After watching it twice, I have to admit that this is the most sophisticated and historical anti-Japanese war movie I have ever seen. Pay attention to the cars in the public concession that walk on the left according to history, and the Chinese nanny in the house wears white upper body and black lower body pants, which is a typical Chinese grandma's dress. The Japanese army's planes were also well-made, and even in order to make this film, Shanghai's Bund was blocked for three days.
Many Chinese viewers may feel extremely uncomfortable when watching it, and feel that this film is suspected of insulting China. The Chinese people in the film are extremely numb and dirty. In fact, this has been beautified. Urine on the street, the whole city is very dirty. We should always learn to face history head-on and not blindly.
Chinese audiences are not used to seeing anti-war works in film and television works on the theme of the Anti-Japanese War, because they are deeply influenced by mainstream values. In fact, the war is a disaster for all parties involved. From the perspective of a third country child, it may be possible Both sides are stupid. In the film, Jimmy has a Japanese friend. He also admires the bravery of the Japanese soldiers and is suspected of beautifying Japan, but in the final analysis, they are trapped in the concentration camps of the Japanese army! The characteristic of anti-war themes is that the enemy is written as a human being, rather than blindly demonized.
However, this film is a bit too sensational and lengthy. The plot in the concentration camp is relatively trivial, lacks more sophisticated design, and cannot remember typical plots. The reason is that the protagonist is too weak and passive, as is the case throughout the whole story, which leads to a weaker dramatic tension of the plot.
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