The war film "Desire Midway" released on the mainland on November 8th, the cat’s eye rating continues to rise. It was predicted that the box office of 200 million has been raised to 300 million, but compared with the cost of this film of 100 million US dollars, if the mainland market is Without winning one billion box office, the estimated loss may become a reality.
used this film in the cinema. The overall feeling is that it is a very ambitious movie. While watching the wonderful war scenes, the hormones are also flying along with it. At the same time, it takes into account the heroism and the love story. You can feel the audience's excitement during watching. At the end of the show, several audience members also sighed that it was so good-looking, but some people said that the foreplay was too long and felt a little tired. On the other hand, during the viewing process, I couldn’t help but admire the ambition of director Roland Emmerich. I wanted to tell a trajectory of war history through a short film. It is precisely because of this ambition that the overall protagonist’s aura and focus correspond Not enough, but such an attempt is worthy of affirmation. The only thing that is needed is that the viewer has an understanding of this period of history, otherwise it would be really tired. How to make
war films
War films are not only a favorite theme of Hollywood, but also all filmmakers are willing to shoot, because war and human nature are always mutually reinforcing, and it can better show human nature in war, and war is destined to be very It is easy to attract attention, especially the grand war scene can increase the secretion of hormones, allowing the audience to deepen the experience in the stimulation. If the shooting of
war films is strictly positioned, there are probably two ways. One is mainly panoramic, mainly to show the grandeur of the war scene. As long as the story is in place, the cruelty and spectacularness of the war can be fully demonstrated. Talking about right or wrong, from an artistic point of view, a wonderful blockbuster was born, such as the Chinese movie "The Great Battle", the American classic blockbusters "General Patton", "Pearl Harbor" and so on.
The second type is to take into account the panoramic view, but it is mainly based on the display of human nature. Most of the angles focus on each protagonist. The protagonist’s personal motivation in the context of war is used to promote or passively promote the development of the plot, such as "Apocalypse Now" , "Saving Private Ryan", "Soldier Near the City", etc.
For example, in "Apocalypse Now", the fate of two outstanding American soldiers is the main line, and what is interspersed is the cruelty of the Vietnam War. Relatively speaking, war movies are less rendered and are not the main narrative focus. Rather, it takes the inner activities of the two protagonists and the individual's behavioral motives that are continuously pushed forward by the war behind them as the starting point, focusing on the cruel war to destroy and cruelly crush human nature.
Roland Emmerich has directed two classic blockbusters such as "Independence Day" and "The Day After Day", and has also achieved good results. If you look carefully, you can understand that these blockbusters are all focused on a certain story. It is not too scattered, but this time because it is an independent production, I want to escape from Hollywood's blockbuster mode and express it in another way, that is, through the review of historical events and the rendering of panoramic war scenes to commemorate the Second World War. The most classic battle in history, so this movie can be seen as a combination of "Assault on Pearl Harbor", "Bombing Tokyo", "Coral Sea Carrier War", and "Battle of Midway Island", trying to put these in a movie The highlights in the movie are all strung together with the line of Midway Island.
A piece of skewers in World War II history
From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway Island, it took only half a year. This half a year was the most important highlight in the history of World War II in the United States. It’s no wonder director Roland. Emmerich has this ambition to strike a blow. After all, six months is too short for history.
The background of the movie "Arrived at the City" is the battle of Stalingrad. According to the historical period, the time span of this battle was from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943, which lasted for nearly 7 months. Over time, director Jean-Jacques Arnault has brought a vivid history of warfare from the perspective of a sniper. War, humanity, love, betrayal, etc. are all present in it.
has previous works that can be used for reference. Roland Emmerich believes that it is entirely possible for a film to tell half a year of history, and the events that occurred in the past half year are not only worth remembering, but also inextricably linked, the development of historical events In the end, a pause was temporarily drawn here on Midway Island, and it should be more stringent. So some people feel that they have seen a documentary-like effect.The focus of the Battle of Tudao will be much less. There are a few spoilers below
, if you want a better experience in the theater, you can skip it.
In the West, Germany looks like everything is going well and everything is under control. In the East, Japan’s invasion of China also had triumphs in the early stage, but it also encountered another important problem. China is too large, and Japan’s reserve supply capacity, especially the supply of oil, has become a hidden danger, and this hidden danger comes from the largest supplier, the United States. After all, 80% of the oil is supplied by the United States.
The United States claims to be neutral during the war. This is related to the isolationism accumulated by the United States over the years. At the same time, the United States is a businessman. Of course, the interests are the most important. Once the United States stops supplying, then the crisis in Japan will come. This question was pointed out at the beginning of the film. It is impossible for Japan to be held in the throat of fate by the United States all the time. This also brings out the vigilance and suspicion of the intelligence department towards Japan.
Everyone has always been doing business well, but Japan, with the support of Germany, stretched its hands too long. The United States also began to impose an embargo. Now Japan panicked, and began to attack Pearl Harbor.
At this point, the film has begun to show the war in a panoramic style. The major classic battles after the Pearl Harbor style have been presented one after another. Although there is no over-expression, it links this history together, so if you don’t understand this history I really don’t understand what the director wants to tell.
Pearl Harbor incident was a fuse
In the early morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Although it won victory, it did not achieve the expected goal. First, the US aircraft carrier was not in the port and did not expand the record. Second, The oil resources stored on the island of Pearl Harbor were not even touched by Japanese bombers, otherwise the subsequent US battle of Midway would not be so smooth.
President Roosevelt’s speech on the Pearl Harbor incident, the last paragraph of which is: I ask Congress to declare that since Sunday, December 7, 1941, when Japan launched an unprovoked and despicable offensive, the United States and the Japanese Empire have been at war. status.
Since then, Nimitz, the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet, took over at a critical juncture. He believed that the power of the intelligence service played a key role in turning the tide of war.
Air raid on Tokyo, Japan is an appetizer.
is also to boost the confidence of the American people. Roosevelt decided to air raid Tokyo, Japan at all costs, and finally carried out a raid on Tokyo on April 18, 1942, which also laid the groundwork for another air raid in the future. It turns out that air strikes are very useful. Of course, the result of the raid was that all the aircraft could not return to the carrier at all and could only turn to China for landing. All of the 75 pilots and 64 were rescued by Chinese anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians. They arrived in Chongqing, Guilin and then returned to the United States. Later, Japan retaliated against China and sent 100,000 troops to carry out a massacre in Zhejiang, killing 250,000 civilians, which is also shown in this movie.
Coral Sea naval battle as a pre-meal
This battle can be regarded as the earliest aircraft carrier war in the world. In this battle, the American aircraft carrier Lexington sank and York was seriously injured. It would take three months for York to be repaired. Japan should It is also estimated that this aircraft carrier will appear on the battlefield in the first half of its advance. As a result, it only took less than 72 hours in Pearl Harbor to complete the basic repair and return to the battlefield of Midway Island.
Japan is a small victory. The small aircraft carrier Xiangfeng sank, and the Ruihe and Xianghe were damaged and could not participate in the battle of Midway. At the same time, due to the misjudgment of the Japanese military, all naval forces were not invested and suffered a fiasco. .
The decisive battle on Midway Island was the dinner.
June 4, 1942, was a critical fate in World War II history. Five minutes later, under the repeated bombing of the US dive bombers, the four Japanese aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Canglong and Feilong were devastated. It sank after a few hours.
In terms of losses, the United States lost the USS York, a destroyer, 307 soldiers and 147 aircraft.
Japan paid a heavy price: 4 aircraft carriers and 1 cruiser were sunk, and 322 aircraft were lost, of which 283 aircraft were sunk with the mothership; 3,507 soldiers were killed. The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War. The entire war has a decisive impact. The effect of
’s dinner in the movie is the most spectacular. It’s very exciting to see. As bombs are dropped from the air, you can feel the momentum and cruelty of the war, but this time it’s cruel.It was against the Japanese army, and the United States finally took revenge.
The battle of Midway Island played the most important role in the intelligence force. The intelligence department provided the Japanese army to prepare for the battle of Midway Island, and provided the possible position of the Japanese aircraft carrier a little bit different from the actual situation, allowing the US Navy to ambush ahead of time, rather than as the Japanese imagined. US aircraft carriers can only come out from Pearl Harbor to rescue.
"The Battle of Midway" combines these historical facts and art. According to the standard Hollywood movie process, the overall blockbuster effect is basically guaranteed. This is commendable. The only shortcoming is that the early stage has laid out these historical displays. If there are more, the importance of the decisive battle on Midway is weakened.
In addition, according to the Hollywood standard design, personal heroism and love must be reflected, and the personalities of the characters must be dug in depth, but the director tried to characterize everyone who had made outstanding contributions in the battle of Midway Island. When portraying, if you are not careful, you may not be able to distinguish between the protagonist and the supporting role. The result is that the supporting role will be brilliant, and the willow will become shaded unintentionally. As an independent film,
can still see the shadow of standard Hollywood routine production. At the same time, it is a war lesson on how history evolves for people who lack historical knowledge.
