Chapter 960 Reminder(23)

In fact, after entering the new millennium, films related to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea will no longer be allowed to be made!

Even if you film it, you won’t be allowed to broadcast it…

Worried about being protested by the United States and affecting relations between the two sides...

Having said that, will we protest against the filming of "Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" by Lao America?

I don’t know, but since the 1980s, Americans have rarely filmed works on the theme of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea - there were many before, and "Pork Chop Mountain" and "Army Field Hospital" are very famous.

"Pork Chop Mountain" is actually "Shangganling". "Army Field Hospital" is famous because of its translation: "Famous Doctor and Pretty Nurse" (Hong Kong translation)...

After entering the 1980s, filming in the United States was rarely done, and the box office was probably not good...

In fact, there are also related works, such as the 2010 documentary "Chosin", which is translated as "Changjin Lake".

This "Changjin Lake" is a completely different perspective. They take the unyielding survival and continuous efforts of the US military after being surrounded as the main line, and finally present the story of the US military's successful escape from the siege and interception of the volunteers;

But what is interesting is that this also reflects from the side the peak combat effectiveness of the light infantry of the Volunteer Army despite the existence of weapons generation gap and almost no supplies.

In 2016, a documentary called "The Battle of Changjin Lake" was broadcast in the United States.

The film interviewed more than 20 veterans who participated in the Korean War. It is one of the few to tell this epic conflict from the perspective of defeat, and to restore the tragic battlefield more realistically. Despite this, they are Americans after all.

Based on their basic position of using American soldiers as the protagonists, they still tried their best to downplay the fact of defeat...

However, after the release of "Changjin Lake" and "Watergate Bridge" in 2021, the United States broke through its defense——

For those European and American people who do not like to read and even believe that the earth is flat, movies are almost the only window for them to understand world history. If left alone, the history of the Korean War will be dominated by Chinese films "Changjin Lake" and "Watergate"

"Bridge" definition, many Western people will think that the Korean War was fought as described in "Changjin Lake" and "Watergate Bridge".

How can that be done?

Therefore, a movie describing the Korean War was urgently shot, called "Loyalty", which is expected to be released on October 28, 2022, before Halloween.

American war movies are very political, and there are two major tropes. The first trope is that if the United States fought well during this war and it was very inspiring, then the movie should be shot from a grand perspective, describing the glory of the results and the collective U.S. military.

of strong combat effectiveness.

The second trick is that if the U.S. military is not fighting well and the strong combat effectiveness of the U.S. military as a whole cannot be highlighted from a macro perspective, then shoot it from a micro perspective and exaggerate the horror and cruelty of war by describing the love and sacrifice of a few small people.

, in order to highlight America’s benevolence and morality.

The Korean War was the first war in which U.S. military generals signed a peace treaty without victory. The U.S. military would rather mention the most costly battle in World War II (Pearl Harbor) than the Korean War, so it was definitely impossible to shoot it from a grand perspective.

Then follow the tone of "Saving Private Ryan"!

Who were saved during the Korean War? How to highlight their love and sacrifice, and how to exaggerate the horror and cruelty of the war?

The plot is as follows: During the Battle of Changjin Lake, the First Division of the U.S. Marine Corps was besieged by the Chinese Volunteer Army. The protagonist, the ace fighter pilot, Brown, a black man, was in danger...

Yes, in 1950, Brown, a black man, was a US military pilot, and he was also an ace pilot...

You really bully the American people for not learning history!

——During World War II, the United States had military orders that prohibited black people from participating in front-line combat missions and were only allowed to work in positions such as chefs and handymen...

If you read the trailer, you will think it is ridiculous - the Volunteers actually have air superiority: Brown was attacked by overwhelming artillery fire from the Volunteers, and the dense anti-aircraft guns directly formed a barrage in the air, knocking Brown down.

After the protagonist Brown crashed, he fell within the control of the Volunteer Army.

Then how to shoot a movie? How to highlight love and tragedy?

Save people.

The trailer pops up a very loving Chicken Soup for the Soul - How far would you go to save a friend, translated into Chinese: How far would you go to save a friend?

——This is a plot guessed based on the trailer, and it’s probably close to 10% accurate.

By the way, the trailer describes in detail the powerful firepower network of the Volunteer Army: the air force can control the air, the artillery can suppress the U.S. Army and dare not move, and there are still more than a dozen armored divisions...

Otherwise, how to highlight the capabilities of Brown and his team?

In short: anti-China drama!

No, Guan Xi also filmed "King Kong River", and that guy licked the US military...

Are you being asked to shoot again now?

Director Han said: "Now and then, the international situation is changing...you can prepare first!"

"…This is difficult!"

"What's so difficult? I remember you and Lan Xiaolong have been making preparations, right?"

"That's a TV series... "Winter and the Lion"... not very suitable for film adaptation!"

"Winter and the Lion" was so miserable that you couldn't even see that this battle could be won, but in the end it drove the Americans away...

If it were filmed according to the original work, the director and director would be scolded for being more intrusive than bluffing, and it would even be impossible for "Watergate Bridge" to be released during the Spring Festival...

In addition to destroying the polar bear regiment, basically objectively speaking, the battlefield is to risk death and death again and again without retaining a few Americans. If a bridge is blown up, all our heroes will die, but the Americans can still build and run...

It’s Chinese New Year, you want to show this to the people of the whole country?

In addition, at the end of the book, the Americans do not take off their hats and salute the ice sculpture martyrs, but use flamethrowers!

So miserable...

"...You have to be mentally prepared. I guess the superiors may give direct orders. If you don't take pictures, there are many people who want to take pictures!"

"Okay, I'll go back and think about it."

…

Shen Changlin has been very busy in the past few years, shooting one movie after another with little rest, and no time to communicate with his boss...

"No one can say for sure about the current situation. Movies like "The God of Medicine" will be made less often in the future..."

"Hmm... Actually, if you ask me to take pictures, I may not be able to find a suitable subject."

"I heard them say that the third part of "Big Shot" is stuck?"

"Well, it's stuck, but it should be released soon...after all, this is a collaboration with Golden Shield Film and Television!"

In "Big Shot 3: Anti-Crime", the prototype character Sun Xiaojie has not been arrested yet...

The whole case has not yet been thoroughly investigated. At this time, a movie based on Sun Xiaojue is released?

"After filming "Anti-Gangster", let's stop the "Big Shot" series for now..."

"good!"

Shen Changlin agreed without even asking why.

Director Han continued: "I heard that you have obtained the copyright of several Zijin Chen films?"

"Yes, "High IQ Crime (Murder of Officials)", "Long Night", "Bad Boys"... I feel that Zijin Chen is not very good at selling copyrights, so he sold the adaptation rights for one million!"

Shen Changlin bought the three books in a package. The total cost for the three books was less than 2 million...

Director Han asked: "Have you found a good director?"

"We will continue to look for Lu Xing to direct "Bad Boys", and I want to direct "Long Night" by myself..."

"Do it yourself? You want to direct it yourself?"

"Then...that's not the case, I will serve as the producer..."

"Bad Kids" is "The Hidden Corner", and its reputation and popularity are not bad. In comparison, "The Night Is Dark" has a good reputation, but its click-through rate is a bit poor...
Chapter completed!