Yi Sun-sin is alone

Jacklyn 2022-01-22 08:01:31

"The Battle of Mingliang" was joined by some people as a masterpiece of Korean movies, because it broke the record high of Korean movie box office in 2014 (nearly 18 million viewers), but in fact, a high-grossing movie is by no means a good movie. God made. For example, the best box office in domestic theaters this year, "Naos in Heaven", it is undoubtedly a big bad movie. Of course, "Mingliang Sea Battle" is not the case. It is a standard historical warfare film in ancient costume. In fact, there are many factors for commercial success. For example, the enthusiasm of the people of the Korean peninsula to watch movies is comparable to the era of "The Spy of Life" , South Korean audiences are crazy about the nationalistic passion for North and South themes. This movie, as its title suggests: Mingliang, explained the time background, the location of the war, and nothing about the Ming Dynasty (Chinese army). Naval battles, a more subdivided movie type, where big ships hit big ships, small boats ride big ships, shelling, and hand-to-hand combat. It is worth mentioning that although the North Korean army was defeated in land warfare, North Korea still surpassed Japan in terms of naval forces, especially in terms of shipbuilding and tactical literacy. There is no need for the turtle ship to show up. In the face of those Panya ships, the fighting level of the Japanese pirate group plus the inner bars, the defeat is actually set. Many people will take it for granted that this is probably a big victory imagined by the Korean people. But according to historical records (even if there is a discrepancy in the last number), Yi Sun-sin did indeed win a naval battle with less than more. Japanese ships are difficult to design, but Yi Sun-sin has only those twelve ships. As a real person who is not the first or the top three in Korean history, Yi Sun-sin certainly has a prototype to test. In addition to the indispensable performances of Wei Guangzheng and Gao Daquan, the movie is more about pulling this person back and turning him into One person, a general on a warship. Cui Minzhi portrayed the character's calmness and stability, as well as the tired old state that cannot be resolved. On the one hand, he has a mountain of military orders and strict management of the army. On the other hand, he will have nightmares and be ashamed of his mother and colleagues. Although some changes have been made to the war process, Yi Sun-sin's performance is basically reasonable, and there will be no souls like gods descending to the earth, and more relying on the last breath, letting go. Since the preparatory scene has been cut for 20 minutes, the domestic version seems to have no clue, it feels like it suddenly came up and beaten up. "The Battle of Mingliang Sea" depicts Yi Sun-sin in a difficult situation. This is a counterattack with no chance of winning. The North Korean navy is in deep fear. The soldiers are afraid of death, and the generals escape. There are also a bunch of people who are admonishing with death, hoping to avoid direct confrontation. . But Yi Sun-sin said that the war is already like this, and fleeing is of no avail. The North Korean navy has fears, and so does the Japanese navy. Yi Sun-sin let them suffer too many defeats. When fear meets fear, the rest is to fight for the right time and place. And, Yi Sun-sin succeeded in taking advantage of Mingliang’s time and place, and inspiring soldiers’ fighting spirit in hand-to-hand combat, and even infected the Korean people watching the battle on the island. Therefore, even if the battle did not have a decisive climax of victory, but, "Mingliang Sea Battle" "The spirit of desperate fighting to be conveyed, Korean audiences are estimated to be unable to resist, ushering in a physical and spiritual climax. Compared with the half-century that China was suppressed by the Japanese Sea, the Korean Peninsula has been suppressed by Japan for hundreds of years, and the humiliation has overwhelmed the sky. "Ningliang Sea Battle" will appear in 2014 and achieve such dazzling results. I want to follow the current situation in East Asia. It doesn't matter. "The Battle of Mingliang" truly shows the level of special effects and art direction of Korean movies. When the Chinese film market has lost its enthusiasm for period movies, its appearance can undoubtedly serve as a good reference and make Chinese filmmakers renew Think about the value and significance of filmmaking. What's especially commendable is that in the past December, it was completely owned by local movies. As an introduction film, the appearance of "Mingliang Sea War" has been an improvement. [Beijing News] [WeChat public account: movie432, please do not reprint]

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  • Raymundo 2022-04-02 09:01:10

    This year's Korean film quota, let's use it on this one. . . The strange thing is that the movement of the Japanese military drama is similar to that of the period drama.

  • Cameron 2022-03-16 09:01:07

    In the second movie I watched in Seoul, there is always a feeling of borrowing a knife to kill people when Koreans beat Japanese.