"The Big Bombing" is a magical movie. It was launched in 2011, started and finished in 2015, and the schedule for the domestic release in 2018 has repeatedly bounced.
Because of various news and rumors from Kuailu Group, Shi Jianxiang, Cui Yongyuan, Fan Bingbing, Xiao Feng, etc., from entertainment circles to financial pages to political and legal news, this movie has been bombarding the public's attention without revealing its true colors.
The director of the film, Xiao Feng, released Weibo on October 17 to settle the suspense of the schedule - "The Big Bomb" finally (forced) to cancel the domestic release plan.
However, it is said that it will be broadcast on film websites in the United States on October 26, and the theater will be released on a small scale.
According to netizens in the United States on Weibo, it has been seen in AMC theaters in the United States controlled by Wanda.
The English title of "Big Bombing" is "Air Strike", not "Unbreakable Spirit" or "The Bombing" on various Chinese posters before.
The score given by IMDb is 4.7 (out of 10), the Rotten Tomatoes website has no score, and the film cannot be found on Metacritric.
The American version is 97 minutes long, which is 35 minutes removed from the original 132 minutes.
The actors are all in English.
This is the version I just downloaded.
The Chinese people and Chinese soldiers all speak fluent English. The key is that the dubbing does not match the temperament of the characters, which is quite dramatic.
The translation of Chinese subtitles is a disaster. This subtitle group is very unreliable. All kinds of inexplicable literal translations affect the viewing experience. Fortunately, there are Chinese and English subtitles.
But having said that, for sharing resources so quickly, I should be grateful for the "reaching hands".
Fan Bingbing appeared for 11 seconds at the beginning of the film (some media said it was 9 seconds, but I counted it, 11 seconds), and disappeared after saying 3 lines.
"Now, to the basement", "Everybody, hurry! come, now", "come on, dear".
Fan's character is very positive, but it does not play a key role in promoting the plot. There is really no need to find a big star for such a cameo, let alone take away 30 million in remuneration - of course, it may be a trick.
Nicholas Tse also received the box lunch after only two scenes.
Their names are listed as "Special Appearances" in the end credits.
The Chinese-speaking big-name actors in the film are like stars, the subject matter is the main theme, and there are big scenes of war. They have the posture of a gift film like "Founding of the Army", but in fact "The Big Bomb" was indeed to commemorate the victory of the anti-fascist 70. It was prepared for the anniversary (2015), but it was not expected that the follow-up would be so turbulent.
To be honest, there is nothing new about the war special effects scenes, the Hollywood standard industrial standard, but it is still much better than the domestic cutout.
Some say that the film has an investment of 700 million yuan, some say that the film cost 400 million yuan, and there are various opinions such as 350 million yuan and more than one billion yuan. ,
In times of difficulty, the crew only had 15,000 yuan left to support him, he couldn't even pay the deposit for Bruce Willis to stay in a hotel, and a series of self-destruction procedures became the most indebted director in China.
Is it because the management is shouting that it is actually a bubble, or is the money spent in a secret place? The water is too deep, and people who eat melons still listen to monks chanting sutras.
The plot tells how the Chinese military and civilians fought against the enemy during the Anti-Japanese War when the Japanese invaders bombed Chongqing. With the help of American flight instructors, young Chinese pilots fought a series of tragic and tragic air battles with the Japanese Air Force. To live and die is to promote the dignity of the Chinese nation.
The dramatic conflict in the main line mainly comes from the difference in combat philosophy between the American flight instructor (Bruce Willis) and the Chinese passionate pilots.
There is a dramatic scene in the film. The Japanese army frequently bombed the sky, but the instructor played mahjong with the Chinese people in the teahouse. He said, "Mahjong is not a child's game. It is a simulated war, which may help your critical thinking."
Mahjong is mentioned many times in the film, and the characteristic that Chongqing people love to play mahjong seems to be a cultural export.
Bruce Willis was the main male lead. He may have been superstitious about the reputation of his generation of action superstars at the time, but in fact, he is already over 60 years old. His new film "Death Wish" this year is North America The box office barely exceeded 30 million US dollars, and the Chinese box office was only more than 22 million yuan.
He also has one and only one scene in "The Big Bomb" with Ramo Willis, his daughter from ex-wife Demi Moore.
In addition, Huang Shengyi has only one scene left in the film ("But I can't leave you here"), and the opposite scene is Adrien Brody, who won the Oscar 15 years ago.
Whether it's Bruce or Adrian, they must be weak if they want to be a box office appeal in North America.
Liu Ye is the male protagonist claimed by the Chinese side, but Geng Le, who has many opposite scenes with him, plays a more advanced level.
Among the many green leaves, Fan Wei is the best performer, who is vivid and natural, and his emotions are also progressive.
Among the actresses, Ma Su has the most roles, followed by Zhang Junning, and then Che Yongli. The legendary Chen Daoming and Liu Xiaoqing are nowhere to be seen, but their names are still in the credits at the end of the film.
The Chinese pilot who played the most roles turned out to be South Korean actor Song Seung-heon.
In addition to the protagonist's halo (for example, Song Seung-heon was shot twice and crashed and collided with the enemy's plane in suicide, but he never died), even the supporting characters also had the halo of supporting roles. down, and kept the swaddling baby,
For example, no matter how the Japanese bombed and strafed, the teahouse was still strong, and Feng Yuanzheng could always escape the catastrophe.
Although it was filmed during the war years, with all kinds of indiscriminate bombings, collapsed buildings, and people fleeing for their lives, the overall tone of the film is very bright and a bit inconsistent, but perhaps the director just wanted to leave a ray of hope.
Soldiers maintain clean faces and meticulous hairstyles.
Birthdays are celebrated in the barracks.
Bombed churches have children and adults frolicking together.
Mahjong competitions will be held in the teahouse.
There is a passionate kiss goodbye to Lady Beacon.
There is a common bond after the revolutionary friendship.
In general, the 97-minute version of "The Great Bombing" is relatively mediocre, and it does not contribute any new ideas to the theme of the Anti-Japanese War. Although there are fancy bombings, fighter aircraft confrontations, the fall of cities, piles of dead bodies, and the bloody deaths of children,
But I feel that the tragic war and the pull of the war on human nature are not enough, and the so-called family image sentiment is also popular.
In the final analysis, it is still a platter work for celebrities to brush their faces.
Instead, the director Xiao Feng sighed.
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