Land and sea in Beijing in 1900

Judging from the three views and stances of some Chinese people, the film will of course be very thunderous. The Eight-Nation Alliance’s invasion of China is our national shame, and this two-and-a-half-hour-long, epic-level blockbuster at the time is exactly From the perspective of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, they gave a compelling and "reasonable" reason for their invasion of Beijing: the Manchu government controlled by the Empress Dowager Cixi tried to expel the envoys of the countries through the chaos of the bandits, and within 24 hours of the envoy's refusal In the case of evacuating Beijing, the regular army and bandits of the Manchu Qing government united to attack the embassy, ​​and the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded solely to rescue them. The film features a small group of US Marines headed by Charlton Heston as the protagonist, with the British Minister as the deputy line of David Niven, and Russia and Japan as the auxiliary. All beings. In the meantime, the Manchu and Qing court, as one of the opponents, split into two factions. One faction is the main battle faction represented by the noble king of the clan. The Boxer Rebellion is a great power that can be used; one faction is the Zhuhe faction represented by Rong Lu, who believes that the battle between the Chinese and the foreigners is difficult to win and has no benefits. How can the swords of the Boxer beat the guns, and it is angered if they cannot win. Foreigners are bound to take their humiliation. The patriotic and family-loving Empress Dowager Cixi leans towards the pro-war view and adopts the strategy of Duanwang. Since this film was not originally shot for Chinese people, the characters in the film range from Cixi and Duanwang to ordinary shop owners, all of whom are fluent in English. The atmosphere above the court is gloomy. Cixi is like an old godly woman, and the king is like a small eunuch plum. The soy sauce surrounds the audience with folding fans. They are bizarre and uncontrollable.

Not much else to say, the audience has their own judgment. Since the main line of the film is the US marines and land, and the protagonist is the leader of this small group of marines and land (they are from the Marine Corps) Major, let’s talk about what US Marines did in the 1900 Battle of Beijing. This article is more detailed: http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1999/winter/boxer-rebellion-1.html

It is mentioned that the land and sea team led by Major Heston is actually the one led by Captain Myers (the future Marine Lieutenant General JTMyers) and Captain Hall, with a total of 48 marines plus five sailors and an assistant naval doctor. . Among the 48 marines, there was a private soldier named Daniel Daly. In this battle in August 1900, he received his first Medal of Honor, MoH. Since then, he has launched his dazzling service life: In World War I, he again received a Medal of Honor, and in his service history he also received a series of military honors, including DSC, and he was also the only 19 men in the history of the US military to win MoH. one.

The prototype of Heston's character JTMyers: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Twiggs_Myers

Daniel Dalys: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Daly

The plot of bombing the arsenal is also real .

My personal dissatisfaction is that Gardner’s role is very unnecessary, and the love scene between her and Heston is also quite inexplicable. It is the common cliché in old movies, which adds a lot of unnecessary length, which makes me watch. In the process, he fell asleep several times. As for selling gemstone necklaces to raise supplies for wounded soldiers and children and die as a result, what is it to explain? What is even more ridiculous is probably her and Rong Lu's slander.

Heston himself said that working with Gardner is difficult, and Gardner is also difficult to get along with, but he gets along well with David Niven.

An additional note: Heston played General Gordon in Khartoum in the 1960s, and General Gordon's fame also began in China.

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