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Taking a break from the busy schedule and staying up late to catch up on the show, without fast forwarding a minute, often pausing or even rewinding. This is a true portrayal of many people watching "The Age of Awakening", and I am one of them. How many years have we not done this?
It is difficult to create group portraits, especially when the characters have to be distinct, and "Age of Awakening" did it. Not to mention anything else, the three to five minutes of Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman", the sharp energy of "cold eyebrows", the essence of using the pen as the blade, painstaking efforts, and every word is truly a god.
However, after all, this drama features Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao as the protagonists, and there are differences between the two for future generations who do not understand the detailed history. Li Dazhao worked hard for the country and the people, but was brutally killed before the revolution was completed. Compared with Chen Duxiu's later life, he was much more glorious and taller. As for Chen Duxiu, I thought about it carefully, and there were only a few dry sentences mentioned in the history textbook. Chen Duxiu founded the "New Youth" during the New Culture Movement. Chen Duxiu, the "big brother", did not participate for some reason. After that, he criticized rightism. After that his name disappeared.
Thanks to "The Age of Awakening". Putting aside the debate between historical truth and artistic processing, it really allows us to get to know a flesh-and-blood Chen Duxiu and the Chen family who are willing to go through fire and water and succeed one after another. You know, being the first mover is always the hardest!
Maybe it’s because there are too few records about Chen Duxiu in my impression, so when I watched the first few episodes, I didn’t like Chen Zhongfu very much, especially when I saw it from Chen Yannian’s perspective. I always feel that every pore in Chen Zhongfu's body exudes arrogance. His eyes are on the top of his head, looking up to the sky. But the further you read, you’ll see a big slap in the face - so delicious -
Someone on the video website specially edited Chen Duxiu’s crying scene. Let’s talk about this, the details of Chen Duxiu’s “god” in my heart Yes: At that time, the students were detained in prison for participating in a street rally. After many efforts, the authorities agreed to release them. Cai Yuanpei went to pick them up in person, but the students said they would rather sit in jail than follow Tan Sitong to awaken the people. In the play, Cai Yuanpei is a very gentle person. No matter how he treats people or objects, everyone is willing to give Cai Gong face, especially his number one fan Gu Hongming. But at this time, Cai Gong has nothing to do with this group of young people. The camera turned to Chen Zhongfu, his expression of smiling with tears and smiling with tears was really amazing!
What makes him laugh is that his efforts are not in vain. His students dare to take the lead in the face of national justice and are willing to throw their heads and blood; what makes them cry is that revolution must require sacrifices and victory must be through bloodshed, but in front of us This group of people is the most promising and promising generation in this country. They have abandoned their importance to teachers and schools, forgotten their importance to their families and parents, and abandoned their importance to the future of the country, people and nation. . Not only do they not know it, but they are proud of it. This so-called obsession is actually making unnecessary sacrifices. How can it be compared to Tan Sitong's "die well and happily"!
As for that line, it is even more sonorous and powerful -
"I tell you, you have no right to die now. Our disaster-ridden country needs you to live and to go." Strive." As for the final "clang--" movement of the prison door, it is really cool.
Another scene is that Chen Duxiu was arranged to write a manuscript at home (in fact, he had repeatedly violated the authorities' bottom line and was on the arrest list). He couldn't hold it in anymore and wanted to go out for a look. As a result, he saw: Peking University, the country's highest institution, known for its "scientific, democratic and inclusive", had become a living hell. The teaching building had become a place where students were detained. Many prison guards were patrolling with guns on their backs. The locked doors and windows were filled with relatives delivering food to the children... Lu Xun later had a more straightforward description in "In Memory of Mr. Liu Hezhen" - I just felt that the place I lived in was not the human world.
Chen Duxiu personally is not afraid of going to jail. He has a famous saying: "We young people must be determined to go to prison as soon as they leave the research laboratory, and enter the research laboratory as soon as they leave the prison. Prisons and research laboratories are the cradle of democracy. ”
He was also able to persuade a dozen students who wanted to stay in jail to leave the prison. However, in the face of pressure from the authorities, students were arrested and imprisoned at every turn, so that the prison was full and had to use universities such as Peking University. When the school came to take control, Chen Duxiu's eyes, body, and heart were stung. He squatted helplessly in a small corner of the Red Building. This was not the Peking University he wanted to see, nor was it the China he wanted to see.
Before "The Age of Awakening", I didn't know much about Chen Duxiu, especially his magnificent and ups and downs of struggle before and after the May Fourth Movement; after "The Age of Awakening", I still didn't know the complete Chen Duxiu. , because there is still a certain gap between film and television works and historical reality. According to historical records, Chen Duxiu's later life was extremely bleak. After he was expelled, his bright star suddenly dimmed, so that people later easily forgot his great achievements and only stared at his mistakes. Relent, don’t let go, don’t forgive. In the timeline involved in "Age of Awakening", it was indeed Chen Duxiu's highlight moment. Even the subtleties of eating peanuts when chatting with the fan editor about "New Youth" were full of drama.
I have been thinking, as a film and television work, how will the final episode of "The Age of Awakening" be written? The most important point is that Chen Duxiu was the leader of the New Culture Movement and the commander-in-chief of the May Fourth Movement. How should we wrap up his story? After seeing the last scene, I have to give a thumbs up to the creative team!
Deng Zhongxia sent news about Yannian and Qiao Nian who were studying in France. Chen Duxiu learned that Chen Qiaonian had also translated "The Internationale". Deng Zhongxia said that now the father and son were finally teammates in the same trench. . Chen Duxiu burst into tears at this scene, and couldn't control the tears after all. Then she took the manuscript of "Internationale" and walked alone into the depths of the forest, leaving only a cool and lonely feeling to the audience in front of the screen. The back view... (The real situation is that the father and son failed to reconcile, and this is embellished here)
The revolutionary situation is still continuing vigorously, and it is about to enter a new period. The May 4th Movement and the New Culture Movement can be regarded as a carnival of intellectuals to a certain extent. They were the first to wake up and try to awaken and save the sleeping Chinese people. This kind of popularization from the elite to the common people is the most gentle way. It will take many years and one or two generations to universalize education before it can be realized. But at that time, China could not wait any longer! In the "Paris Peace Treaty" episode, Lu Zhengxiang and Gu Weijun were constrained and struggling. How many more years will the tragedy of "a weak country without diplomacy" continue?
Furthermore, the status of intellectuals destined most of the "Chen Duxiu people" to be too idealistic and sometimes easily fall into the misunderstanding of following the text and being divorced from their own reality. "Chen Duxiu and the others" have arrogant capital and arrogance. They are fully capable of being cultural innovators and ideological leaders. However, if they want to be revolutionary subversives, they really have enough ability to lead the Chinese people to find their own destiny. My own path? It seemed like something was missing, but this trial and error process turned out to be extremely valuable!
It is said that the Communist Party of China later sent people to send invitations to him more than once, inviting him to Yan'an. This was an acknowledgment and affirmation of Chen Duxiu's contributions, but he declined them all. Chen Duxiu said: "All the acquaintances have left or passed away, and now I am not familiar with this organization." Indeed, as a pioneer, Chen Duxiu, who was not understood by others, was burdened with too many controversies and made too many sacrifices. When his children were killed, his white-haired man sent his black-haired man away; the close friends who had been together because of "New Youth" later fell apart one after another; Li Dazhao, who understood him best, was also sent to the gallows... The founder of the early revolution had long since Without the excitement of "Southern Chen Beili, let's meet to found the party", the years have given him too much training. Fortunately, the political party he created with all his efforts is still developing and growing in full swing amidst twists and turns, and gradually Become the mainstream of the Chinese revolution. There is a new group of outstanding young people who hold the baton well. Chen Duxiu is relieved about this.
As descendants, we know the historical process and China has its own special characteristics. In the past, because of our narrow-mindedness, we were really too harsh on Chen Duxiu's group! Thanks to "The Age of Awakening" for bringing Chen Duxiu and others into our consciousness, the Chen family and his son are full of loyal people. Although historical merits and demerits are left for future generations to comment on, history and the people will never forget those who have made contributions to the country and benefited the people.
Okay, I’m going to read "The Complete Biography of Chen Duxiu". If you don’t understand the truth, you have no right to speak...
Mr. Zhongfu, you are well.