What is the success of "The Founding of an Army"?

The most surprising aspects of "The Founding of the Army" are two points. The first is the flexible use of genre film elements. Under the control of director Liu Weiqiang, combined with the special history of "The Founding of the Army" Sex, the tragic and majestic atmosphere of the impending storm at the beginning of the movie, the war movie attributes of "Nanchang Uprising" in the middle and the important scene "Battle of Sanheba" in the second part are all amplified to the extreme, and the literary dramas interspersed in it are also packaged in genre film techniques. This makes the whole movie, as Director Zhang Hongsen said, have the texture of the movie itself, rather than a fragmented arrangement; the second surprising thing is the performance of the young actors (the so-called young actors) The performance is in line with historical facts and highlights the revolutionary nature of passionate young people. It exaggerates to the extreme the determination and willpower of a young classmate who vows to make earth-shaking changes. This is also the biggest difference between "The Founding of an Army" and other movies with the main theme!

Let’s talk about genre film elements first. The opening of "The Founding of the Army" is the highlight of the "April 12 Counter-Revolutionary Coup". The editing of this scene is very exciting, the multi-line narrative is well detailed, and the atmosphere is well rendered. In particular, Du Yuesheng first won over and then violently assassinated Wang Shouhua, which directly opened the prelude to the subsequent "massacre". Gangs were rampant, revolutionaries died on the streets, and Zhou Enlai calmly protected himself. Director Andy Lau has been immersed in Hong Kong films for many years. This scene captured the oppression of Ni Yongxiao retreating from the four major families in "Infernal Affairs 2" while chatting and laughing.

For the two subsequent war scenes, director Liu Weiqiang also created a different atmosphere from previous similar films. The combination of macroscopic scenes and local details expresses the war itself from a human perspective, especially highlighting the two different fighting styles of street fighting and field fighting. What is particularly impressive is that in the battle of "Nanchang Uprising", Ye Ting, played by Ou Hao, passionately commanded the bombardment of the tower, and echoed with it, Su Yu, played by Liu Haoran, made a close-up of leaping with a sword, which was more freehand than Realistic, youthful and radiant passion comes to your face!

Before the filming of "The Founding of an Army" started, the news that a large number of young actors, such as Li Yifeng, Zhang Yixing, Ou Hao, Liu Haoran, etc. were starring at the same time, once attracted the attention of the audience, and of course it was also questioned by some. But after watching the entire film, the audience should understand the director's good intentions. There is a small detail in the movie. When each character appears, in addition to their name, their age at that time is also specially marked. At that time, the eldest Zhu De was just 40 years old, Mao Zedong was 33 years old, and the aforementioned Su Yu was just 19 years old. Therefore, the selection criteria for actors are actually in line with historical facts. The revolutionary martyrs back then were exactly the age when they were high-spirited and young. ?

The young actors themselves have a youthful aura and can better express the momentum of passionate youth. In fact, when selecting actors, the film crew not only considered age, but also considered many aspects such as physical and spiritual resemblance to their personal images. Liu Ye has previously played Mao Zedong in "The Founding of the Party", Zhu Yawen has also played Zhou Enlai in the TV series "My French Years" directed by Kang Honglei, and the rest of the characters can be seen in a series of comparison stills released by the film crew. Young people can get a glimpse of it.

But specifically in the movie, in terms of dynamic performances, what is more outstanding is the vigor and youthfulness shown by the young actors. Particularly worth mentioning are Liu Haoran who plays Su Yu and Bai Yu who plays Cai Qingchuan. These two actors have very heavy action scenes in the movie, and they basically do it themselves. Their performances are very exciting, and they can be considered as substitutes for young actors from one side. They have rectified their name. They are not just relying on traffic to win, they are also performing very seriously. This off-screen seriousness is also reflected in the characters they play, showing the most important passionate qualities of "The Founding of the Army"!

Finally, let’s end the article with a sentence from Director Zhang Hongsen. "The Founding of an Army" is a "generous, smart, and bold" movie. It is passionate and full of cinematic feeling. It is definitely worth watching!