"volunteers: battle of life and death" triggered a movie-watching craze and recalled the heroes' tears at the scene
2024-10-01
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china news service, chengdu, october 1 (shan peng) the movie "volunteers: battle of life and death", produced by china film co., ltd. and jointly produced by china news network and others, has triggered movie watching across the country since its release on september 30. upsurge. on october 1, the chengdu special screening of the china news network viewing group of the movie "volunteers: battle of life and death" was held at chengdu eying 1958 cinema city.
it is understood that "volunteers: battle of life and death" is directed by chen kaige. the film revolves around the cheorwon blockade in the fifth battle of the war to resist u.s. aggression and aid korea. in this battle, in order to cover the transfer and recuperation of hundreds of thousands of volunteers, the 63rd army was ordered at the critical moment. 25,000 soldiers fought fiercely with nearly 50,000 "united nations troops" in cheorwon. after 12 days and nights, they finally withstood the enemy. several coordinated attacks by infantry, tanks and artillery. this battle completely shattered the enemy's attempt to destroy the volunteer army's rear base and eliminate the main force of the volunteer army, and played a vital role in stabilizing the situation on the korean battlefield.
the audience watched "volunteers: battle of life and death" with tears in their eyes. photo by anyuan
on the first day of the national day holiday, dozens of viewers came to chengdu eying 1958 cinema city to recall the "battle of the founding of the people's republic of china" more than 70 years ago through movies. the fierce battle scenes, the heroic fighting spirit and the feelings of home and country of the volunteers moved the audience very much, and many people quietly wiped away tears while watching the movie. after the show, huang kaiwen, a primary school teacher in chengdu, could not calm down for a long time. he said emotionally that the story of the volunteer army made him re-understand the hard-won peace and quiet in the years. "i must tell my students that they have the peaceful life they have today." , it’s because of the burdens of our predecessors that we must remember their contributions to the motherland.”
the film allows 94-year-old yang zhenjie in chengdu to recall her youthful years. yang zhenjie said that after graduating from high school, he went to north korea and tianjin as a teacher to provide tutoring courses for volunteer army soldiers. in the days when he spent time with the volunteer army soldiers, he heard many battle stories of the volunteer army. the volunteer army’s bravery, tenacity and disregard for death made him unforgettable for the rest of his life: “i taught a soldier who was injured in a battle and his intestines leaked out. , he stuffed his intestines back, and after recovering from his injuries, he continued to fight in korea."
on the same day, chengdu citizen yue haiquan took his primary school son to the theater to watch the film. "today is a special day. as a parent, i hope my children will understand history and feel the national honor." yue haiquan said that his grandfather was a volunteer soldier. one of them, when he was a child, he grew up listening to his grandfather telling stories about resisting u.s. aggression and aiding korea. "my grandfather often showed me his medals and told me some touching stories on the korean battlefield. this gave me a deep understanding of the spirit of resisting u.s. aggression and aiding korea." this generation of teenagers cannot forget this history.”
the movie "volunteers: battle of life and death" was held in chengdu by the china news network movie group. photo by anyuan
the movie "volunteers: battle of life and death" is the second part of the "volunteers" trilogy directed by chen kaige. the first "volunteers: heroes attack" was released before the national day in 2023, and won the reputation championship of the national day movie that year. this time "volunteers: battle of life and death" will meet again on national day. as of 13:26 today, online platform data shows that the total box office (including screenings and pre-sales) of "volunteers: battle of life and death" has exceeded 129 million yuan, temporarily leading the box office list of new national day films. (over)
