The wind blows the wheat waves, and the wild flowers are fragrant.
A beautiful girl dances with the wind, and her graceful figure makes people smile happily.
The melody played by Xi Qin in the background is unfamiliar, but very beautiful. It makes people mistakenly think that they are watching a romantic love movie.
It wasn't until the sudden and cold sound of gunshots pierced the screen that the intoxicated audience suddenly woke up and their expressions couldn't help but become nervous.
This is August 15, 2005, the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. For all Chinese and all Asian people who have suffered from aggression, it is a day that must not be forgotten.
It was also on this day that "Fragrant Years" officially landed in all countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia except Japan.
In the Grand Guangming Cinema in the Magic City, all the audiences were conquered by the movie, and their moods tightened with the ups and downs of the plot.
Starlight's films have always been trustworthy, and coupled with unprecedented publicity and an all-star cast, "Scented Days" has become the most anticipated film of the year.
Of course, Mr. Xiao’s signature is the biggest guarantee.
Moreover, this movie was given a strong mission, so there would be no rivals in the schedule.
On this day, all theaters, no matter how big or small, will have only one movie to meet the audience.
Although there were many dissatisfactions with this arrangement before, all of them disappeared in the face of the super high quality of the film.
Although many viewers already knew the content of the movie, after watching it in person, they still admired Starlight's production capabilities.
Not to mention anything else, the scenery with thousands of miles of snow falling and red plum blossoms all over the fields at the beginning of the movie has amazed the world.
Many people have kept it in mind and plan to find out what kind of beautiful scenery this place is when they go back. It is totally worth a visit.
The subsequent fight scene between Xu Qing and Son Ye-jin made the audience even more excited.
I originally thought that the fight scene between two women would be flashy. But I didn't expect that the two men were fighting with daggers and bayonets with such cruelty and ruthlessness that the audience in front of the screen was sweating like rain.
Were women of that era so fierce?
If women were so powerful, why was the war of resistance so difficult?
Obviously, many viewers were influenced by the anti-Japanese drama and lacked the necessary understanding of the real history of that era.
Leng Shuang brought the news of the transfer and stayed behind, being ordered to lead the remaining female warriors to form a small team.
Although it is a story about eight women who threw themselves into the river, as a movie, it must have a focus, and it is impossible for eight people to share the scenes equally. In that case, the movie will not be good.
Xu Qing, Li Bingbing, Sun Yezhen, and Jingtian have more scenes, and they also have Li Qiuyue played by Jin Heishan.
As the plot unfolds, that difficult era is fully revealed to the audience.
The appearance of the handsome Guan Shu and the gently melting coldness of An Shunxi made the audience feel a bit of warmth.
In such difficult times, it is extremely rare to have a caring person with the same aspirations.
But soon, Guan Shu was captured by the Japanese army while performing his mission.
Under the torture of Major Kumamoto and watching his companions die one by one, Guan Shu had a mental breakdown and actually surrendered.
Seeing this scene, the audience was really stunned and wanted to rush into the movie and beat Guan Shu up so that he could sober up.
The transfer plan of the Anti-League was exposed, and the audience was extremely nervous, not knowing what outcome was waiting for them.
In the gloomy night, most of the Anti-Japanese Alliance set out first. Leng Shuang, An Shunxi and the others waited for Guan Shu to come back, but they never did.
They had no choice but to set off.
In order to catch up with the large army, Hu Xiuzhi, who was familiar with the terrain, led everyone to take a small road.
After marching a long distance, they saw the east whitening out and dawn approaching. The eight female warriors decided to rest before setting off again.
Just as they were hiding in a secret corner to rest, something unusual in the darkness not far away attracted their attention.
Leng Shuang and others crawled forward, but what they saw made them feel like they had fallen into an ice cave.
On the grassland as far as the eye can see, countless Japanese troops are spreading out over the mountains and fields, advancing silently.
In this scene, the camera was pulled back to give a panoramic view.
The audience couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw the Japanese troops fully armed and as quiet as hunting beasts.
In the movies and TV dramas they have watched, the Japanese soldiers are very straight-laced. Why do the Japanese soldiers in the movies look so scary?
Seeing the Japanese army appear, Leng Shuang and others knew that the large army was in danger.
what to do?
The pace of the movie determines that it is impossible for the eight female warriors to have too many discussions.
Leng Shuang raised the rifle silently, with determination in her eyes. The other female warriors did the same, knowing what it meant once they fired.
But in order to cover the main force, or to alert the main force, they had no choice.
The gun fired, and a Japanese soldier fell down in response.
The audience originally thought that the next step would be a stormy attack by Leng Shuang and others, and that the Japanese troops would fall in pieces like wheat.
However, the performance of the Japanese troops on the screen once again exceeded their understanding.
Almost at the moment when the gunshots were fired, a man who looked like a squad leader reported the direction in Japanese. The remaining Japanese troops who were still advancing turned their heads instantly, and countless muzzles were pointed at the location of Leng Shuang and others.
The scene of hundreds of rifles firing at the same time was spectacular. As smoke rose from the screen, countless air waves ripped through the sky.
After only one round of confrontation, Leng Shuang and others were locked in position. Hu Xiuzhi was even shot, and blood spurted out from her shoulder.
Then the Japanese army completed the change of formation in the blink of an eye, and fired fire suppression alternately in this direction.
The gap in numbers was so great that Leng Shuang and others were so suppressed that they could not lift their heads. Seeing two Japanese squads outflanking them, Leng Shuang decisively ordered a retreat.
What follows is the most exciting pursuit battle in the entire film.
Leng Shuang's eight men were fighting and retreating, using various methods.
Even though Xiao Jingtian looked like a child, he showed the qualities of a warrior at this time.
She ran at the front, taking out the grenade from her bag as she ran, using her teeth to remove the safety, hung a string on the ring, and then stuck the grenade in the crack of an inconspicuous stone.
At the same time, he took out another grenade and used the same method to make the simplest trip mine.
Regarding this scene, someone raised objections during the filming and suggested using grenades, but Xiao Qian insisted on using the Japanese army's standard grenade.
The reason is simple.
The situation of the Anti-Japanese Alliance at that time was very difficult, and weapons and ammunition were basically captured. The Japanese army did not use wooden handle grenades, but all hand grenades.
As everyone knows about the grenades of the Japanese army, you need to pull out the safety before using them, and then knock them on a hard place before throwing them out to create an explosive effect.
Even such details were restored in the movie.
After several months of special training, Xiao Jingtian is very proficient in operating it. With her current skills, she can still play well even if she is given a real grenade.
During the production, many people criticized it and thought it was too picky. But I have to say that all the production staff were very satisfied when they saw the screen.
And the audience’s continuous admiration is the best compliment.
Nothing else, it's so professional, just like a real battlefield.
Starlight invested a huge amount of money in this pursuit and even invited the power department to help.
Suddenly, three high-voltage wire racks tens of meters high were erected in the wilderness. Then steel cables were laid on them, and the photographers were hoisted up. The people below pulled the ropes and allowed the photographers to move the cameras smoothly.
I was stunned to have completed a long section of one shot.
This kind of scene is most exciting when viewed from a high altitude perspective.
If it were just a flat shot, what would be shown to the audience would be running and chasing. But whether it was running or chasing, everything would be messy.
By using a high-altitude lens to shoot, you can see that the retreating eight women were in an orderly formation, covering alternately, without any chaos. The pursuing Japanese troops did not rush around screaming, they also pursued alternately, and the fire cover was in place.
One of the clips of the Japanese heavy machine gun team pressing forward made many military experts stare straight in the eye.
Because the movie completely presents the situation of a complete Japanese machine gun unit.
In ordinary movies, the heavy machine gun team that the audience sees can only use three to four actors, which is considered dedicated.
But in this movie, there is a complete machine gun squad of eleven people and two horses.
After Leng Shuang opened fire and the battle started, we saw that the machine gun unit had a clear division of labor. In almost ten seconds, it completed the machine gun assembly, ammunition distribution, and then followed the infantry under the command of the sergeant.
During the movement of the machine gun, several other soldiers in the team ran very fast carrying tools. They found a suitable place and started to build the machine gun fortification directly.
When the heavy machine gun is in place and the fortifications have been set up, the loader takes out the bullet plate and presses it into the gun chamber, the shooting hand pulls the bolt to load the gun, and fires a three-round burst at the front.
It's not like in ordinary movies and TV shows where bullets are sprayed out for free. The firing rhythm of the heavy machine gun is very distinct.
In the dim and unclear environment, I could see the bullets of the heavy machine gun piercing the void, a group of three light spots, almost chasing after the eight girls.
The eight girls have been running irregularly, trying their best to avoid the threat of heavy machine guns.
