Original title: The premiere of “Changjin Lake”, a giant war movie
On September 20th, at the China Film International Studios, the Chinese Communist Party History Exhibition Hall, the world premiere of “Changjin Lake”, a major war film and the opening film of the 11th Beijing International Film Festival, held a meeting with the creators. The film will be officially released on September 30.
This year coincides with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and the 71st anniversary of the Chinese People’s Volunteers’ going abroad to fight against the US and aid Korea. As an important work celebrating the centenary of the founding of the party, the major revolutionary historical theme film “Changjin Lake” presents the battle of Changjin Lake in a panoramic and epic manner with a magnificent picture.
At the meeting, director Huang Jianxin said emotionally: “I have been immersed in this work for five years. At first I thought it was a major challenge. As time went by, I only felt that I had become one with the subject and immersed in it.” He revealed that recently a friend called him the next day after watching “Changjin Lake” and said that he hadn’t fallen asleep all night. “Changjin Lake” opened up a world in which I saw the long-lost The willpower, passion and perseverance of the Chinese people.
Director Chen Kaige said: “The film “Changjin Lake” is to tell us where the war came from and why we will win. Only with strong spiritual power can we face such enemies and defeat them.” Director Xu Hark said. “The thing that moved me the most during the creative process was the sentence Chairman Mao said, “Take one punch to avoid a hundred punches.” This sentence touched me very much. I decided at the time that my task is The truthfulness of this sentence should be photographed for everyone to see.” Director Lin Chaoxian said frankly that he had been shocked by various emotions during the filming: “During the filming process, I have always had a deep feeling for the volunteer soldiers. Respect, I hope that when you see this movie, you can remember the soldiers who sacrificed for us back then.”
Chief Producer Yu Dong said: “Inspired by the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aid to Korea, all the main creators have overcome many difficulties. The tactical design of the battle of kilometers, with the participation of more than 70,000 extras, and the technical support of nearly a hundred post-production special effects companies, finally made this 130,000-word script into one that can be loaded into China. A masterpiece in film history. The coordinate significance of “Changjin Lake” is not only to push the industrialization of Chinese films to a new level, but also to be able to calmly face the large-scale and large-scale productions equivalent to Hollywood A-level productions. Investment is not only the courage of Chinese filmmakers, but also the tremendous confidence in the Chinese film market.”
Before the movie was screened, Wu Jing, who played Wu Qianli, the company commander of the Seventh Company, led a group of leading actors to the audience. Like the Seventh Company Warriors in the movie, they reported the numbers of their roles. Wu Jing said: “There is a line in the movie,’We have fought all the wars that should be fought, and our offspring will no longer have to fight.’ This is the true voice of the martyrs. I hope that through our efforts, we will use the film method forever Remember them, remember this history, and hope that the audience will cherish the happy life of the moment after watching the movie.”
During the 176-minute viewing process, the audience was fully engaged in the plot. As the story progressed, the emotions became stronger, the pattern gradually opened up, the war scenes continued one after another, and the audience’s hearts also went up and down. When the film ended, thunderous applause broke out in the venue, and until the end of the ending song, the audience remained in place, unable to get out of the plot for a long time.
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