What does 800 mean to the film market?

August 14 is a screening of 800. The film scored 8.3 points in Douban at that time and has scored 7.3 points so far. Scores have been in a downward trend. In recent days, you can see infinite praise for the film under the major sales names, ignoring the shortcomings of the film and praising the "blockbuster" made with huge sums of money.

The film has made great efforts in publicity and release. Since last year, strict censorship has not attracted the attention of many viewers as a hot spot. Later, he took out the exaggerated digital gimmick of "400 people on our side and 300,000 enemies" in the film and carried out overwhelming publicity. Strengthening the tragic feelings in the film and holding high the banner of patriotic feelings, many marketing numbers also fell at the foot of money and made waves of publicity. Of course, some viewers described their views on the film after watching it, and some viewers were outspoken. Under such circumstances, the heated discussion among netizens virtually pushed "800" to the top of the film list in recent days.

As a person who watched the film with great enthusiasm, I felt quite disappointed. Of course, it also has certain benefits. After all, this film was made by Guan Hu, who spent the longest time and spent 700 million yuan. Simply put, the advantage is that the costumes and props in the film are ok, and the dialect spoken by the actors is also a highlight of the film. The battle scene is realistic, especially the blasting point, with a good sense of picture and substitution. The mirror is also very smooth, and the scene presented is extremely tragic and true. The rendering of brotherhood and the pictures of collective bathing in the film also infected the audience, which may be one of the reasons that caused the audience to cry.

Since all major retailers are promoting the advantages of 800, I'd better get to the point.

Slot 1: First of all, the film was indeed hacked during the censorship. What you saw in the cinema was an abridged version of 13 minutes. After only 13 minutes of editing, the film began to become less smooth. The scene of soldiers guarding the national flag in the film, because it can't give a close-up of the blue sky and white flag, leads to the high mood, which is instantly weakened by more than half, too stiff and the plot is lengthy and protracted.

Slot 2: Aside from the defects caused by deletion, the biggest problem should be the whole script. The director wants to express too many things, which leads to many noteworthy points being scattered. He always wants to cover everything, but in the end he is fragmented and the details are chaotic and distorted. In characterization, there is a lack of growth, and it is difficult for each role to stand on its own feet. In the scene across the Suzhou River, many unnecessary characters occupy too many scenes. The scene behind which the martyr committed suicide and jumped into the enemy line was too deliberately exaggerated. It is this deliberate patriotism and heroism that has lost the depth of war movies.

Slot 3: The linear narrative of the film is also interrupted at the end, which is intended to add fuel to the fire and set off the climax of the whole film, but it seems to be of no help. At the end of the film, the historical facts have also been revised, and the clips that are not based on historical facts are naturally difficult to impress the audience's high expectations. In the end, the theme of the film can only be sublimated by forced sacrifice and sensational soundtrack.

There are many war movies, and 800 really can't be called a masterpiece. However, as far as the horizontal comparison of domestic films is concerned, China's films have indeed made progress in such a period of China's history, and patriotic feelings have also appealed to most audiences. However, it is still a few steps away from a really good movie, and there is still room for improvement.