Coquettish Rebirth

() Spielberg's film is generally different from the original version of "Saving Private Ryan" in the previous life.In the original version of "Saving Private Ryan" in history, if Jia Hongjian remembers correctly, 8 of the 6 should have died, and the little Ryan among the four brothers returned.But in this version, it was Ryan, the younger brother among the three brothers, who changed 8 complete lives by himself.

From this point of view, although there are some changes in the details, it does not change the theme of the whole film. It is still used to explore whether there is any more important issue in life.Jia Hongjian remembers this problem. It was caused by Spielberg because Jia Hongjian mentioned the problem of Chinese college students saving old farmers. However, after Spielberg finished filming the film, he couldn’t see the original story at all. shadow.

Ye Jing was quite shocked at this time, she never thought that a war film could be made with such connotations and profoundness!Yes!According to her previous experience, this kind of war film should either be full of fun and revolutionary optimism like mine warfare and tunnel warfare, or it should be majestic and practical like the three major battles. The mountain-like offensive crushes the enemy into powder!

But this war movie made by Spielberg is not like that at all.This film gives people the feeling that it is really a little bit similar to "Dragon Seed", but it is different.The "Dragon Seed" performed by the Americans during the Anti-Japanese War was more of a kind of immersive experience of that era, allowing a third-party audience who is completely unfamiliar with China and Japan to stand on the side of the Chinese at once, and finally choose Bravely give up personal belongings to fight against the Japanese invaders.But Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" is completely different.Here it seems to show the ferocity and ruthlessness of war.Unlike Chinese war films, even if the hero dies, it will shock people's hearts and inspire others. In Spielberg's war films, it seems that there are no heroes. When a person dies, he is dead. Yes, other than his comrades in arms, others may not necessarily pay attention to the protagonist.

Under such circumstances, Spielberg's absolute realism.There is no rendering of revolutionary optimism.It is simply showing the bloody and ruthless aspects of war, which definitely makes Ye Jing feel that war is not fun at all!

In addition, in this film, Spielberg seems to have no intention of creating a heroic image.Even someone like Tom Hanks who should theoretically be tall and complete.It was also shot by Spielberg without the feeling of a tall hero-this is Miller starring Tom Hanks.That's called a "vulgar".He was sent to find Ryan, but he didn't have any positivity, even when his subordinates began to question whether these people had mothers.Why did he lose his own life for the tears of other people's mothers and then let his own mother cry, this Miller also said - this is an order, it is a task.

That's right, this Miller feels more like a robot, not as active as the Eighth Route Army or the Red Army, and not as lofty as a revolutionary martyr with lofty ideals and high consciousness.He seemed to be a soldier of the Kuomintang army, and he was only paid for fighting.This Miller is not like the grassroots officers and soldiers in the Communist Party. He will not take the initiative to do the ideological work of the soldiers under him, and will not let them deepen their understanding of the meaning of the mission, but let them do it bluntly according to the order and mission.Although she understands that the US military does not pay much attention to ideological work and does not have political commissars, she still finds it strange to see such a war scene.

At the same time, in Chinese war films, it is generally not the case that decent soldiers question orders.After all, what Chinese war movies want to show is that the soldiers are all highly enlightened, and they all have various positive images, and it even makes people feel that every soldier is a role like a moral model worker.If someone questioned the order or something, it would basically be a mutiny in the end... But in this American film, the images of soldiers suddenly become diverse. to execute.To some extent, this reflects the meaning of the so-called "military order like a mountain" - even if the order given to you is an idiot order to send you to death, as a soldier, even if you are reluctant, you have to do it obediently !After all, the army is not a place where grassroots soldiers can think about nothing, and it is not a place where soldiers can judge whether the order is right or not. They are afraid of death and refuse to go to the tough task, what should they do?Doesn't this become a joke in the end?

And in the end, the eight lives shown in this film were exchanged for one life. I didn't feel much after watching it at the time. After watching it, I think it's really strange.Even if that Ryan is the only child left in the family of the three brothers, can such a single child really be more important than the lives of eight people?This question really reminded Ye Jing of the case of a college student saving an old farmer in China in the 80s. At that time, it was discussed in the society that college students saved the life of an old farmer. Is it really worth it?Finally, after a long discussion, no one can really make the next conclusion.And such a movie is also like this, although it seems that it should be said that eight human lives are important, after all, human lives should be equal in a pure sense, but it cannot be said that these eight people simply don’t need it in order to avoid sacrifice. Go save that Ryan.This also makes it impossible for people to make a final judgment, whether it is worth it or not.From this point of view, this is actually the same story as the story of a college student saving an old farmer.

Of course Ye Jing knew that this film was made by Spielberg under the inspiration of Jia Hongjian, but she never thought that Spielberg could adapt a Chinese story into such a completely different story. s story.Such a story on the battlefield can be said to be that the core still maintains the more important thinking of that life, and everything else is different!

At this time, Spielberg has been observing the expressions of Jia Hongjian and Ye Jing. When the movie is over, he is very satisfied after seeing the pensive expressions on Jia Hongjian and Ye Jing's faces. . "How is it, does it feel okay?" he asked.

"Well, it's very good. Although the material is based on the Asian battlefield, although the battle scenes are not as intense and bloody as the European battlefield, the rhythm can be controlled better. Generally speaking, it feels more relaxed and thought-provoking. ..." Jia Hongjian commented.His comment is of course compared with the original version of "Saving Private Ryan" in the previous life. Because that film is about the land battle scene after the landing, of course there are more close-range conflicts with the enemy, and more hand-to-hand combat. scene.But it's different in "Saving Private Ryan" in this time and space. There are hand-to-hand combat and close-range combat, that is, a little more at the beginning. Later, it is basically the rhythm of being chased by the Japanese army. There are not too many war scenes, but this way it is better to control the rhythm, and there is a kind of detail that makes people's nerves relax when the plot should relax and tense when it should be tense.

After Jia Hongjian finished his comments, Ye Jing also began to say, "I think this film is told from a very good angle, and the idea is also very good. It's not like other war films. After watching it, people will feel excited or something." , on the contrary, it makes people want to think about some information conveyed from the film after watching it, and want to think about the importance of life..."

Hearing what Jia Hongjian and Ye Jing said, Spielberg was obviously very happy. "Hehe, if you think so, it proves that my film is still very successful! By the way, Jia, if you see my film as a Sino-US co-produced film, there will be no problem after your government's review ? When I shoot, I always try to choose the shooting method that fits the historical scene, without any ideological exaggeration... It's just that the Kuomintang troops appear in this film, and yours..."

At this time, Jia Hongjian laughed, "Don't worry Stephen, our government still recognizes the KMT's contribution in this aspect. At least in the 80s, there were films like Taierzhuang Victory. There were no sexual scenes in it. It was pure It was to shoot the victorious battles fought by the Kuomintang army. Anyway, at that time, the Communist Party was still included in the Kuomintang army camp, and this was an anti-fascist war, a resistance of one nation against another. won't be stuck..."

Spielberg was obviously relieved when he heard this, but he immediately asked, "So in terms of blood and blood, do you have any requirements from the government? Because my film is a war film, some hand-to-hand combat Such scenes will definitely be more bloody...especially the scene where the flamethrower sprays people..."

Jia Hongjian also understands this very well. Foreign countries have a movie rating system. If the movie is too bloody, it will definitely lead to an increase in the rating. The result of the increase is that children cannot enter to watch it.There is no movie rating in China, so it is understandable that Spielberg worried about being cut off because it was too bloody. "Hehe, don't worry about this. From this point of view, our Zheng Fu has relatively loose management of bloody scenes. It can even be said that Chinese movies and TV have the most loose management of bloody scenes in the world. Here we are In the TV series that can be watched by all ages, there can be scenes where sharp knives are pierced into the body and then spurt blood... From a certain point of view, the Chinese have always believed that the world is very cold, and children do not need a too gentle Protected by a glass greenhouse, on the contrary, I realized earlier that the cruelty of the world is the key to survival..."

What he said surprised Spielberg immediately! (to be continued...)