1905 Movie Network News On the evening of April 22, the historical and war-themed film "Departure" directed by Liu Zhihai and starring Luo Zekai, Chen Weixin and others was presented to the audience as a film in the Beijing International Film Festival. At the post-screening meeting, the director and The main creators appeared and shared their creative insights.
"Departure" tells the story of Mao Zedong, a student who was about to graduate from the normal school on the eve of the Russian October Revolution in 1917, and his senior Xiao Zisheng walked thousands of miles and roamed among the people, seeing everything in the world and the various people's livelihoods. From the passionate romance of using the river beach as a bed, the blue sky as a curtain, and the moon as a lantern, to the adventurous experience of being bullied and caring about all living beings, they experienced the squalor and suffering of the people in the world during their roaming, and subverted their previous perceptions and values. , gave young Mao Zedong the great idea of exploring the great source of saving the country and the people on the land of China. The film uses the language of Chinese landscape paintings and long shots to tell the most simple and most pilgrimage journey of growth.
At the meeting, director Liu Zhihai said that "Departure" is his next work after "Above the Sky". Unlike the previous work, which focused on war, this time the creation tells the story of people through the wanderings of Mao Zedong and Xiao Zisheng. , the play is also more mature and complete.
Luo Zekai, who plays the young Mao Zedong in the film, is participating in the creation of a new mainstream film for the first time. Before the filming started, he felt deeply that he had a heavy responsibility. For this reason, he joined the cast one month in advance and went to Chairman Mao's former residence and memorial hall to study. But Luo Zekai also said that as young people, we should learn from Chairman Mao's spirit shown in the movie.
This is the second time that Chen Weixin has collaborated with director Liu Zhihai. With the experience of "Above the Clouds", I also trust the director's creation more. At the same time, he also revealed that he and Luo Zekai had a very good rapport as soon as they met, which also helped the creation of the film.
It is reported that "Departure" will be released in theaters in the near future after being screened at the Beijing Film Festival to meet audiences across the country.
