Author: Wang Yan
On June 25, the film “1921”, which focused on the great event of the founding of the Communist Party of China, handed over its first answer sheet to a national audience: the box office on the first day of screening exceeded 20 million yuan, and the total number of viewers was the champion of the day. The pre-sale box office exceeded 30 million yuan.
“1921” was filmed under the direction of the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, produced and directed by Huang Jianxin, and co-directed by Zheng Dasheng. Two weeks ago, the film was unveiled as the opening film of the Shanghai International Film Festival. If it is said that “1921” premiered in Shanghai, it carries the special significance of the birthplace of the Communist Party of China, and also expresses the affectionate praise to a group of prosperous and prosperous “ignitors” a hundred years ago; then on the 25th, it will be harvested in Beijing with the screening. With a box office of about 1.3 million yuan, it attracted about 580,000 people to watch movies in Chongqing, Changsha, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other cities. This main theme movie is being reviewed in the broader market.
When scholars mentioned that the film started with the three-fold logic of history, belief, and aesthetics, and made the main theme “good-looking”; when more and more netizens mentioned “hot blood”, “moved” and “burning” in their afterthoughts, this The main theme of the movie has gradually “burned” from the original heart to the mountains and seas and reached the hearts of the people.
Disassemble the three difficult problems and reflect the original intention in the magnificent history
The outline of the story of “1921” is a grand history that people are familiar with. In Shanghai in 1921, the situation was tense. 13 enthusiastic youths from all over the world broke through the monitoring and tracking of various complex forces at home and abroad, and gathered in Shanghai. Under the promotion of “Southern Chen and North Li”, the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai, announcing the official establishment of this party that changed the future and destiny of hundreds of millions of people. Since then, a new chapter in Chinese history has been opened.
How can the history of rigidity be more vivid? Standing in the time-space pattern of looking back over a century and standing on the audience’s aesthetic level in 2021, scholars praised the multiple innovations in the theme narrative of “1921”.
“The historical background is complex and complicated. It is a big problem that a film has to outline a clear historical context in just over two hours.” Zhang Dexiang, the vice chairman of the China Literature and Art Critics Association commented that “1921” “gnawed” the hard bones.” The film clarifies the historical logic of the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party from the three dimensions of international and domestic backgrounds, events, and characters.” In his view, representatives of the Communist International such as Marin and Japanese storylines can provide viewers with a more comprehensive picture. Observe and think about the party’s founding history from a sexual perspective.
In the context of drama, “meetings” are originally weak plots. It is the second problem that “1921” faces in front of “1921”. Scholars have seen the spiritual core of the whole film from the portrayal of the characters’ hearts in the film. The initial heart is sprouting, and the faith is surging. “1921” is not just a simple introduction of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China on the screen, but from the “initial heart” to tell the audience why this group of communists finally made a groundbreaking decision; tell the audience what beliefs and ideals they hold What kind of tribulations and tests have been encountered in order to protect the faith. Su Zhiliang, a professor at Shanghai Normal University and an urban history research expert, said: “Revolution can never be achieved easily and with drums and gongs. Research in recent years has shown that the more difficulties and obstacles we face, the more tenacious the party’s growth and development.”
The third difficulty is also the innovation of “1921”, which lies in aesthetics. Zhang Bin, a professor at Shanghai University, praised that the film satisfies the audience’s historical and aesthetic expectations for the starting point of the founding of the party. “The fusion of typological thinking and the theme of the theme allows the audience to clarify the importance of party building to the country and the nation, and at the same time produce the characters in the film. The exchange of emotions and values”.
After dismantling the three difficult problems of historical logic, belief logic, and aesthetic logic, the narrative mission of “1921” has been achieved-reflecting the original intention in the magnificent history.
“Polishing” with details and texture as the ideal, the main theme embraces the confidant
From the very beginning, the main creative team knew very well that “1921” should not only “complete the narrative”, but also “complete the dialogue”: let today’s audience touch the historical temperature of one hundred years ago, so that the spark in the eyes of the ancestors can shine in today’s people. Heart. Therefore, how ordinary viewers watch “1921” attracts attention from all parties.
After the opening of the screening on the first day, netizens spontaneously posted the ticket stubs on various platforms and expressed their opinions. Scenes such as Mao Zedong running on the prosperous streets of Shanghai, Li Da and Wang Huiwu and his wife talking on the rooftop, and the workers’ strike were regarded as “famous scenes” in the eyes of the audience. Mao Zedong talked to Yang Kaihui about his belief in “struggling for ideals and devoting himself to the truth”; Li Da recalled that “a big China, we don’t even have our own fire”; Mao Zedong, Li Da, and Wang Huiwu, for the sake of “equality between men and women”, Toasting and drinking for “the opening of a new company”, “to open up the nation’s wisdom as soon as possible”, and even “end the suffering of China as soon as possible” are the most memorable phrases in the enthusiastic feedback from netizens.
The continuous accumulation of afterthoughts, overlapped the audience’s voice-“1921” is the starting point and the burning point. Say it is the starting point, because the film goes back to the beginning of the great journey. To borrow Mao Zedong’s lines, “Because our starting point is the same, we swear to overthrow the old world. And because our ideals are also the same, we look forward to the establishment of a new China, a new China that everyone wants and the people dominate!” The ancestors found their way in the dark night. In the darkness before dawn, we seek the truth and explore the direction, so as to lead the Chinese people to wake up, stand up, and create a new sky in the future. And this is exactly the beginning of today’s prosperous and strong China. It is the burning point, because this beginning is a sparkling prairie in the precarious situation of old China, and it is the unswerving ambition of “striving for ideals and dedicating to the truth, even if nothing is gained” in the film.
In addition to the ideal high light and high burning moments, many viewers also paid attention to the details of the texture. In the film, the young people’s eager look when reading Marxist literature, the glamorous face when talking about revolutionary ideals, and the determination to replace “people” with “people” before printing… formed the audience’s minds of the Communist Party in 1921 The most vivid appearance of people.
A netizen wrote movingly: “In the magnificent history, there are both large rivers and undercurrents. Together, they have combined the depth of field of that era. It is in the historical texture and rich details of the story. Ideal young people are full of emotions. They explore their own way little by little, knowing the future but firmly believe in the future. “With such a confidant, “1921” is realizing its value of the times. (Wang Yan)
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