Affectionately interpreting the feelings of family and country of the island defenders

- Focusing on the front and backstage scenes of the movie "Island Guardian"

Defending the island means defending the country, and defending the country Just keep the house. One island, two people, three dogs, four navigation lights, 189 diaries, 368 five-star red flags...were intertwined into the 32 years of arduous life of the "People's Model" Wang Jicai and his wife guarding the island. On June 9, the theme viewing event and Hebei premiere of the movie "Island Keeper" was held at the Hebei Hall in Shijiazhuang. The film's 125-minute duration not only restores Wang Jicai and his wife's 32-year experience of tenacious struggle against the harsh environment, but also embodies the protagonist's pursuit of the value of patriotism and dedication throughout. The affectionate and intense atmosphere extends from inside the screen to outside the screen. The spirit deeply infected everyone present.

A lifetime, one thing, the island-shou spirit moved the people

"Island-shou" Wang Jicai was the director of the Kaishan Island militia post in Guanyun County, Jiangsu Province during his lifetime. He and his wife Wang Shihua used the island to For the sake of family, accompanied by loneliness, he dedicated his beautiful youth to the cause of coastal defense of the motherland. "If he wants to defend the island, then I will defend him!" This is what Wang Shihua said when she decided to accompany her husband to defend the island. This defense lasted for 32 years, which is a lifetime.

The movie "Island Keeper" uses realistic shots and simple tone to bring the life of Wang Jicai and Wang Shihua to the big screen, from the protagonist's hesitation and hesitation in the early days of landing on the island, to the brave rescue of a young man who fell into the water, Combating smugglers, delivering babies in a storm, bidding farewell to comrades on their deathbed, and a family Spring Festival Gala on the island. Groups of high-quality shots carefully express the love between husband and wife, father and son, and comrades-in-arms, and show the rich inner world of Wang Jicai and his wife from different aspects. and the feelings of family and country that "defending the island means defending the country."

"Shou Dao dedicated his life to the country and should be remembered by more people. Thinking of Wang Jicai, I feel that he can overcome any hardship." The film's director Chen Li revealed that filming "Shou Dao" The experience of "People" is different from any previous creation. From the early preparations, she led the creative staff to the island many times to experience life. In the process of getting along with the prototype character Wang Shihua, they realized the mental journey of the island guardian. I also gained many real and touching life details: the first time I experienced a typhoon on a small island, how "telephone delivery" was done; how a deserted island finally became a "paradise" for the couple... These stories made Chen Li I truly feel that Wang Jicai and Wang Shihua have found their unique happiness and joy in this persistence and responsibility.

At the screening of the film, the audience was moved by Wang Jicai and his wife’s original intention, perseverance and perseverance, as well as the sincere emotions conveyed in it, and shed tears several times while watching the film. Everyone said that their hard life was heartbreaking, but their determination not to succumb to suffering was also admirable. Huang Wenzhong, a former member of the poverty alleviation team in Luotuowan Village, Fuping County, cried for a long time after watching the film, and deeply lamented: "What is it that makes Wang Jicai persevere and what makes more than 3 million first secretaries and village cadres across the country persevere?" Come down? This is actually what we said when we faced the party flag: Fight for communism for life and be ready to sacrifice everything for the party and the people. Thank you to the creative staff for letting me revisit my original intention when I joined the party." p>

Create literary and artistic masterpieces with the spirit of Shoudao

In recent years, Chen Li has adhered to the creative concept of "people-centered and dedicated to the people with exquisite products" and shot "Begonia Still" and "The Four Seasons of Zhou Enlai". "Day and Night", "Bloody Battle on the Xiangjiang River", "Gutian Bugle" and many other red film and television masterpieces. Chen Li said: "A seemingly ordinary character like Wang Jicai writes an extraordinary life. What we want to do most is to use accurate artistic expression to complete the film "Island Keeper", so that more audiences, especially It is the young audience who can be infected and inspired."

It is understood that the location shooting of "Island Keeper" lasted four months, and the creative team went to Kaishan Island many times to interview people and experience life. Chen Li revealed that more than 90% of the film were real shots. During the filming process, the creative team carried equipment weighing dozens of kilograms through the dangerous shoals and reefs every day, and at the same time had to deal with the climatic conditions that may change at any time at sea. "In the film, many scenes were shot in huge waves and storms, which was very difficult. Everyone basically came to the island half a month in advance, practiced and pondered over and over again, and put a lot of effort into every shot. It shows the effect it has today."

The film spans 32 years, and all the scenes and props in the film need to be restored to reflect the times. In order to restore reality to the greatest extent, the crew renovated the shooting location, built a flag-raising round platform, a tunnel, a dock, etc., and carefully crafted the props to create a realistic environmental effect as much as possible, which provided good conditions for the use of camera language and the depiction of character details. .

In the film, despite the difficult conditions on the island, Wang Jicai and his wife showed more optimism and tenacity. "In my contact with Wang Shihua, she told all about the love story and warm emotions between Wang Jicai and Wang Jicai. Although there were many hardships, they were looking for their own happiness and joy." Chen Li said, this is the hardship of strivers. , the power of the striver, the joy and happiness of the striver.

Restore the characters with heart and emotion and pay tribute to the heroes

From the very beginning when she received the filming task, Chen Li chose Liu Ye because she felt the purity, persistence and perseverance in Liu Ye’s eyes , similar to Wang Jicai. At the filming site, Wang Shihua said after seeing Liu Ye's performance: "It looks very much like Lao Wang." In Wang Shihua's view, Liu Ye performed her husband's "stubborn temper" and performed Wang Jicai's softness in his toughness and affection in his toughness. .

Actor Liu Ye said frankly that when he first received the invitation to play "Island Keeper", he didn't have much confidence. It wasn't until they spent time together that Wang Jicai's son said to him, "Your temper is very much like my father's." Only then did he find the sense of faith to interpret the characters. In order to make his skin color texture closer to the character's prototype, Liu Ye was exposed to the sun at the beach every day. His skin was burned, red and swollen several times until several layers of skin fell off. "At the beginning, I spent two and a half hours every day painting various scars such as mosquito bites and scratches. However, after more than half a month, many of the injuries on my body could not be distinguished whether they were painted by the crew or myself." Liu Ye said that under such difficult conditions, Wang Jicai was able to live on the island for 32 years to protect the island and the national flag. In his heart, Wang Jicai was an island defender with an iron will and a tough guy among tough guys.

"'You guard the island, I will guard you', these six words are easy to say but difficult to do, especially after more than 30 years of persistence. Wang Shihua is an amazing woman and an amazing wife! Actor Gong Zhe plays Wang Shihua in the film. In her opinion, it was a very difficult decision for Wang Shihua to accompany her husband to the island: she resigned from her job as a primary school teacher and left her parents and children. She swallowed all the pain herself. "In the film, Wang Shihua's companionship with Wang Jicai after she landed on the island was very heart-warming. She did not show her inner pain to her husband. She only showed sadness and feminine tenderness when the two were back to back. Her strength and tenacity are clearly reflected in her," Gong Zhe said frankly.