Dare to uncover a corner of tragic history is courage

Lupe 2022-04-21 09:03:39

In Liu Zhenyun's original book, the first sentence is: "In 1942, in my hometown, Henan, there was a problem of eating." The
famine in Henan, the ukiyo-e under the famine was filmed in a movie, from top to bottom, from the temple As high as the rivers and lakes, in the face of famine, all kinds of people performed scenes of sad or absurd scenes, which made people sigh and sigh.
When I was very young, I often listened to my grandmother and grandfather about their experiences of fleeing the famine and starving, some for 42 years, some for 60 years. For me, those are stories of unimaginable situations, and for the elderly, they are unforgettable memories. Therefore, "the people take food as the sky" is not just a slogan, but a top priority that is deeply engraved by hunger.
Feng Xiaogang wanted to make an epic movie, he chose this piece of history that didn't go far, he wanted to cover everything and carried out a multi-line narrative, but the whole story seemed long and unfocused, which was also criticized by various film critics. his place.
The core of the film is not history, but human nature. When human beings face a real threat to their lives, how ugly human nature will be, people who have not experienced it will never know.
In any case, Feng Xiaogang dared to uncover the scars of this nation, and showed the cruelty in it to wake up future generations. Even if the ability is lacking, sincerity and practice should be encouraged.

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  • Damien 2022-03-18 09:01:09

    Tongguan, located in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, was a major destination for the Great Escape from Henan in 1942. It can be said to be the "end point" of this journey of suffering. It is easy to think of "Tongguan Road on the outside and inside of mountains and rivers. Looking at the western capital, I hesitate and feel sad. Everywhere, palaces, and palaces have become soils. The people are prosperous, they perish, and the people suffer.” Tens of millions of people were displaced, three million died of hunger and drifted into the wild, natural disasters + man-made disasters, the Lord is powerless and can only rely on himself. Go on, live on.

  • Abbie 2022-03-15 09:01:11

    Anticlimactic, protracted rhythm, and inexplicable religious plot (has it become standard to install priests in national films?). I'm more disappointed, I feel that all the good topics have been eaten by x. It didn't change my attitude that I didn't want to see Feng Xiaogang.