I specifically read dozens of bad reviews below three stars, and then I feel more and more that my four stars is reasonable.
Those who say that the residents on the other side are watching the flowers, are afraid that they have not fully understood the three-fold comparison; that the image of the white horse is unclear, they are afraid that they are going the old road of realism under the banner of symbolism; Xiaohubei, the opera troupe on the other side, and the squad leader who played shadow puppets; saying that sensationalism was too unsuccessful, at least I was moved; saying that the death squad didn’t explain it well, it seems that this paragraph has been cut, and I think the current treatment is also possible, Those gunshots were left blank, which was very suitable for the atmosphere at that time; it was too contrived and tragic to say that the final retreat was too contrived and tragic, and it was recommended to turn right and give Dunkirk a star first; to say that Xie Jinyuan was unreasonable, he was the head of the regiment He is majestic, obeys orders as a subordinate, has blood as a Chinese, and has empathy as a member of the regiment. I don't know how to use logic to infer the strange conclusion that the people below should not listen to him; People of the Kuomintang, please don’t add drama to yourself. Anyone who has seen the movie knows that the characters of the Eight Hundred Heroes stand out as “Chinese” rather than “KMT troops”. I saw irony, I don't know where the kneeling and licking came from. Is it possible to kneel and lick as long as the Kuomintang people are photographed fighting against Japan?
There is also confusion about whether one person jumped off the building and blew himself up or lined up to blow himself up, and when the flag was raised, why don’t you worry about whether one person can fight against a tank team when you are crazy about Wolf Warrior 2? In movies with similar themes, "Eight Hundred" is already real enough. Isn't it common for heroic characters to be exaggerated in film and television works? Some people shouldn't be picky in the name of respecting history. The basic history of "Eight Hundred" is that a group of Chinese people were trapped in the Sixing warehouse but failed in the end. I don't think the film has seriously distorted history.
I heard that a story about a Taiwanese scolding a Japanese in Japanese and then being hanged by a Chinese on the other side was deleted. I feel that it is a pity. If this part was not deleted, the group portraits of the "players" on the other side would be more intertwined and complicated. There is also the part about Raising the Blue Sky and White Sun Flag, the rhythm of it was deleted, and I have nothing to say.
Of course, "Eight Hundred" is not a perfect film. The dialogue between the commanders of the two armies is a slot, and the story line of the old abacus is indeed unclear. The plot twist in the second half is slightly insufficient, and Xie Jinyuan's struggle before retreating is not enough. Can dig deeper, some actors' performances are not satisfactory, and so on. The Guan Hu team is really creative in the handling of the film, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. The combination of these small flaws prompted me to deduct one star.
All in all, I think Yaobai is pretty good, you can spray me.
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