Text | Little Trojan Horse in the Hot Sun
To be honest, I’ve never seen a space-themed film made by Russia before, but I’ve watched two in succession recently, the "Space Rescue" that was just introduced on the big screen some time ago, and the one "Skywalker" that I'm going to talk about today. ", also adapted from real historical events.
Compared with the use of technology and special effects in "Space Rescue" to highlight the urgency of the historical period, "Skywalker" uses a complete plot and detailed control to impress the audience.
The space program of the former Soviet Union described in Skywalker. Around 1965, the Soviet Union appointed two aviators to enter space ahead of time when the conditions were not perfect (because the United States was already preparing to launch a manned spacecraft), they were Ah Lexie Leonov and Pavel Belyev.
The film strictly follows the chronological timeline narration, occasionally interspersed with Leonov's childhood memories, to truly and completely show the entire real process of this space journey-twists and turns.
A wave of orders
The manned space flight plan two years in advance, the unmanned spacecraft used in the experiment did not start the outer space adventure on the premise of returning safely. The film took nearly a quarter of the space to render. Some basic conditions before the launch of the manned spacecraft, including the technical tracking in the laboratory, the urgency of time, the personal status of the two astronauts, etc., clarified a few Key timeline: 1963, the day the unmanned module was tested, and the day before the launch.
This not only played a role in quickly explaining things, but also explained the dangers of the space program and the astronauts’ steadfastness one by one. It also explained the dangers encountered in space and the decisions of the astronauts when they took measures. All pave the way for details, giving the audience enough time for psychological construction.
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The pressure of the special space suit restrained Leonov's actions. The aerospace knowledge involved is a bit complicated. In short, the ground cannot simulate the actual environment of space caused by technical flaws.
In the film, the emotions of this part are rendered just right by comparison. The excitement and excitement when entering outer space from the beginning, the magnificence felt by looking down on the earth from space. , So that I can hear my breath and heartbeat" "The earth is like a velvet carpet spread out, what a beautiful picture"!
The whole screen was shown live. Leonov, the world’s first astronaut who walked in outer space, waved to the camera. Countless viewers witnessed this historic moment in front of the TV and radio. Now we can feel it again through the silver screen. Kind of excitement.
When the ground command had to cut off the historical scene of live broadcast, the degree of urgency had initially emerged. The celebration of joy and joy had just begun, and the danger had already come. The anxious ground command, the bewildered family members in front of the TV, and Leonov himself struggling to stay calm, and the state of watching the movie in complete relief when the danger is temporarily relieved can all prove how successful this tension can be.
The endangered rapid stacking brought the rhythm of the film to the first climax.
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Echoing another question raised in the first half of the film, the astronaut is required to enter the spacecraft in an advanced posture, but the constraints of the aviation suit and in order to ensure the integrity of the camera in hand (this is mentioned in the later memoirs), Leono The husband chose the head first, and the hatch behind him did not close automatically. The small barreled airlock made it difficult for Leonov to turn around and close the door.
History’s memories of this incident, used in a relaxed way of laughing and talking, showed the indescribable pressure that the astronauts were under at the time. The actual time from the discovery of the spacesuit expansion to the closing of the hatch was only 210 seconds, and the astronaut’s weight was reduced by 5.4 Kilograms, 3 liters of sweat accumulated in each boot.
The prompt of the timeline did not stop because of this, but was more urgent: the 20th hour of flight, landing after 2 hours; the 22nd hour of flight, automatic landing after 25 minutes; 3 hours after landing; 6 hours after landing; 9 hours after landing, etc. The words affect the hearts of the audience. This is a race between time and life.
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The oxygen pressure is twice the normal value, which means the possibility of explosion. Oxygen poisoning will cause coma and hallucinations of the astronauts. The difference between the film and reality is the solution of this crisis. The film echoes Leon Nov always flashed back childhood memories, completed the ground command and operated it correctly.
It's hard not to think of the setting of the film as the blessing of fate, and I am more willing to believe that this comes from firm belief, plus the little luck required for success.
One wave has not settled, and the film has a fourth fold, strictly speaking.
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Automatic positioning does not work, political interests and the rights of astronauts’ lives are contradictory. The theft of science and technology is undoubtedly a huge loss for the country, but the brilliance of human nature has the upper hand.
In the end, the ground agreed with the astronauts to take artificial aiming and landing, and a deviation of only a few degrees may also cause a large range of searches on the earth, which will cause indispensable obstacles to rescue. The delay in rescue makes the astronauts have to After spending a few hours in the ice and snow, this was fatal to them who were exhausted and had no supplements. The bad news of "crew death" has even been reported.
This series of foreshadowing when the rescue plane successfully found the astronaut’s traces, the greatest degree of joy and touch erupted, not only for the astronauts, the kind of rescued, able to see their family again, and become a space hero. Mood also includes ground control, aircraft involved in rescue, providing radio clues, and so on.
If you ask what is the biggest advantage of "Skywalker", I think it is undoubtedly that it does not unilaterally render the heroic deeds of any independent individual. People always remember many firsts, such as the first human being to walk in space. The Soviet cosmonaut Leonov, the first Earthman to enter space was the former Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin, the first to land on the moon was American astronaut Armstrong, etc., but they are always forgotten by these first people. Behind them, there are countless behind-the-scenes workers who sacrificed and worked hard for it.
This seemingly small step in space is not only the merit of the astronauts, but also the precious memories of everyone who participated in it, which is enough to move.
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