During the period of Japanese aggression, Nanjing's great ** was terrifying, and Shanghai's espionage activities were also in deep chaos.
However, the recently released spy war blockbuster "The Tip of the Knife" has revealed a more brutal and little-known history of the Anti-Japanese War. In 1940, three years later, the city of Nanjing was in disarray, but the Japanese army brewed a cruel plan called the "Spring Thunder Plan", which aimed to destroy the country and species with biochemical **.
In the competition between the Japanese army, Wang Puppet**, Chongqing**, and the underground anti-Japanese forces, the situation was complicated and tense.
The film "The Edge of the Knife" tells the fate, choices and helplessness of an ordinary person in such an extreme environment, and shows the legendary story of Chinese from being bullied to rising as heroes in an epic narrative way.
This film is the second collaboration between director Gao Qunshu and writer Mai Jia, the last time the two worked together was in 2009's "The Wind". "The Tip of the Knife" is adapted from the Mai family's name**, which is inspired by the true sacrifice story of a member of an underground anti-Japanese organization.
Mai's "The Tip of the Knife" was published in 2011, and the story takes place 70 years ago. The story of this period has a 30-year relationship with the Mai family personally.
When the Mai family went to Zhejiang Fuyang People's Hospital for a physical examination in 1981, they met Wang Yakun, who was in charge of the enrollment of the People's Liberation Army College of Engineering and Technology. This encounter triggers the fate of the Mai family to join the army and eventually become the creator of special literary works.
In 2003, "Decryption" and "Secret Calculation" caused a social sensation, and Wang Yakun and his wife found the Mai family, not only to commemorate, but also to hope that he could write a "story in a box".
The box is filled with all kinds of old things, recording the unknown past of the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War. Among them, Jin Shenshui, the owner of the box, became the prototype of the character played by Zhang Yi in the film "The Tip of the Knife".
The film unfolds from the perspective of Jin Shenshui, who was originally an ordinary scholar in the water town south of the Yangtze River, and witnessed the tragic death of his wife and children under the slaughter of the Japanese invaders. In order to take revenge, he became a military **, but gradually saw the hypocrisy and cunning of Wang Puppet** and Chongqing**.
In order to pursue justice, Jin Shenshui joined the underground anti-Japanese organization and fought with **Lin Yingying. Through the difficult choices of underground workers such as Jin Shenshui and Lin Yingying in extreme environments, the film shows how they walk on the edge of life and death, and selflessly contribute to the war of resistance and the future of the country.
"The Tip of the Knife" is different from traditional spy war works, it pays more attention to shaping the image of heroes and restoring history. Although the identity of the protagonist is revealed at the beginning of the film, this does not diminish the appeal of the film, as the truly heartbreaking part is yet to come. At that extreme moment, everything was uncertain and many people lost their humanity under the pressures of life.
Jin Shenshui and other underground workers risked their lives to infiltrate the enemy camp, and lived in dire straits every day, as if walking on the tip of a knife. For the sake of the future of the country, regardless of their personal safety, they have finally passed the test of humanity through the sacrifice of their small families and their fearless national spirit.
This film allows us to see the real recovery of history, showing the rise of heroes and heroes who selflessly give for the future of their country. It may be hard to imagine the pressure our ancestors faced under difficult conditions, but "The Edge of the Knife" successfully restores that era.
We see the vivid side of history, we see an evocative history. This film is a tribute to those unknown heroes and a masterpiece that reminds the world not to forget history.