on the eve of the founding of New China with images. On the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, looking back at this magnificent epic film creation is a good reference for the shooting of the war blockbuster and a good memorial to the revolutionary martyrs.
