1905 Movie Network News On December 26, the main creator of the major revolutionary historical film "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Sky" entered Peking University and a film creation seminar was held in Yannan Park of Peking University. "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Air" is based on the Battle of Dabaidi, the Red Army's Honor Battle, focusing on the important stage in the history of the development of the Red Army, the struggle history of the Fourth Red Army marching down the Jinggang Mountains into southern Gansu, and vividly expresses the heroic spirit of Mao Zedong, Zhu De and other founders of the Red Army. Firm ideals and beliefs, superb command capabilities, and the revolutionary optimism of the Red Army officers and soldiers. Coinciding with the 130th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth, this seminar has become particularly meaningful.
The meeting was chaired by Li Daoxin, deputy dean of the School of Arts, Peking University. Zheng Kaiyan, chief producer of the film and secretary of the Party Committee of Ningbo Film Group, and director and screenwriter Li Xiaojun shared their creative journey. Experts and scholars such as Yan Shaofei, Zhang Baiqing, Li Yang, Qiu Zhanghong, and Yu Xiaofeng gathered for discussions and interpreted the creative space of mainstream films from multiple perspectives. .
The film rarely puts the Battle of Dabaidi, the most honorable battle since the founding of the Red Army, on the big screen, and was also a battle in which Mao Zedong personally participated with a gun. According to chief producer Zheng Kaiyan, the Battle of Dabaidi was related to the decision of China's historical destiny. "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Sky" aims to use images to present that extraordinary process, inherit the spirit of revolutionaries, and pay tribute to the 130th anniversary of the great man. I would like to pay high respect to Comrade Mao Zedong and his comrades on his birthday.
Zheng Kaiyan
Director Li Xiaojun, who comes from a military family, was deeply shocked by the story of Chairman Mao's battle here when he visited Dabaidi 10 years ago. He admitted that the Battle of Dabaidi was not as magnificent as the three major battles, but it contained faith. and the power of humanity. After years of polishing the script, the film has made bold innovations and strives to get rid of the stereotypes of film narratives on major revolutionary historical themes.
Li Xiaojun
Experts and scholars participating in the meeting discussed "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Air" from multiple angles. Lei Hong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Peking University School of Arts, believes that this film is not only an artistic representation of the Battle of Dabaidi, but also an important medium to spread the revolutionary spirit and red gene. It is also of great significance and enlightenment to the new era and the audience.
Lei Hong believes that this seminar is held at Peking University not only to commemorate the great historical moments and revolutionary spirit in China’s modern history, but also to commemorate the great man Mao Zedong and the ideological sparks and ancestors who spread the fire on the fertile soil of Peking University. They also pay tribute to Mao Zedong and the revolutionary predecessors who were not afraid of sacrifice and dedicated their lives to the Chinese revolution, and encourage students to grasp the big historical perspective in the new era and inherit and carry forward the revolutionary spirit of their ancestors in the new era.
Professor Peng Feng, dean of Peking University School of Arts, pointed out that using this film as a case study, how to express major revolutionary historical themes in films can become a subject of in-depth research. Peng Feng hopes to turn the constructive results embodied in Chinese contemporary art into the contemporary art concept of the Chinese people and the global contemporary art concept.
Yan Shaofei, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the China Film Association, said that the Battle of Dabaidi is rarely shown in movies. For recording and passing on that shocking legendary story, "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Air" has a very high image. Its value, its thinking and value of the times, and its reference significance for film creation are worthy of recognition.
Yan Shaofei
Zhang Baiqing, president of the China Film Critics Society, analyzed the image of Mao Zedong in the movie, saying that he is tenable and upright, and that his character space is a force that supports the progress of the film. The film has elements of romantic expression. It begins with Mao Zedong's "The Bodhisattva Man in the Big Parkland", which exudes a strong poetic quality. The director's careful conception highlighted the film's sense of innovation.
Xiang Yong, a professor at Peking University School of Arts, also emphasized the poetic nature of the film. Regardless of perspective presentation, character creation, rhythm control, picture composition and color use, he respected the rules of poetic aesthetics.Liu Chen, deputy dean of the School of Arts of Peking University, paid attention to the colors used in the film, which are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Borrowing words from the square seal specially engraved by painter Li Keran in 1954 to reform Chinese painting to describe the creative innovation, she said that the exploration of this film can be said to be courageous and soul-demanding.
Xiang Yong
Yu Xiaofeng, Secretary of the Party Branch of the School of Management of Beijing Film Academy, was amazed by the film's exquisite photography and lighting. He mentioned that He Zizhen's voice is a particularly clever touch in the film, making the audience believe in this period of history and imagine the difficulty of Chairman Mao's revolutionary journey. The film perfectly presents revolutionary romanticism and the feelings of revolutionary ancestors who firmly believe in the road. .
Professor Li Yang, Vice Dean of Peking University School of Arts, praised "Who Holds the Color to Practice Dancing in the Sky" not only focuses on the grand war, but is shot around a battle, full of ingenuity in character arrangement and plot structure, gun battles and explosion scenes Meets the requirements of commercial movies. Wang Bei, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Peking University School of Arts, analyzed in detail the circumstances of Wu Ruolan's sacrifice. Before she was arrested in the street fighting, she had been singing "Being the Red Army" in order to attract the enemy and exchange for the opportunity for her comrades to evacuate safely. Amidst the gunfire, the beautiful melody is very tense, and the director also deliberately amplified the volume of the song. Wu Ruolan finally became the symbol of the little white flower. When she died, the song also echoed the picture. Wang Bei specifically mentioned that the ending song of the movie "The Ballad of Guanshan" is very sincere. Xiaocao remembers that they have been here, where are they going, and where is the direction of the wind. The lyrics are very good. It combines grand narrative and pop culture without being obvious, and it is similar to movie narrative. From this song, we can see that the creator put a lot of effort into the creation of the film.
Wang Bei
Professor Qiu Zhanghong, director of the Department of Drama and Film at the School of the Arts, Peking University, said that there are nine indicators for generally evaluating the portrayal of protagonists in commercial films, including ability, persistence, conscience, diligence, interest, courage, suffering, suffering injustice, If you are often in danger, you can qualify if you meet five of them. The portrayal of Mao Zedong in "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Sky" can meet seven of these criteria. This film has completed another exploration of the path to shaping a great Chinese man in the new era. Chen Jun, associate professor at Peking University School of Arts, praised the literary nature of the film. He said that many films have drawn energy from literature. "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Sky" also quoted a large number of literary elements, constructing a story that the audience can understand from literature. Chairman Mao and the world of revolutionary culture. Zhu Benjun, a researcher at the Peking University Library, analyzed that the enemy is outnumbered, the enemy is strong and we are weak. The film uses strong contrast to show how to turn disaster into attack and turn disaster into good fortune, showing Chairman Mao's perseverance, enterprising character and fearless spirit. This is where its mind and soul lies.
Chen Jun
From the perspective of a media person, Chen Xuezhi, editor-in-chief of "China Screen" magazine, bluntly said that "Who Holds Colors and Practices Dancing in the Air" has a high degree of completion. If the movie can generate a warm social response after its release, it will is an ideal state. Combining He Zizhen's lines, Zhang Wenyan, deputy editor-in-chief of "Contemporary Film" shared his views. The Marxist belief in Chairman Mao's heart and the goal of liberating the working people of the world are indestructible. It is this power that allows the people to truly be the masters of their own country and enable the people to As the master of the world, the nature of the people is the true location of divinity.
Chen Xuezhi
Zhang Wenyan
Ye Feng, secretary-general of the Zhejiang Provincial Film Screening Association, shared that this film is innovative and presents a youthful state, which is expected to resonate with the younger generation. Zhang Yueming, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Jiangxi Film and Television Association, collaborated with director Li Xiaojun on his first film. Now director Li Xiaojun has made a new film. He laments that this major revolutionary historical film is very rewarding.
Ye Feng
At the end of the seminar, Li Daoxin, deputy dean of the School of Arts of Peking University, concluded: This is a revolutionary historical film with pursuit, courage, realm, and innovation. He further analyzed that director Li Xiaojun has very well combined audiovisual and plastic arts with the concept of the entire film, and has a very clear authorial consciousness in both content and form. There are a large number of tilting shots, long shots and close-ups in the film, especially some shots where He Tingying sacrificed her life. The specific sense of styling presents the inner spirit of mainstream movies. We hope that through the release of the film, this spirit can be conveyed further. .
It is reported that the film plans to gradually launch screenings in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha and other places in the near future.
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