The original version of "Life is Beautiful" is an Italian film.
It is said that in a small town in Italy, the male protagonist is a waiter in a restaurant and falls in love with a wealthy woman. He has a humorous nature and interesting behavior, which wins her favor. The woman ignores the opposition of her family, marries him and has children, and they are happily married.
In the end, the good times did not last long. The male protagonist was a Jew. The Nazis took him and his children into a concentration camp. The female protagonist also took the initiative to enter the concentration camp.
In order to prevent the child's innocent soul from being harmed, the male protagonist lied and said it was a game and made up a set of game rules, such as no crying, no looking for the mother, no noisy eating snacks...
You can get points every day, and if you get 1,000 points, you will get a tank as a prize.
He has always done his best to protect his children.
Then on the eve of liberation, he was killed by the Nazis, but his children and wife survived.
This film won the Oscar for Best Actor, Best Foreign Language Film, Cannes Grand Jury Prize and many other awards. In addition to its excellent quality, everyone can understand the Jewish elements in it, which is why it is loved by Europe and the United States.
"Life is Beautiful" was born in 1997, and "Schindler's List" was born in 1993.
In the 1990s, Jews basically completed their control of the American media and spread the image of "I am the victim and the whole world owes us". Think about when did China see this?
Most of them started in the 1990s. Readers and Yilin, some wonderful little stories often appear.
For example, in every Jewish family, the mother will drop honey on the books and let the children lick them. This is to tell the children that the books are as sweet as honey to show that the Jews are smart and wise and love to read...
But this is the early 80s!
The Soviet Union just held a major military exercise last year, and the Black Panther Party in the United States just disbanded this year, and the Jewish tentacles have not yet reached that long.
In fact, if we really look into it, "Life is Beautiful" is better in setting and shaping. The details are full of loopholes: the concentration camps are clean, the cells are clean, the people have sound limbs, they are not tortured, and there are no infectious diseases.
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Moreover, the male protagonist was able to play a symphony in the concentration camp and use a loudspeaker to broadcast it, without any punishment afterwards.
How is this possible?
But if we pursue these points, the film will not be valid because it conflicts with the setting. The setting of "Life is Beautiful" is to use comedy to express it, and the cruelty of the Nazis is described from the side.
The only frontal shot is when the male protagonist sees a mountain of corpses.
This version of "Life is Beautiful" written by Chen Qi sets the background in Shanghai, turns the Jews into Chinese, and turns the Nazis into Japanese devils. At the same time, the wife's role is increased, and the couple protects the child together.
He could imagine the impact this script had on some old comrades.
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"Okay, everyone is here, let's have a meeting!"
Chen Huangmei chaired the meeting and said: "Today we are still discussing the script of "Life Is Beautiful". We had a heated debate before and everyone expressed their opinions. Now that the creator is back, we all want to hear the thoughts of those involved.
Xiao Chen, would you like to talk first?"
"I just came back yesterday and was not fully prepared. I want to listen to the opinions of experts first," Chen Qi said.
"Okay, let's talk about it first."
"..."
After a short silence, a theorist whom Chen Qi didn't know adjusted his glasses and said: "First of all, the characters in this script are meticulously portrayed, the details are in place, and the emotional rendering is very strong, which is very good.
But the tone seems biased. I don’t understand what kind of mentality it is to describe life in a concentration camp in the form of a game? It’s too unserious!
Everyone knows that the concentration camp is where the Japanese imprisoned prisoners of war and the martyrs of our party. The blood of the martyrs flows through it. It should be taken seriously, let alone be light-hearted and humorous. It lacks basic solemnity and a sense of historical responsibility."
"I agree with this view!"
Immediately, another person echoed: "In recent years, there has been a trend of making entertainment films in the domestic film industry. Film studios have increased their investment in martial arts films. Take a look at our first quarter works, what about "The Invincible Mandarin Duck Legs"?
"Kyoto Ballers" sold a lot of copies, but what contribution did it make to art?
Comrade Chen Qi, I am not targeting you!
Everyone recognizes the achievements of "Tai Chi" in earning foreign exchange through exports, but I think entertainment films are entertainment films, and serious films are serious films. We must not shoot serious films with the attitude of entertainment films!"
"Hey, that's right!"
This statement elicited a response.
Both of them were clearly opposed to Chen Qi, and some supported Chen Qi, but even if they supported it, they felt that "Life is Beautiful" was too frivolous, so they put it more euphemistically.
"I have watched it several times. I think the first half is relaxed and natural, full of life, and very good. It can be made into a separate movie. It tells how the male and female protagonists fall in love, get married and have children, and then the Japanese invade and the family is separated in the turmoil.
, finally reunited after all the ups and downs, it must be a good movie.”
"If you have to add the second half, you can do it. One of the male and female protagonists is an underground party. He was tortured bravely and unyielding, and was eventually killed. However, he successfully passed on the information. You can see how many of them can express the sacrificial spirit of our martyrs!"
""The Eternal Wave"!"
"Hey, that's right, this is the movie I was thinking about!"
"We have made countless Anti-Japanese War films, and they must be serious as long as they are serious."
In short, there were two opinions at the scene, one was clearly against it, and the other was hoping to revise it and add a paragraph about heroic sacrifice.
At this moment, another voice suddenly emerged, saying: "Comrade Xiao Chen's mission is to earn foreign exchange through exports, which means that his films must be sent out. Our anti-war films have always been screened domestically, or in the socialist camp
spread.
If it were to be sent to Europe for an exhibition or something like that, would it be inappropriate for the Western world to see it and for the Japanese to see it?
After all, what if China-Japan friendship is now being advocated and affects international relations?"
The man paused and emphasized: "Don't misinterpret my meaning. I just want to say that it might not be a good idea to send this kind of film out for exhibitions."
"..."
Chen Huangmei listened silently and looked at Chen Qi's reaction from time to time. He actually wanted to hear the other party's own explanation. After all, just reading the script was still a bit one-sided.
Chen Qi stared at the person who just spoke.
The old comrades' objections are at best due to ideological limitations. It's nonsense to say that Sino-Japanese friendship will affect relations. Moreover, these people don't dare to say it openly and are secretive.
He was a little helpless.
It is difficult to change people's thoughts, especially for such old comrades. He feels that even if he explains, these people may not understand.
But he still wanted to give it a try, thought about it for a while, and said: "I already understand your opinions. Let me talk about my original intention of creating and the positive significance that "Life is Beautiful" may bring to us internationally..."
(No more!)
Chapter completed!