Someone else is filming Saving Private Ryan, you are filming a grenade bomber.
Others are filming "Schindler's List", and you are filming dodging bullets.
Others are filming "D-Normandy", and you are filming naked women to salute the Eighth Route Army!
The Chinese finally filmed "The Devil is Coming", but you are not allowed to release it.
Every work that tries to break through the forbidden area will become a master, just like the writer Zhang Xianliang has become a master.
Breaking through the restricted area is not to lie, but to try to restore the true humanity. The more secretive things are, the more problematic they are.
Movies are meant to entertain the public, so why do they have to add political overtones? It is a pity that such an excellent film cannot be released just because it did not highlight a certain political position. Thinking about how many foreign films show the capital bombed and the president captured, I can't believe how their film censors spend taxpayer money with peace of mind. By the way, does a stupid capitalist country have a mechanism for political censorship of movies?
You said that this film has nudity scenes, but your anti-war film also has naked women.
You said that this film is a lot of foul language, but your anti-war film also has a lot of "Bagya Road", "Die Die", "Mixi Misi", "Flower Girl".
You said that this film did not fully reflect the brave anti-Japanese spirit of the common people, and magnified the ignorance, numbness and selfishness of the common people. Humans are inherently seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and unwillingness to face up to the weaknesses of human nature is the greatest ignorance.
Think of many main theme movies and TV dramas, the villagers in a village are willing to be slaughtered by the devils in order to protect a person from a certain faction. Thinking about it from another angle, wouldn't it be the most selfish person if the rescued person could live with peace of mind?
It is undeniable that when Japan invaded China, there must have been a lot of heroic resistance, and there were also many traitors who betrayed their country and sought glory. But there must be more ordinary people like the people in the film who dare not fight and are unwilling to betray their country. They cherish their lives and protect their lives wisely, which may be more in line with the character of most unarmed people. Otherwise, there will be no such a historical product as the "good citizen certificate".
This is a work that touches the soul, and it cannot deprive people of the right to know the truth of history just because it does not express the political stance of a certain faction.
Domestic directors should make less stupid movies that make the world laugh, and more movies and TV works that can resonate with the public. Resonating is not against the government, but allows the audience to think more deeply about human nature.
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