The movie "1921" is a gift film for the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China released on July 1, 2021, starring Huang Xuan, Ni Ni, Wang Renjun, Liu Haoran, Yuan Wenkang, Zu Feng, Dou Xiao, Zhang Songwen, Tong Liya and dozens of other stars.
In the middle of the turbulent 19th century, ancient China was plagued by internal and external troubles. The corruption of feudal rule and the invasion of Western powers gradually reduced China to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
The foreigners bombarded our country with artillery, our country was forced to sign many unequal treaties that humiliated the country, and the great powers set off a frenzy to carve up China.
After the Xinhai Revolution brought down the Qing court, politicians, warlords, compradors, and careerists. Each has a ghost, and they all disregard the safety of the country for their own selfish interests.
In 1921, a historic year, Li Da (played by Huang Xuan), * Wang Renjun), Dong Biwu (played by Zu Feng), He Shuheng (played by Zhang Songwen) and other patriots gathered in Shanghai from all over the world to find a new way out for China, and China is about to usher in a new life.
The historical events of the founding of the party have been kept in mind in our middle school history books. So I was looking forward to this movie very much at the time, and in the end Douban harvested 67 points, although it is not too bad to compare with many movies of the same genre, but as a gift film for the centenary of the founding of the party, the movie is generally unsatisfactory.
The director lacks portrayal of the characters, just makes a character appear like a marquee, and the narrative of the story is flat and straightforward, like a running account. The audience is confused about the reasons for the characters' appearances, disappearances, and sacrifices. In addition, the audience thinks that the movie reciting lines and promoting the party's important ideas too much, resulting in the overall story being empty and shouting slogans, and the main line is confused.
Not in line with history, disrespect for historical facts. In the 1921 Chinese film, there were too many scenes of Deng Hong's wine and green, and the ideal naturally presented a fantasy ** scene, in fact, the people lived very hard, and the talented people were also in a difficult situation.
There are too many things I want to talk about, but I haven't talked about it at all, for example, the line of Japanese spies is unclear, so the contradictions between the domestic communist organizations and the Comintern have not been developed, although the elements of spy warfare have been added, I can't feel the suspense and tension at all, and I still don't know what the meaning of the little girl's setting is.
In short, the characters are mostly shaped through lines rather than plots and events, which seems to be a bit mechanical and rigid in the style of propositional composition, the narrative rhythm is completely broken, and the ending is chaotic and sloppy.
At such an important historical moment for China, we can't accept the effect presented by the final film, and we hope that the next time this theme is filmed, the relevant directors will be careful and cautious.