Among the many actors of Chiang Kai-shek, Sun Feihu played well, or did Zhao Hengduo play well?As early as 1986, the casting stage of the movie "Armageddon" was hotly discussed.
How to portray this loser who goes against the tide of history, how to portray this third-rate commander who is an expert in the civil war,
How to objectively reproduce this *** former opponent;How to ** the heart of this complex historical figure;
The director of "Armageddon" believes that with the development process of history, the shaping of the character of Chiang Kai-shek should "have development, change, and level".
1. Chiang Kai-shek's selection
Although Chiang Kai-shek was picky about fighting in the war, as a figure who had a profound impact on history, he was still a politician and military strategist. When entering the casting stage, the most popular is Sun Feihu, who played Chiang Kai-shek in many films such as "Towering Kunlun", "Tanglin Thief" and "Xi'an Incident". The second is Zhao Hengduo, who has had an outstanding performance in "Blood Battle Taierzhuang".
After repeated auditions and discussions, the director team finally decided that Zhao Hengduo would play Chiang Kai-shek.
The reason why Sun Feihu was defeated was mainly because his understanding of Chiang Kai-shek was not objective enough, and he always wanted to portray Chiang Kai-shek as a villain. In his performances, the traces of stage performances are too heavy, and the traces of ugliness of Chiang Kai-shek are more obvious.
In contrast, Zhao Hengduo's understanding of Chiang Kai-shek is much more profound. Zhao Hengduo has more than 40 years of experience in the army, and he has the quality and demeanor of a soldier. In terms of mental state, Zhao Hengduo is younger, and in terms of age and appearance, he is closer to Chiang Kai-shek during the three major battles.
Praise me, don't belittle the enemy", the superior leaders demanded: Realistically show the true face of historical figures. As a result, the heavy responsibility of playing Chiang Kai-shek fell on the shoulders of Zhao Hengduo.
How to present such an aspect of the character on the big screen, but also to avoid face-painting, bias, and one-sided?Director Zhai Junjie's understanding is that the character of Chiang Kai-shek should "have development, change, and level".
As a result, we can clearly see in "Armageddon" that Chiang Kai-shek has changed in different periods.
In "The Battle of Liaoshen", from ruddy to pale, to slightly sickly;
In "The Battle of Huaihai", he went from being up in chaos to being tired and haggard;
In "The Battle of Pingjin", from lack of sleep to morbidity, age spots are faintly visible.
Second, the advantage is mine
At the beginning of the majestic movie "The Battle of Liaoshen", the Yellow River thawed, the ice hit, and ** led the troops to cross the Yellow River.
As soon as the camera turned, Chiang Kai-shek led the family on a spring tour of Purple Mountain. As the commander of the enemy, the first appearance should bring a bit of "playing wind". As soon as Lao Chiang appeared, he turned his back to the audience, and when he turned around, the audience saw that he was Chiang Kai-shek. In this way, it is more powerful than becoming a "standard image" all at once.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, dressed in a dark blue robe, looked relaxed and walked solemnly, and could patiently tell his children and grandchildren how the precious cultural relics of the Purple Mountain Observatory were captured by the Eight-Nation Alliance. The words and deeds reveal the "heart of the world" of the big man, and even make people a little "awe-inspiring".
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek's elite was still there, and with foreign aid from the United States, he had the courage to compete with our army.
In "The Battle of Pingjin", Chiang Kai-shek brought Ba Dawei, the adviser to the United States, into the war conference room, and the director used a "ring shot" follow-up shot. Chiang Kai-shek took off his cloak, took over the list of attendees, and circled the huge rectangular conference table, examining his generals one by one, forming a sense of depression that the mountain rain was about to come. Chiang Kai-shek's state of mind and majesty were expressed in such a suffocating sense of oppression.
When the Kuomintang High Command held a meeting, everyone sat upright, did not squint, and listened to the "instructions" with bated breath. Correspondingly, the top level of our army has a lively atmosphere, lively discussions, heart-to-heart, and tacit cooperation.
The two armies faced each other, fighting wits and couragethan bold, more strategic
than perseverance, than will,
On one side is "600,000 against 800,000, the advantage is mine".
On one side: "Sandwich is sandwiched, and you have to eat it too."
Millet plus rifle vs American-style mechanization, the meaning of this different combat has an unexpected special effect here.
As early as the Liangdian Hall in the first "Liaoshen Campaign", Jiang Jingguo and Chen Bui were worried about the financial crisis. Although Chiang Kai-shek was gloomy when he heard this, he was still stubborn and self-serving: "You have to do these things, I have a lot of affairs, and I must focus on military affairs."
In the second part of "The Battle of Huaihai", Chen Bui visited Jiang late at night and admonished him. Chiang Kai-shek maintained the style of "his face sinking like water" and a big man who was "moody and invisible".
When he heard Chen Bui say that "the outside is not controlled by others, and the situation can be controlled internally," Chiang Kai-shek could still encourage: Keep talking, keep talking.
When he heard Chen say: "Please Minister Song, President Kong, and the Chen brothers take the lead in donating 20 million or 30 million to relieve the predicament, the corners of Chiang Kai-shek's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a touch of sarcasm.
When he heard "Madame, is it okay", Lao Jiang slapped the table directly. After realizing the gaffe, Chiang Kai-shek still put up his smirk and issued an expulsion order. Later, Chen Bui was discouraged and committed suicide, and Jiang was stunned.
This passage gives the audience an understanding of:The birth of New China was by no means the result of military victory or defeat. Political corruption, economic collapse, and the resulting boiling of popular resentment shook the foundations of the Chiang dynasty
In the second part of "Pingjin Campaign" "Visiting My Father in the Late Night", Zhao Hengduo vividly interpreted Chiang Kai-shek's four words of "enduring humiliation and burden". As soon as the war was lost, Chiang Kai-shek first summoned Du Yuming to discuss the war of Xu Beng, and then sent his wife to the United States for help.
When he was clumsy, someone suddenly knocked on the door at night, and Lao Jiang shouted angrily: I am sleeping.
As soon as he heard that it was his youngest son Jiang Weiguo, Chiang Kai-shek immediately calmed down and deliberately tied his belt tightly.
Lao Jiang was stunned to put his pajamas out of the posture of a suit, and then put on a posture of an old cadre seeing his daughter-in-law:In.
The posture of a feudal family is fully revealed.
As we all know, although Chiang Kai-shek was not good at fighting, he was very fond of military style. Jiang Weiguo was dressed in a military uniform, and meeting him was a standard military salute, which was quite satisfactory to Lao Jiang.
Seeing that his son was sitting in a precarious position, Lao Jiang's face was full of the old father's relief. He even took the initiative to sit down in front of Jiang Weiguo, a bit of a "licking calf".
Jiang Weiguo's every word scratched the itch of old Jiang"My father is not only my father, but also my supreme commander."
When Chiang Kai-shek asked very homely: How is your body?
Jiang Weiguo immediately sat up straight, "Very good!."”
The second princess "Shi Yijing made a beautiful divine assist" Father, Wei Guo has a bad kidney. Taking advantage of this time to return to Nanjing, I want him to go to the hospital for diagnosis."
Jiang Weiguo immediately picked up the words: Impossible.
With such a wonderful cooperation, in the eyes of Lao Jiang, who has been up and down in the sea for many years, the traces of performance are still too obvious:Say whatever you want.
When he heard that Jiang Weiguo denounced Li Yannian and Liu Ruming for fighting unfavorably, and Liu Jingfu was also hesitant to sit in Bengbu, he directly touched Chiang Kai-shek. When Lao Jiang stood up, his eyes were already filled with tears, especially the sentence: "What is needed now is to reach out to them."
Listening closely, he even choked up a little.
In the end, Lao Jiang still appointed Jiang Weiguo as the commander of the armored corps to fight on the front line to strengthen the army's prestige. Lao Jiang stared at his son affectionately, there was attachment and love in that gaze, and there was more encouragement and high hope.
As a father, when he sends his son to the battlefield, he will naturally not be indifferent.
At this point, the second image shaping of the Chiang dynasty and Chiang Kai-shek was completed.
By the time of the third "Pingjin Campaign",Chiang Kai-shek's emotional turmoil turned into "learning from the pain". Faced with the cruel reality of losing both battles and Pingjin, Chiang Kai-shek, as the commander-in-chief, is no longer as impetuous as in the first two movies.
On the contrary, he will behave unusually calmly and soberly in a situation where the general trend is gone. Although Chiang Kai-shek only had the ability to parry, he had no power to fight back.
However, at this time, Chiang Kai-shek was still dreaming of guarding "half of the country" with the Yangtze River as the boundary. He blamed Xia Ye and dumped Li Zongren, this is his "pragmatic move" after "learning from the pain" and thinking of reality as reality.
At the ancient Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek led Gu Zhutong, Tang Enbo, Yu Jishi and other ** to the top of the city. As far as the eye can see, the ancient city wall has gone through vicissitudes and is towering and dilapidated. Lao Jiang touched the scene, was full of emotion, and came to a self-confession with heartache.
This is also the only time in the Armageddon trilogy that Chiang Kai-shek cried. Especially Zhao Hengduo's sentence: IWhat is unbearable in my heart is that I have no place to die and be buried.
This stroke of genius vividly expresses a "unyielding" person who goes against the trend of history and is unwilling to fail.
Looking back at the beginning, Chiang Kai-shek was full of triumph in "spring outing to the Purple Mountain", which was in strong contrast with the "autumn full of gloom" at this time.
Watching Chiang Kai-shek walk the ** steps alone, many ** are not, not to follow.
What was he thinking?Unknown.
The bleak autumn wind is now again, and the downhill road of the commission has gone far.
At this point, the film is not a full stop for Chiang Kai-shek, let alone an exclamation point, but an indescribable ellipsis.
Bai Yu commented: The chess game has ended, and the victory and defeat have become history. The classic game of the century reappeared on the screen, allowing us to feel the wonder of the layout and perceive the thunder of every fall, which is undoubtedly a blessing.
Looking back and observing silently, it is intended to carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future.