Like most people in movie theaters, I started crying shortly after the show reached the Holocaust part. Throughout the film, I cried several times for similar reasons, and I could hear the low sobbing and the constant pumping of tissues. I have to say, I was scared to cry. Tears welled up on the eyelashes, making the vision even more clear. The scene was too cruel, and there was no way to stop the involuntary twitching of the shoulders. I was scared to cry so many times throughout the film that I didn't know where I was moved to cry.
In one of the episodes, the women in the refugee area had to go to the Japanese army to be comfort women in order to protect the elderly and children. This was also a tear-jerker. Many people in the theater cried out. Moved by the spirit (at least I am not), it should be more anger towards the Japanese army and a deep sense of humiliation. Involuntarily, I cursed in my heart, where did the men die, and the women were raped by the Japanese. Later, when my mind clears up a bit (so anger is a dizzying emotion), I think that it's true that almost all the men are dead, and they're dead during the massacre at the beginning of the movie.
The last shot of the film is the surviving little boy Xiaodouzi with flowers running on the road and smiling happily. Seeing this, I don't feel the afterlife, and I don't feel inspired by hope. Forgive me for not being able to avoid thinking of "Life is Beautiful", and couldn't help but make a comparison. The Nanjing Massacre and the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews are both extremely tragic in themselves, and there is no comparability and should not be compared. But "Nanjing! Nanjing! " and "Life is Beautiful" are two works of art and two films, I think they can be compared. "Life is Beautiful" is about how a father uses one good lie and fairy tale after another to help his son through the horrific years of his life. I remember when I watched it with the whole class in the third year of junior high school, I laughed from the beginning to the end, but when I saw the ending, I felt a little crying in my heart, but it was mixed with feelings of hope, happiness, and treasure that are difficult to describe. Stepping out of the classroom, the sun shines on the pale yellow shirt, the warmth and hope I felt at that moment will always be remembered.
Director Lu Chuan obviously wants to find another way to reproduce the Nanjing Massacre. The Japanese army officer Kadokawa is a key character described in the film, and his inner struggle can be said to be a bright spot. If the main line of the story is closer to him, "Nanjing! Nanjing! 》Perspective may be more unique, and may lead to some different thinking. But the director, like other films, also created a group of selfless and brave Chinese characters.
As mentioned before, because you want to cover everything, the story feels a little disconnected (at the end of the movie, someone asks "This is the end?"), or the main line is not clear enough, it makes people feel a bit like Documentary. Also saw discussions about whether the film is a documentary or a feature film. Personally, I feel that if this is classified as a documentary, it will be a bit disappointing for Director Lu Chuan's efforts in this film. The tear-jerking deeds are linked together. From the beginning, the tears are emotional, but at the last moment, my heart is a little empty.
But no matter what, Lu Chuan's film is indeed a very sincere one. Some disappointment is also because the previous expectations for it were too high.
In fact, I didn't want to write so much when I first started writing, after all, "Nanjing! Nanjing! " is a movie that has won acclaim from everyone. At this time, there are only two kinds of people who jump out and say some shortcomings, one is a bully, and the other is a fake B. Obviously, I am too far away from Niu B, so I am suspected of pretending to be B. But there should be some sincere words for this sincere film. I guess that's at least true.
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