How to film a revolutionary drama? At present, it seems that this type has developed two relatively mature models. One is to focus on war. From "Crossing the Yalu River" to "The Meritorious Service" and then to "The Great Battle", the history of the revolution is p

How to film a revolutionary drama?

At present, it seems that this type has developed two relatively mature models.

One is to focus on war.

From " Crossing the Yalu River " to " Meritorious ", and then to " Decisive Battle ", the history of the revolution is shown through the perspective of war.

The other is to focus on history.

For example, the early " Our French Years ", " The Righteous Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life ", and the current " Glory Years ", "The Age of Awakening" and so on.

restores that glorious history through the records of characters and events.

CCTV has always been known as the "golden finger" for revolutionary dramas, which can turn a seemingly ordinary drama into an unexpected hit.

No, there is a revolutionary historical drama recently that has been turned into gold by CCTV:

The revolutionary historical drama "Northwestern Years" tells the story of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries' great achievements in liberating and building the Northwest.

To be honest, from two aspects, this drama has a really big background.

First of all, it’s director Dong Yachun.

Basically, most of the works are dramas with revolutionary historical themes.

Secondly, there is the cast.

Jin Dong, Yu Hewei, Ding Yongdai, Hu Jun, Tan Kai, Liu Lin, Li Xuejian, Ni Dahong, Zhang Songwen and other 12 powerful actors are in charge, and their acting skills are reassuring.

The background of the story took place around 1927.

The Northern Expedition was about to win, Chiang Kai-shek betrayed the revolution at this time and launched the "April 12" counter-revolutionary coup.

For a time, the entire country was shrouded in white terror.

At this time, Xi Zhongxun (played by Jin Dong), who was still a student, was not afraid of the white terror and joined the revolutionary torrent.

He and Liu Zhidan (played by Yu Hewei) went through many hardships and worked together to open up a revolutionary base in Shaanxi and Gansu.

So with the efforts of a group of people, the development of the Shaanxi-Gansu base area was in full swing.

In 1936, Chairman Mao led the Central Red Army to northern Shaanxi and came to the Shaanxi-Gansu base area.

With the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Shaanxi-Gansu base area became the battlefield behind enemy lines leading the national war of resistance.

During this period, Xi Zhongxun led the people of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia to develop and construct the base areas and defend the north and south gates of the border area. Chairman Mao was full of praise for his achievements.

Until 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek provoked a civil war.

At this time, Xi Zhongxun, who was in Shaanxi and Gansu, led the soldiers and civilians of the Northwest Bureau to resolutely defend the fruits of victory, and coordinated with Peng Dehuai to command the Yan'an defense battle, laying the foundation for strategic victory on the national battlefield.

After the founding of New China, Xi Zhongxun actively promoted national unity and economic development, constantly changing the poverty and backwardness of the northwest.

Soon after, Xi Zhongxun received the order from the organization. He looked back affectionately at his homeland and said goodbye to the people in the northwest.

Looking at the entire story, "Northwestern Years" not only spans a long time, but is also very truthful in its restoration of history.

After watching the trailer, I think the whole drama has three major highlights.

The first point of interest is the restoration of history.

The time span of the entire drama is from 1927 to after 1949.

In order to show this period of history, the whole drama focuses on the three major themes of "two points and one preservation", "defending Yan'an" and "taking charge of the construction of the Northwest".

story uses a delicate and profound image art method to build a large realism style, respecting history, being faithful to history, and displaying history.

The second point of interest is the characterization of the characters.

restores the true appearance of the older generation of revolutionaries such as Xi Zhongxun, Liu Zhidan, and Xie Zichang through real historical events and vivid and touching storylines.

In the play, there are two very touching plots.

In one section, when the young Xi Zhongxun decided to join the Red Army and join the revolution, his father was afraid of his son's sacrifice and firmly disagreed: "If the sky falls, let the taller ones bear it first."

And Xi Zhongxun answered without hesitation : "Am I not the tall person?"

In another paragraph, when Xi Zhongxun's wife asked him: "When can we reunite?"

Xi Zhongxun's answer was: "As long as the war is still there, as long as the people are still alive, When we are living a hard life, we may be separated by 10 years or even longer."

These two details profoundly portray the ambition and pride of our ancestors who "dare to make the sun and the moon change the sky", as well as their fear of sacrifice and abandonment of small things. Home for everyone’s dedication.

The third highlight is a dialogue that spans time and space. The opening of the

trailer focuses on an oil lamp.

The narration says this: "Our revolution is like this lamp. You see it seems to go out, but it burns tenaciously."

Do you believe that a single spark can start a prairie fire?

Immediately afterwards, the scene flashed of the ancestors bravely rushing to the battlefield, the first person fell, and the next person continued to charge.

Regarding this question, a group of people all answered in unison:

I believe that a single spark can start a prairie fire!

"Northwestern Years" has been away for more than half a century, but it seems not that far away from us.

Looking at the glorious deeds of our ancestors, I have an immersive feeling, as if I can vividly remember them.

No matter how time changes, just like Wu Lei said in the play: We will definitely pass on the flag!