Although "Eight Hundred" has not yet been released on a large scale, it has already become popular enough.
After all, the history involved in this film was already well known when Li Yi decided to make this film.
Recently, on the Internet, the popularity of keywords about "Eight Hundred", about the defense battle of Sihang Warehouse, etc. has been rising sharply.
Precisely because of this period of history, it can be said that if you look at the entire history of the Anti-Japanese War, it can be considered special, so it has only fueled the popularity.
Naturally, film critics will not miss such an opportunity to build their reputation and popularity.
Film critics quickly interpreted "Eight Hundred".
""Eight Hundred" is an absurd and real war live broadcast!"
"Putting aside other factors, the Sihang Warehouse defense battle can be said to be a unique battle, because it is indeed a real and absurd live broadcast of the war.
[In view of the general environment,
The audience includes journalists from Western countries, observation groups from Western countries, citizens of Shanghai, etc.
This is a war that has attracted the attention of the whole world!
I read some comments on the Internet about the Eight Hundred Heroes of this war, and the most common ones were "brave and persevering"!
But this is actually just a stereotype whitewashed by later generations.
After watching "Eight Hundred", I was very surprised. I was surprised that this movie did not simply show us "bravery and perseverance"!
On the contrary, it allows us to see the cowardly side of these soldiers. From the beginning, "deserters" have been executed on the spot. The Battle of Songhu has been going on for nearly three months. The Guo army has been retreating steadily and has lost its morale and has no intention of fighting. The fall of Shanghai is destined to be only a matter of time.
This is especially obvious in front of the few "stragglers" who were temporarily incorporated into the 88th Division: One of the two brothers from the Hubei Security Group came to fight because he just wanted to take a look at the bustling Dashanghai, and the other was just a kid. ; Lao Tie, a soldier from the Northeast, once followed "Dashuai Zhang". He should have experienced hundreds of battles, but he became an out-and-out "coward" in Yangguai's mouth; as for the "Old Abacus" of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Security Corps, He was focused on escaping for his life. He doesn't want to go into battle to kill the enemy at all, and sacrifices his life for righteousness. He just wants to live in peace in troubled times; the veteran oil man is a sheep crutch, and he likes to touch corpses to get the wages of dead people, etc., etc.
The soldiers north of the Suzhou River were tired of the war, while the people south of the Suzhou River were watching the show. From the moment when refugees poured into the concession area like crazy, we saw a "paradise on earth" where people were singing and dancing despite the billowing smoke. Not only can you save your life by coming here, you can also watch the fire from the other side. Regardless of the gang boss or the upper-class lady, the middle class who never leaves his telescope, the self-employed man who sells steamed buns or the small newspaper boy who runs errands, everyone observes this tragic drama from their own perspective. Like the soldiers on the other side, they were even less hopeful about the war. However, some people are worried about the gunfire from the other side, while others are concerned about it having nothing to do with themselves.
There is a saying I often see: There is a country like its people. From these war-weary soldiers and people watching the theater, we seem to be witnessing the collapse of a country. But do we have the qualifications to criticize these Chinese people who are "living an ignoble existence"? Whether he is a soldier or an ordinary citizen, he is first and foremost a human being, a life of flesh and blood. For any living species, survival is always his first choice.
Therefore, the director did not forcibly whitewash or reverse the "old abacus" like many cliche movies. On the contrary, he has always maintained this image of a persona, making his greed for life and fear of death more flesh and blood. This is some kind of resistance that a small person can make under the ruthless crushing of the cruel era.
However, even a Chinese who stayed away from the incident would quietly change after witnessing the defenders of Sihang Warehouse tenaciously blocking the Japanese army time and time again. Especially when the flag is flying over Sihang Warehouse, an indescribable emotion beats the heart like waves in an angry sea. It can be a long-lost sense of national pride, or a belief that the Chinese nation will not perish.
This scene comes from real history. The cohesion it releases is indestructible and unites those who watch it.
The lively people and the defenders of Sihang Warehouse were closely connected. This explains why some people are willing to risk their lives to transport telephone coils even though they can protect themselves in the concession area.
There is no doubt that fear of death is a normal human nature in war, but it is undeniable that the same is true of death. Everyone has a moment when blood rushes to his brain. He may regret it later, but no one can stop him from defying death at that moment. This was the most reckless moment in his life, and possibly the most glorious moment in his life.
No one can say how much faith is worth. So we saw that Chen Shusheng, who had not even left a photo, jumped into the Japanese army's position with a bag of explosives... With a bang, he gave his own life in exchange for the determination of the eight hundred warriors to fight to the end. From this moment on, you can truly understand what Deputy Xie said: "The opposite side is the human world, and this is a tomb." This is indeed a tomb, whether it belongs to the Chinese or the Japanese.
I believe no one can help but be moved by those eight words, "Sacrifice your life for righteousness, this is what you want"!
Thus, the souls of the Eight Hundred Heroes were born!
The river, which was only a few dozen meters wide, became the River Styx that separated Yin and Yang. Ruins of ruins and revelry are close at hand, yet far away in the horizon.
And the funny thing is, it can be said that from the beginning, this war was a drama. The actor's prop is a body of flesh and blood, and the director and the audience sit back and watch the scene fall into the abyss indifferently. Until the end of the song and everyone dispersed, Sihang Warehouse became the filming location for the last scene, and the Eight Hundred Heroes were the last batch of actors. Not a single cannonball landed in the concession area, and this scene indeed earned a good reputation. However, everything still failed to change the fate of this country as expected. You all know what happened next. China was dragged into the abyss of the eight-year war of resistance. The whole world became a battlefield filled with smoke. Humanity was about to experience an unprecedented catastrophe.
Therefore, people in the movie are watching a play, and people watching the movie are watching a play. Its tragedy has long been destined, because history is the best script.
Now let’s talk about the absurdity of this war. Nearly a hundred years have passed and this war has been recognized as a war that greatly inspired confidence in the war of resistance. However, at that time, the original intention of the top leaders of the Guo Army was just to perform. It was just a play, and the absurd part was that the tenacity of these eight hundred heroes exceeded their expectations, so much so that in the end, they did not even dare to let these eight hundred heroes continue to guard the Sihang Warehouse.
What's even more absurd is that, by accident, what was originally a show-off war turned out to be bloody and inspired the Chinese people.
"Eight Hundred" is worthy of the title of hero. However, our heroes did not receive the honor they deserved after the war. They were even treated poorly as prisoners. Commander Xie was assassinated. The soldiers who once guarded the Sixing Warehouse , displaced!
How pathetic! "
