Tenderness and iron blood shake the world - Interpretation of the movie "My Mother Zhao Yiman"
China Art News reporter Wu Yueling
What is it to die generously to serve the country? sacrifice? This issue is actually very unfamiliar to people who were born and grew up in peaceful times. Although we have learned from textbooks since we were young, today's New China was achieved by countless heroes throwing their lives and blood. However, it is difficult for us to truly appreciate and understand the courage to sacrifice one's life and the tenacity to uphold one's beliefs. The recently released movie "My Mother Zhao Yiman" uses the choices of a tender mother and a young and beautiful Chinese woman in times of national crisis, and her strength in enduring all kinds of brutal torture to express her appreciation for those who support the backbone of our nation. The entry provides a vivid and shocking explanation.
"It is really a pity that mother failed to fulfill her responsibilities in educating you. Because mother resolutely fought against the Manchus and resisted Japan, today has reached the eve of sacrifice. Mother and you were the same during her lifetime. There will never be a chance to see you again... Mother does not need words to educate you, she educates you with actions. When you grow up, I hope you will not forget that your mother sacrificed for the country. "My dear, I am pitiful!" Child! My mother's death is not a pity. It is my child who has no one to care for me. After my mother dies, my child will continue to fight on his behalf and grow up to comfort my mother who is under the pressure of death! Child, my dear, poor child! There is nothing more for the mother to say. My child studying hard is the mother’s last glimmer of hope.” This is Zhao Yiman going to the execution ground on August 2, 1936. There were two suicide notes left in the car for his son Ning'er. The words in the suicide note are so precise that everyone who reads them sheds tears.
"Many years later, including the Japanese who were executed at that time, they said that my mother Zhao Yiman never said a word during the entire torture process. However, as a son, I know my mother's pain, and I How I wish my mother could cry out heartbreakingly and shout..."
The movie "My Mother Zhao Yiman" has a very clever angle. It starts from the perspective of a son recalling his mother, supplemented by The son's narration shows another tragic and poignant aspect of the heroine. Qi Xin, one of the screenwriters, said that among the many materials about Zhao Yiman, the two suicide notes that most interested her were the iron-blooded tenderness shown in the suicide notes that deeply moved her. She said that when Zhao Yiman died, he was as old as she is now. As a mother, she had also experienced the pain of being separated from her children for work, but Zhao Yiman said goodbye to her children. When writing Zhao Yiman, in order to allow contemporary audiences to understand, the screenwriter chose to tell the story from Ning'er's perspective. This subjective perspective brings a lot of freedom to the narrative. Director Sun Tie said that Zhao Yiman left very few physical objects to our descendants, only two suicide notes and a photo of her and her son before she went to Northeast China, which made the creation of the film difficult. The son's voiceover is used to connect the plot of the film, so there is more room for expression. Some background narratives can be explained using voiceover, and voiceover also plays a very good role in expressing and conveying emotions.
Sun Tie also mentioned the old movie "Zhao Yiman" that everyone is a little unfamiliar with. In 1950, when the People's Republic of China was founded, the feature film "Zhao Yiman" was filmed by Changchun Film Studio. The leading actor Shi Lianxing won the Best Actress Award at the 5th Czech Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Sun Tie, who has carefully watched the film, believes that it is very difficult to surpass the 1950 version of "Zhao Yiman". Because those creators were close to the war years, the movies about the war were very well made and shocking. But the shortcoming of the 1950 version is that the creative staff did not know much about Zhao Yiman at that time. They did not know that Zhao Yiman had a son, and they did not know that Zhao Yiman had written a suicide note to his son. Now that we understand this, I feel like we're going to do "people." So we put a lot of effort into expressing "emotion".
Many places in the movie show Zhao Yiman's deep love for his son. When Zhao Yiman decided to leave Harbin to fight guerrillas in the mountains of Northeast China, she realized what kind of path she had chosen. She put the photo that she had always treasured by her side into an envelope and sent it away. When she came to the mailbox and was about to deliver it, she hesitated for a moment and seemed reluctant to send the photo away, but finally put the photo in. She is a gentle mother. But when facing the enemy, she is a strong Chinese.
Ohno: "You are a woman and I am a man. It is not a shame for a woman to say she is afraid in front of a man." Zhao Yiman: "No, no. I am Chinese and you are Japanese. The Chinese will never say they are afraid of the Japanese.”
According to historical research, the Japanese did everything they could to get information about Zhao Shangzhi’s troops from Zhao Yiman. Inhuman torture and many punishments are unimaginable to us. But those Japanese soldiers would never understand why Zhao Yiman could remain silent during his torture.
Author: You Zhiji 2005-12-3 12:39 Reply to this statement
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2 Tenderness and iron-blood shake the world - Interpretation of the movie "My Mother Zhao Yiman" [Repost]
In order to make Zhao Yiman Giving in, they brought an electric chair specially from Japan in an attempt to destroy her will. Before the execution, Japanese officer Ohno tempted Zhao Yiman. As long as she admitted that she was afraid, she would be exempted from electrocution. Leading actor Zhang Han thought this scene was the most difficult one to perform. She said that this is not a contest between two people, but a contest between two nations. She mainly used the power of her eyes. Zhao Yiman's hatred for Japan was reflected in his eyes, as if he wanted to "eat him with his eyes." Why is Zhao Yiman so brave? Zhang Han realized during the interview on Zhao Yiman’s spiritual path that there is no one who is not afraid of death, no woman who does not love beauty, and no mother who does not love her children, and Zhao Yiman gave up all this because she There is a lofty faith that supports her. Zhang Han said, "This spirit also infected me and inspired me. At the same time, I also have a heroic complex. This emotion has been deeply buried in my heart for many years. When I received this script, a kind of passion naturally It ignited me."
Qi Xin talked about a historical fact. According to Ohno's confession when he was captured by our army, the real electrocution was even more cruel than what was shown in the movie, and it was specially designed to deal with women. When Zhao Yiman walked to the execution ground, his upper body was completely carbonized due to excessive torture. Facing all this, Zhao Yiman always kept the pain hidden in his heart. Many viewers applauded the scenes between Zhao Yiman and Oh Ye in the movie. Qi Xin said that when writing these plays, she stood on Zhao Yiman's character logic, and another screenwriter Qiu Huaiyang stood on Ohno's logic to develop the lines. She believes that Zhao Yiman is a stubborn, passionate, and emotional person, while Ohno is a rational and calm person. They are both highly educated, one stands from the standpoint of the Chinese nation, and the other stands from the standpoint of Japanese militarism. Zhao Yiman's heart was strong enough to suppress his passion and sensitivity in order to face the inhumane torture of the Japanese soldiers.
"I am Chinese, and I was injured by the Japanese when they fought against them."
When Zhao Yiman was sent to the hospital, the Japanese explained to the doctor, This is a Chinese. When Zhao Yiman retorted, "I am Chinese," the doctors, nurses and guards present were all stunned. They were all stunned by her daring to say that she was Chinese. Perhaps such a situation is unimaginable for today's Chinese people. As a Chinese, they cannot say that they are Chinese, and they can only accept the contemptuous title from the Japanese in humiliation. However, this was the reality in Northeast China at that time.
Sun Tie said, "History is very painful. Only 650 Japanese soldiers drove away more than 10,000 Northeastern troops. At that time, the streets were full of Japanese flags, and everyone said In Japanese, no one dares to speak Chinese or say that he is Chinese. This history is shameful. This is the historical background of Zhao Yiman’s emergence. I think this is something that many young and middle-aged people in China do not know. I want to explain the historical background first. If the movie starts with Zhao Yiman, many young people may not agree with it. In fact, among the many pains Zhao Yiman suffered, there are probably not many people today. I can bear it."
From the movie, the audience can also see that many men in the occupied areas of Northeast China dare not raise their arms, but Zhao Yiman dares. Not only that, she also influenced many people around her. She infected many people in the hospital with her words and deeds. The doctor, who was used to seeing life and death, was beaten to pieces after seeing her being tortured. He was still able to greet himself freely, and big tears overflowed from the doctor's eyes. Officer Dong and Nurse Han were encouraged by Zhao Yiman and helped Zhao Yiman escape from the hospital.
Qi Xin said that Zhao Yiman was a spark. Just like the anti-alliance forces at that time, he resisted millions of Japanese troops with a scale of several thousand. They were in a situation where people in the Northeast generally fell into non-resistance. Hope amid the despair, oppression and enslavement brought about by policy. Zhao Yiman lets people around him see bright hope. Officer Dong and Nurse Han were the sparks she ignited.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people’s Anti-Japanese War and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Zhao Yiman. Sun Tie said, "Zhao Yiman saw the independence and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation today in Tianzhiling. I think she will smile happily. As a director, I really want to see Zhao Yiman's smile." I believe this will also be a favorite for many viewers. The wish of the audience who finished the movie.