national day｜i watched the movie "volunteers: battle of life and death"
2024-10-02
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text and pictures | ma suping
i couldn’t sleep the night before national day. it wasn’t that i couldn’t sleep because i was so happy that i could go out for a holiday, but i went to watch the movie "volunteers: battle of life and death" in the rain. when i came back, i thought too much. when i closed my eyes, i was reminded of the cruel scenes on the bloody battlefield. …
the film tells the story of the third to fifth battles in the war to resist us aggression and aid korea, of which the cheorwon blockade is the highlight of the film. the scenes are magnificent and shocking, and the plot is gripping. it is a cinematic experience that touches the soul.
from the beginning of the film: a family of three meet at home, to the father and son receiving orders to return to the korean battlefield. later, the daughter also joins the army and rushes to the front line, finds her father and brother, and fights side by side; to the end of the film: a family of three, only one is left. daughter. as the battalion instructor, my brother led the soldiers to defeat the enemy's attacks one after another during the cheorwon blockade. in the end, no one in the battalion came back. this heroic feat won time and won the victory of the large force's counterattack. my father was seriously injured. during the enemy's siege, there was no news. he may have fallen into the cliff behind him...
home, a key, a lollipop, a dried flower, warm scenes run through this cruel battle, which made me burst into tears several times while watching the movie, and made my whole body and mind tense. tight, breathless.
the battle story in the movie took place from april to may 1951. at that time, new china had been established and the people had become the masters of their own country. in order to prevent this war from spreading to the country, hundreds of thousands of our soldiers "valiantly and courageously" crossing the yalu river, protecting peace and defending the motherland means protecting our hometown..."
while watching, i thought about the uncles, uncles, and aunts who came back from the war against u.s. aggression and aid korea when i was a child in the island army. they were all warriors who came back from the gate of hell with their heads in hand. they are the "cutest people" that we have always admired while enjoying the peaceful era!
i also remembered that before the founding of new china, my father was originally a member of the 6th northeast artillery division, which was very close to north korea. however, in august 1950, he was ordered to change from the army to the navy and went to qingdao to establish the navy's first coastal artillery school. when this battle of cheorwon occurred, he also completed nine months of training at the artillery school and was assigned to the jangsan islands to defend the islands at the outpost of the bohai sea and the east gate of the motherland. it was a pity for my father that he never went to the korean battlefield, but it was also a blessing for me, because he said: "if i go and never come back, i won't have an old daughter like you." he is a low-key and humble person, and he treats his comrades around him very well. he always had a feeling of respect. whenever i asked him to tell stories about his military career, he always told me the heroic deeds of his comrades, and warned me not to write about him, but to write more about those comrades who shed blood or even died. . despite this, my father is also the soldier i admire the most.
"the years are quiet because someone has carried the burden for us." through watching the movie, i deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.
on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of new china, watching this movie will revive our nostalgia for that generation of veteran soldiers, and remember that they were not afraid of powerful enemies and difficulties, and built the great wall of steel with their own flesh and blood. blood and life have defended the dignity and security of the motherland. reviving the great righteousness of our chinese nation, realizing the great rejuvenation of the chinese nation, safeguarding world peace, and staying away from war are undoubtedly of far-reaching political and practical significance.
the song at the end of the film is also very nice: "i didn't have time to say goodbye, i only heard the call of the wind. once we pass through this wilderness, our ideals will come true. before dawn, clenched your fists, i am already brave enough. don't be afraid that we will never see each other again. see, i will go home after victory." it reminds me of the beautiful song "a big river has wide waves, and the wind blows the rice flowers on both sides..." in the movie "shangganling" i watched when i was young...
written in the early morning of october 1, 2024
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