Very happy "road adventure" + "escape" mode. When it was released that year, it should be said that it gave a very vivid education about war-themed films in China; however, we finally found that the only thing we learned was the thick skin of making up "divine dramas".
Looking back now, I still enjoy it with relish; however, I also feel that this film has one of the most failures.
A train full of Allied prisoners of war escaped from the enemy-occupied areas of the German army: this "magic drama" story of Chi Guoguo determines that this film can only go in a comedy style. There are many scenes in the film that match it: the prisoners of war stripped naked and burned their clothes to force the warden to issue new clothes, the American priest pretended to be a German officer to apply for a visa, and the Gestapo forcibly got into the car in exchange for an American watch. You have to be so nervous, airy, miraculous.
However, the movie doesn't seem to dare to let go of its hands and feet, like "Escape from a Tiger's Mouth"; a serious attitude that frowns and examines the war can be said to have always controlled everything. About 400 prisoners of war were found by the German army hiding in the ruins of the jungle, and dozens of people died at once; all the wounded were slaughtered by the German army when they were put on the train; although the mistress of the German chieftain had cooperated with the enemy, after all, there was no murder in her hands, and she escaped because of the He was silenced by the prisoners of war; in the end, our protagonist, a mature uncle who was wise, gentle and generous, also died outside the threshold of the gate of victory...
Yes, these plots do reflect the cruelty and evil of war; but when you mix it into a story that is obviously a comedy style, it brings a lot of depression and regret, which greatly destroys the unity and coordination of the style.
If someone remakes it in the future, I hope it will be more joyful. In addition, in terms of structural arrangement, the prison drama can be greatly reduced, and more space can be used on the railway. For example, in the scene of "Sabotage the Control Room", there is only one scene in which he is smashing. In fact, from touching the guards to entering the control room, there is a lot to do, and you can make up a lot of funny scenes.
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