The original work of "The Flowers of War" is called "The Flower of War".

Yan Geling worked in the committee commemorating Agnes Smedley, Anna Louis Strong, and Edgar Snow in the early years. While studying the information of three American journalists helping the Yan'an Red Army during the Chinese War, she noticed that Edgar Snow mentioned "Weitlin's Diary" in his book.

After going to the United States, she participated in the Nanjing Massacre commemoration every year.

In San Francisco, many people in Chicago donated money to print "Weiterin Diary", and she began to read "Weiterin Diary" in detail...

There is a scene in the book about a prostitute standing up and replacing a female student and being taken away by the Japanese army...

This urged her to hope that history could be reproduced and scenes of the time could be reproduced.

Mr. Jiang Gongji's "March of the End of Beijing" left a deep impression on Yan Geling. Later, with the help of Zhang Chunru and the rich life experience in mainland China, Yan Geling finally made Yan Geling decide to write "Flowers of War"!

She herself said, "Zhang Chunru's documentary book "Nanjing Massacre: The Forgotten Catastrophe of World War II" inspired my work, which was that for the evolution of the catastrophe, the Japanese from their samurai spirit to the Nanjing Massacre, I had a deep and macro understanding of this nation, which was of great help to me to write "Flowers of War".

Lao Touzi likes "Flowers of War". Many men may be particularly interested in the heroic death of women in the world!

"Journey to the East" contains "Lu Dongbin, a woman named Zhang Zhennu, who cleverly crossed the dust of the wind";

There are also many biographies about women who are in turmoil, such as "the oil seller exclusively", "Du Shiniang angrily sinks into the treasure chest", "The golden jade slave stick beats the love man"...

During the Republic of China era, there were also Xiaofengxian...

Anyway, Lao Touzi liked it very much and said bluntly that this is the best book he has ever encountered in twenty years!

‘Everyone is a dog-slaughtering person, and there are also strange women in the fun;

The businesswoman also knew the hatred of the country's destruction, and the church sang the Qinhuai scenery.'

That’s right, "The Flowers of War" is a legendary story!

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"The Flowers of War" invested more than 300 million yuan, and the war scenes are very costly!

Set and special effects are very cost-effective, plus the preliminary training for half a year...

Lao Touzi was very careful, and he considered every detail very accurately. He selected actors, window flower design, Shujuan's monologue, the conflicting changes in the actors' hearts, the cruelty of the Japanese army in Nanjing under the times and the fearless spirit of prostitutes, etc., which were fully demonstrated...

Especially the shot of Yu Mo using a blurred mirror through the window grille is a masterpiece!

This is the first time in film history!

The sun shone in through the glass of the church, like a rainbow, but the world outside the window was exactly the opposite of this beautiful color. A group of female students with their heads lowered, praying silently and crying. Some peeping, and some smiling at each other.

The war-loving city of Nanjing seems to have a touch of humanity in this small chapel.

There are two completely different lives that probably don’t look down on each other.

Students think prostitutes are vulgar and debauchery, while prostitutes think students are conservative and dull.

However, they all envy each other. Prostitutes envy the carefree and innocent students, while students also envy the prostitutes’ charm and versatility...

When the Japanese devils rushed into the church and chased the female student frantically, the kindness deep in their hearts was awakened, John Miller mustered up the courage to raise the banner of the Red Cross and roared loudly. Life became fragile and unbearable, life and death were just a thought, and no one could save anyone. In the sunshine, the broken fragments of the glass window became extremely dazzling. This shot shocked everyone...

Yes, "The Flowers of War" has many flaws. John teased Yu Mo drunk the night before, and when he woke up the next day, he became a hero who protected the female student; he changed his face too quickly and could not accept it;

Hasegawa's character is both good and evil...

However, "The Flowers of War" is definitely Lao Touzi's best work in the past decade!

Anyone who has watched the movie will probably know this.

Therefore, many people criticize "The Flowers of War of War in Jinling", from the perspective of publicity and marketing, rarely from the movie itself, and they are amazing to say "the battle to defend the virginity". Few people say "the movie is really bad" and "there is no sincerity"...

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Zhang Weipin is indeed a fool. The background of "The Flowers of War" is the fall of Nanjing!

What concept?

From December 13, 1937 to January 23, 1938, the Japanese burned, killed and looted Nanjing for a full forty days!

The ancient capitals of the Six Dynasties met Japanese pirates, and the nine-level city palaces were filled with smoke and dust. The riverside souls were 300,000, and the prosperity of gold and powder was no longer there.

Of course, Japan’s records of the Holocaust are very subtle. What did they say?

In Chinese history, there were many massacres in Nanjing.

For example, the Wang Dun Rebellion from 322 to 324; the Hou Jing Rebellion from 549; the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Rebellion; the Tianjing offensive and defensive war; the second revolutionary Nanjing Massacre.

It also involved the ten days of Yangzhou in 1645, claiming that more than 800,000 people were killed in the Yangzhou Massacre.

——This logic is subtle and sinister.

So what about displaying the massacre in Nanjing’s history?

"People often die in your family", can it prove that "so it is normal to kill your family now"?

The existence of these historical massacres will not punish the Japanese invasion of China in the winter of 1937!

This is the basic perception of the people!

The background of "The Flowers of War" is cruel!

Where is Zhang Weipin?

But he regards bed scenes and eroticism as the focus of publicity...

Isn’t this a pure heart causing trouble!

Yuehua's promotion of "The Flowers of War" is just one sentence: "Zhang Yimou's best work!"

The method adopted is to preview and promote the film critics, try not to use offensive remarks, do not hype investment, and do not hype box office expectations...

It was originally something about national disaster!

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On October 15th, "The Flowers of War" was released, and Zhang Junsheng, Lao Mouzi and the creative team of "The Flowers of War" came to the premiere.

Zhang Junsheng has a bad beard and has no image...

"Oh, I'm editing a new movie and then I'm pulled over..."

"I certainly watched "The Flowers of War with Jinling". In fact, I am quite worried that the theme of Nanjing Massacre is heavy and difficult. If you want to shoot it, don't be too ambitious. If you are too big, you can't control it. You have to face overwhelming scolding!"

"Yes, it's just cursing, not simply shooting bricks, because this subject is not just a movie issue, but a national emotional issue. "Nanjing Nanjing" and "Rabe Diary" both encountered such a dilemma!"

"Fortunately, Lao Tozi didn't make any epic films, and just chose one perspective in this big history, that is redemption. The plot of "The Flowers of War" can be summarized in one sentence: a foreign embalmer, a small military officer of the National Army and a group of prostitutes completed their self-redemption in the redemption of a group of female students."

"Me? I don't have the ambition to shoot a war movie for the time being. If I want to shoot, I might go to extremes and shoot a short Korean War..."
Chapter completed!