1905 movie network news Recently, the film held a film conference in Beijing on the theme of "Pay tribute to the revolutionary martyrs, always chasing the light up". The film’s creative team was all present, and they had a close dialogue with the audience to further interpret the film from the perspectives of revolutionary film creation, emotional presentation, expression techniques and angle innovation.The film was directed and adapted from a script, starring Ding He, and joined by Wang Jing and Minghan Gu.
For the first time, the film brought the real revolutionary years of China’s first female Communist party member to the big screen, which not only reproduced the young blood of the martyrs who fought for the country and the revolutionary spirit for democracy and freedom, but also presented the short and magnificent lives of Miao Boying and He Mengxiong as "heroes" to the public.
Go to the bright future with ideals and beliefs.
In the "Going to the Light" version of the preview, the revolutionary martyrs’ persistence and pursuit of their beliefs and ideals are explained for the first time from the perspective of naive children. "Children will grow up, and they will have their own children again. At that time, blue sky and white clouds, colorful flowers and sunshine will be sprinkled on the grass, where they will chase and play, no more violence and no more hunger." This is the light and future in Miao Boying’s heart; However, in turbulent times, the flowers of the motherland are facing abuse and persecution. They may have lost their mothers in the streets when they were young, they may starve and beg along the road, they may sell newspapers for a living in rags, or they may be in prison for no reason.
Bright and beautiful, hope and future, so that phrases full of gentle power as long as they are pronounced always appear with growing children. From the awakening of women’s consciousness in her youth, to her adherence to revolutionary beliefs after joining the Party, and to her motherhood, Miao Boying’s bright ideal in her heart gradually gained a more concrete picture and sustenance. The revolutionary martyrs are not afraid of life and death, and the significance of going to the light and the future lies in the fact that the budding hopes can thrive.
The revolutionary oath of "promising the party with one’s own body" inspires the patriotic feelings of the audience
When Miao Boying was dying, she said to her husband, He Mengxiong, "I should sacrifice myself for the party’s cause, but I am dying because of illness, and I failed to die in battle. It’s really a pity. Meng Xiong, you must fight resolutely until you win. " Miao Boying, who was 30 years old at that time, regretted bidding farewell to the unfinished business, but spent his whole life writing the promise of China revolutionaries to promise the party. Miao Boying not only led countless people to join the revolution and the women’s liberation movement during the war years, but also gave contemporary youth upward strength as an era chaser.
In this film, which shows the China revolution from the perspective of women and focuses on the women’s liberation movement, the exquisite care for the female world, the dripping performance of grand scenes, the logical innovation in narrative, the accurate expression of film language and the grasp of the scale of the combination of historical truth and artistic creation all show unique ingenuity and pursuit.
After the screening, the audience choked up and expressed their recognition of the film: Chasing Light has a beautiful and realistic, romantic and intense film tone. Although nearly a hundred years have passed since Miao Boying’s life story, her revolutionary spirit of fighting for the party and the people all her life has gone through the screen for a hundred years and reached the hearts of today’s audience, which still makes people feel powerful.
Flashback technique and plain language reproduce that magnificent life of the first female party member.
The film uses two distinct main lines to advance the plot; One is based on the growth of Miao Boying, focusing on the various periods of Miao Boying from the school days. Miao Boying was influenced by his family since he was a child and was determined to join the army and make contributions to the country. The other is based on the memory of Miao Boying’s husband He Mengxiong. He Mengxiong, who was imprisoned in revolutionary work, insisted on fighting the enemy in prison, and recalled the dribs and drabs of his acquaintance with Miao Boying after the struggle. The two main lines are intertwined, closely related and complementary, and finally form an organic whole, which leads the development of the plot and also has a strong touch on the audience’s heart.
Through the film Chasing Light, we have achieved spiritual communication with Miao Boying a hundred years ago. The light and beauty under the red flag today cannot be separated from the selfless dedication of revolutionary martyrs like Miao Boying.
