This rough style of film reminds me of "Tou Ming Zhuang". The most direct connection between the two films is the dirty character modeling. The self-destructive images of Takeshi Kaneshiro and Leehom Wang can also be used as a comparison. It’s just that it’s also a war drama. "Tooting the Name" mainly shows the heart of the leader of the war, while "Little Soldier" focuses on the little people who passively participate in the war. Therefore, compared with the conspiracy-filled "Tang Ming Zhuang", "Big Soldier Young General" seems much simpler. From the beginning to the end, the movie closely revolves around the theme of "anti-war". The sign with the word "Taiping" on the soldier played by Jackie Chan runs through it, which is a form of expression of the theme of "anti-war".
Frankly speaking, the first hour of the movie looked a little dull. Although Jackie Chan has been working hard to be funny, it is not in harmony with the overall majestic image style of the film. The new mainland director Ding Sheng also has some shortcomings in the arrangement of scenes and shots. In addition, I really don't understand why a Korean should be played as the younger brother who is fighting for the status of prince Wang Leehom. His eyes and tone of voice spoiled the atmosphere of the movie, and he died inexplicably in the end. Until the film entered the final stage, its artistic conception suddenly opened up. The soldier who wanted to capture the enemy young general in exchange for five acres of land finally returned to his country after going through hardships, but released the young general in front of the country. "While I haven't regretted it, you go quickly." The reason for the release is largely because the soldiers empathize with the young general's situation. He has been suffering for his brother's death in battle, so he felt that he couldn't kill someone else's brother. "Anti-war" is an abstract vocabulary. If it is concretized, it is probably the phrase that soldiers often say-"As long as you live, it's good." Not only must we live by ourselves, but we must also let others live well. This is the true meaning of "anti-war".
After letting go of the young general, the soldiers walked into the door of the motherland, only to find that Liang had been captured by Qin, and he had become a slave to the country. Not only did he not get the five acres of rapeseed field he dreamed of, he even lost his life. In order to live, he was a deserter; in order to live, he captured enemy generals; he dreamed of "living well" every day, and in the end he was simply ended, without any room for reversal. As long as they are involved in the war, the little people will inevitably be doomed. Jackie Chan completed the whole movie with his fall, allowing the theme of "anti-war" to be established.
Just as the young general called Dabing a "little man", this is a movie of a small man. The whole film is full of small meaningful details. In addition to the sign engraved with "Taiping", for example, the soldier let go of a pregnant rabbit, and the soldier lay down and watered a young seedling on the wasteland. The soldier often Talking about what his father said. The intention of these small details is nothing more than to highlight one thing-"vitality". Cruel warfare is the destruction of life, but there will always be a stream of "life force" surviving. As a small person, the soldier has a catch phrase: it's good. "Little Soldier", which can show the little people in the war like this, is not perfect, but it is also quite good.
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