From “Red Years” to “Changjin Lake”
The main melody film and television works ignite patriotic enthusiasm
●Which film and television works have the highest topicality during the National Day holiday? The non-movie “Changjin Lake” is none other than that. According to statistics from the professional version of Maoyan, as of 15:30 on October 10, the box office of the film exceeded 4 billion yuan, making it the seventh film in the history of Chinese film to surpass 4 billion yuan.
●If you turn your attention from the big screen to the TV screen, the TV series “The Red Years”, which is continuously broadcasting during prime time on CCTV, not only attracts the attention of countless viewers, but also evokes the unforgettable part of those who witnessed the “three-line construction” recall.
Let the audience resonate with the great spirit in the same frequency
Whether it is the movie “Changjin Lake” or the TV series “The Red Years”, it is the main theme of the film and television works. During the National Day holiday, the domestic war film “Changjin Lake” took the lead at the box office. The artistic value and spiritual connotation of the film have been unanimously affirmed by the audience and the industry; the industrial-themed TV series “Red Years” truly restored the historical scene of the “third-line construction” and vividly reproduced it The “third-line spirit” is especially popular with young audiences.
As the two most popular film and television works with the main theme since October, “Changjin Lake” and “Red Years” have ignited the audience’s fiery patriotism. Through the visual expression of historical events, the audience can cross time and space and be moved. It has achieved the same frequency resonance with the great spirit (the spirit of resisting US and aiding Korea, the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsman).
Show the great zeitgeist group portrait through small characters
Upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that the two film and television works have similarities in the same way. For example, in terms of narrative methods, both works use small characters to show great zeitgeist group portraits: the Wu family brothers with different personalities in “Changjin Lake”, Mei Sheng, a veteran who is about to be discharged from the army and return to the battlefield without hesitation, “can’t die” Lei Gong, a platoon leader who talks about Ziwei and is humorous; Xia Fangzhou, a “genius engineer” with a scientific and rigorous working attitude in “Red Years”, and Chen Guomin, an old model worker who firmly believes that “practice brings true knowledge”, selfless dedication and caring for the growth of young people all the way Excellent Communists Zhao Dianchu, Huo Maosen…These “ordinary heroes” used actions to write the Communists’ firm ideals and beliefs and powerful spiritual power, and also made the audience feel credible and sensible.
At the same time, “Changjin Lake” depicts the new recruit Wu Wanli growing rapidly in the fierce battle under the precepts and deeds of the veterans. The classic lines in the film are like: “If we don’t fight this battle, our next generation will fight. “Some guns must be fired, and some guns can’t be fired.” Ordinary but with a sound, it makes the character’s growth arc fuller, and also allows the audience to have a deeper understanding of the connotation of the great spirit of the times. In “Red Years”, Xia Fangzhou’s growth all the way also has typical characteristics of the times: he was full of spirits when he was a fledgling, and he understood the strategic significance of “three-line construction” through the guidance of his instructor; when engineering construction encountered problems, he insisted on seeking truth from facts and overcoming various difficulties. , And ultimately ensure the smooth commissioning of the steel plant.
Coincidentally, the representative of the workers in the play, Guomin Chen, is the first of the “four kings” on the construction site of the “third line”. Excellent backbone of skilled workers. Xia Fangzhou and Chen Guomin are the epitome of thousands of “third-line people” who are willing to dedicate and fight hard for the destiny of the country, and they also use their actions to bring a vivid patriotic education to the audience.
Good works naturally bring good responses. It is reported that as of 20 o’clock on October 9th, on the social platform Weibo, the number of views of the topic #火红年华# has reached 9.965 million, and the number of views of #火红年华心怀国家# has reached 21.767 million.
West China Metropolis Daily-Cover News Reporter Li Yuxin
【Edit: Ye Pan】
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