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Reflections on a modern historical film
Today, when anti-Japanese sentiment is so high, and I almost forget the history I have learned, sometimes I will inevitably be confused about my attitude towards Japan. The Tokyo Trial reproduces the trial of 28 Class A war criminals by the Far East Military Court after Japan surrendered. It brought back some memories and helped me to sort out some ideas, so there is no need to pursue the rationality of the plot and the acting skills of the actors. A movie can play such a role, and it can already make people pay tribute. After coming back, Baidu read some historical materials at that time. In the film, the court debates on the causes of Meiruo's contention for seats, Huanggutun and Nanjing Massacre are basically true, which makes people excited. Another clue of the film is the story of an ordinary Japanese family. Four brothers and sisters have different fates under the influence of the war, but they all end in tragedy. The past is gone, although it is only 60 years, but everything at that time faded away on this side of time, and few people mentioned it again. But by watching movies to relive history, you can always wake up something that sleeps in your heart. During the war years, both Japanese and China left people with scars brought by disasters. Although the initiator of the war was sentenced to death, it can't make up for what has happened. It is extremely sad to think of it like this. Fortunately, I still live in peacetime. Although some freedoms have been imprisoned, at least my dignity can be maintained. Mei Ruo 'ao put it well: "I am not a revenger, and I have no intention of writing the blood debt owed to us by Japanese imperialism on the account of the Japanese people. However, forgetting the sufferings of the past may lead to future disasters. " At the beginning of the film, we saw the Japanese abusing China people with wine bottles. Although they were shot, our humiliation did not disappear after they fell. Reminiscent of the recent "rogue foreigners" incident and the news that Disney's national quality has been accused, it is still an old saying that only by working hard and doing our jobs well can the country be strong and win the respect of others. It's a pity that not many people do this, so it's very necessary to make more movies like Tokyo Trial, so that more people can remember history.

Review of Tokyo trial

Tokyo Trial-A must-see for China people. Why? Focusing on its name and thinking about its content is enough for me and many people in China to have an inexplicable antipathy and patriotic impulse. Just half an hour ago, I was quietly enjoying this movie in the cinema. Now, when I first got home and did nothing, I turned on my computer and began to record my feelings and thoughts. This is a memory worth leaving. Generally speaking, this is a work that disappoints me. When I watched the movie, I was very much looking forward to it because of the indignation and passionate speeches of several protagonists. However, when you sit in the cinema and feel with your heart, there is only a frivolous feeling in the whole process. Knowing that these histories are enough to make people feel depressed and stinging, but the weight of these histories is stuck in their throats, lacking destructive impact, which makes these weights instantly overweight and even slowly precipitate-however, no! ! ! In the whole process, I didn't feel the sadness and hatred brought by Japanese militarism and aggression, and the ensuing killing and bloodshed. I don't feel the collision and outbreak of historical events in various countries, I don't feel punished for crimes, and I show the pleasure and excitement of peace. In a word, lack-shock.

The film is from China judge Meru? Taking H as the breakthrough point, it focuses on some nodes in the whole trial process, and also interspersed with the love affair between China journalists and Japanese journalists, some Japanese consciousness, some Japanese youth's misinterpretation of the war, hatred and revenge against China, the shadow and regret left by Japanese veterans after the war, and the fear of Japanese women being insulted in response to the call of the country in the war.

The key plot that impressed me deeply: 1. Meiru at the beginning of the trial? Strive for a trial seat; First, two drunken Japanese were shot and killed by American drivers; First, Puyi's testimony; First, the American judge questioned tojo hideki, and finally tojo hideki stubbornly admitted that he would continue the war of aggression if possible; One is the scene where the Japanese proprietress was killed by a bullet; Finally, vote on the circumstances of the death penalty. However, it is these key plots that make me less satisfied. These plots are not deep and delicate enough to make people unable to put their feelings into it. Even an audience full of anger and ready to devote themselves to emotion can't settle their feelings. In fact, there is always a bright spot in the whole movie. There are two old-fashioned masters, DAMIAN LAU and Ceng Jiang. Don't worry that they can't express these emotions. However, I don't know whether it is the screenwriter or the director. These emotional actors are all expounding some empty rhetoric and have no strength at all. It's like a big fist hitting you, making you tremble and scared, but it doesn't hurt as much as you think. I don't know if the director's angle is too objective. He tried his best to incite the audience with emotions, so that there were emotional contradictions in the filming. The real historical film that runs through the whole film and the subtitles that appear constantly make this film more like a documentary. People have an uncomfortable feeling of being tickled but unable to laugh. It looks like an explosion, but it's like a throat. Go up, can't go up; Get down! Get down! There is another mistake, that is, the whole emotional line is focused on "The Trial of China". Judge China contended for seats, and Judge China persuaded everyone to agree to the death penalty. It seems that the whole trial was dominated by China people, and China people used most of their strength to suppress and retaliate against the Japanese. It is easy to mislead ideas and emotions.

Actor: First of all, Puyi's appearance should be a breakthrough. In this plot, we should let Puyi tell the truth from the heart in a calm and simple tone, but Puyi's performance is more like a show, with a lot of flashy hooligans and hypocrites; Secondly, the memory of the "thief" monk is correct, but the content of his memory can't make others feel the pain and trembling in front of them. It is necessary to change the content and continue to be delicate; Third, the questioning of tojo hideki by American lawyers is a very good part, with feelings and content; And Japanese defense lawyers. It may be better to make his defense more despicable and cunning ... There are many similar small characters, but they all have a common problem-not delicate and not deep, but bold descriptions and performers' impulses can never arouse emotional resonance. However, the strength of these performers is worthy of recognition. Except for Zhu Xiaotian's lack of acting skills, other people's performances, including small roles, are in place. Moreover, these actors are more in line with the real people in history from appearance to temperament, and there is not much difference in casting, which can be praised.

In addition, there is a sense of discontinuity between the pictures in the film, and there are even signs of fracture in some places. For example, in the scene of tojo hideki's trial, the camera is aimed at tojo hideki's head, which seems to be frozen, and then the next scene is directly cut to the face of an American lawyer. If you push it down from the top and then slowly transition to the lawyer's face, the effect will be very good. I don't know how the director made such a big omission. Obviously, the producers and editors didn't do well, or at least didn't do enough.

In short, I think this film should have been more exciting than it is now. The actors' performances are generally good, the sound effects are still weighty, and the picture is still exquisite. But the script is obviously not written in place, the entrance is not in place, but the exit is very open; Directors, producers and editors are also very scarce. The whole film is really calm, and there will be a feeling of cowardice. However, the significance and intention of this film are still good, and I hope to expose the truth of history to the international community through publicity such as movies. However, successors of similar works should really think about the depth and strength of the script and don't waste these excellent actors. Finally, considering the unreality of dubbing, I think it is better to watch the original movie again. Maybe the unprocessed voice will be more powerful than dubbing.

The Tokyo trial of1May 3, 946 to 19481month 12 was an international trial lasting more than two years. This year, this historical event once again triggered a craze, because the film "Tokyo Trial". On Tuesday afternoon, our school organized all teachers and students to go to the cinema to watch Tokyo Trial.

"Tokyo Trial" tells the history of the allied countries' establishment of the Far East International Military Tribunal to try Japanese war criminals after the end of World War II. The Tokyo trial began in May 1946 and lasted for two years and seven months. Finally, seven war criminals, including tojo hideki, were hanged.

Many scenes in this play are unforgettable to me. What impressed me the most was the beginning, because of the judge's seat. Mei Ruao insisted on arranging judges' seats in the order of Japanese surrender, because it was related to the dignity of China, the persistence of a China person and the persistence of a China judge. Finally, the president of the court can only say to Mei Ruxuan: You won ... There is another dialogue that impressed me deeply:

"China will be proud to have a soldier like you!"

"I am not a fighter, I am a judge, a judge in China."

I was shocked by these two short sentences, expressing the pride and confidence of a China person, and also moved me. There are such judges in China.

What shocked me for the second time was that when I entered the trial stage, the words "I miss Xiang Yu so far and refuse to cross the river east" and a local dialect full of Hunan characteristics "As long as I can't kill me, I will stand up" filled the screen with heavy depression and passionate fighting spirit, and smashed water cups, small ballot boxes and Mei Ruxuan's impassioned speech seized my heart. Although I already know the answer, I'm still at a loss. No, no, yes, no, yes, no, my heart is cold. Disappointment, no, despair has begun to appear. If 1 1 judges appear on this frequency, China has no chance. Okay, okay, okay. I never thought that one day I would like English. The dark clouds in the sky suddenly dissipated, and I don't want to mention how cool it is. I really feel that the clouds are clearing away and the flowers are blooming. Happy! Once again, he won the victory. He comforted the souls of millions of slaughtered China nationals with the correct judgment on war criminals.

This film reminds Chinese people not to forget national humiliation and family feud. Truth is more important than beauty, and the debate in court is thrilling. I will never forget the blood of China flowing in my body. As Ying Da said, "Even if people don't forget, we can't forget." This film is worth remembering and watching again and again.

Since the Millennium, China's films have lost their backbone and blood, which makes people more and more disappointed and pessimistic. Over the years, the so-called blockbusters, heroes, flying daggers and infinity are all empty comic fantasy. Shaolin soccer and Kung Fu are a kind of shouting and catharsis, but Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Mood for Love are even worse. Gorgeous sentiment can only interpret China's culture from a single angle, but it can't inject real national spirit.

Until this year, the arrival of the "Tokyo trial" made people see a little hope. This is a film that truly describes history with heart, and it is also a roar on behalf of all the people of China. Never let the Japanese destroy the truth and reverse black and white! It has been 60 years since the Tokyo trial. Japanese right-wingers have been trying to tamper with history, deny the crime of aggression, revise textbooks, distort the truth of aggression, deny the Nanjing Massacre, set up a Yasukuni shrine for the chief culprit of the war, and brazenly apply for "joining the WTO" ... How can we, as China people, be indifferent to such naked reactionary behavior? Fortunately, the "Tokyo Trial" stood up to defend the straight phase and slapped the Japanese hard. Hard evidence is like a mountain. In the face of a just trial, the Japanese right wing's nonsense can only be ants shaking trees, in vain.

Over the years, Japanese literary and art circles have never lacked ambitious people, such as Isoroku Yamamoto and Ah! "Navy", a right-wing film that clearly sets up a monument for war maniacs, is not terrible. There are still many things that we should be alert to. For example, during the trial in Tokyo, Akira Kurosawa filmed "Youth Without Regret" to express reactionary thoughts. After the trial, Rashomon suggested that every witness has his own version, and there is no absolutely right side. Finally, he pinned his militaristic thoughts on the next generation of children in Japan with disguised kindness, which was shameless to the extreme.

Also, during the formation of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, Akira Kurosawa waved the flag and shouted for the Self-Defense Forces under the guise of the "Seven Samurai". The story of the seven samurai protecting the village is well known, and many details are borrowed to promote the spirit of guarding. In fact, most of Kurosawa's films, such as Living Records, Chaos, and Red Beard, reveal different degrees of fascist tendencies. Although these films have high artistic achievements, this style of being a running dog for militarism cannot but be despised!

Another reactionary Japanese director is Yasujiro, a third-rate officer who invaded China. After being injured, he never mentioned the evils of war again after returning home. He is famous in the world for advocating social harmony and happy family, and has tried his best to whitewash the Japanese government all his life. Master directors Y?jir? Takita and Miyazaki Hayao filmed The Story of the Brave. They are representatives of militaristic artists. At that time, in Japan, directors who insisted on anti-war attitude, such as Ooshima Takeshi and Shohei Imamura, were not as good as Kurosawa and Yasujiro. In the final analysis, it is because the Japanese government has been supporting the development of right-wing films. In that era of great masters, Akira Kurosawa's influence at the Oscars came from the strong support of the government. Later, Shohei Imamura was able to win the Palme d 'Or twice in Cannes because of his strength.

Japanese filmmakers have shamelessly created momentum for the revival of militarism, and China filmmakers can no longer remain silent. Besides boycotting Japanese goods and opposing Japan's entry into WTO, we still have a lot to do. Gao and his "Tokyo trial" have begun to act. It should not be more beautiful than Rashomon, nor more grand than the scene of the Seven Samurai, but this is something that everyone in China should know and remember. We should all take it seriously, cherish it and let it pass on. ...

For the sake of national dignity, to keep our homeland pure and beautiful, and for our children to face foreigners with their heads held high, we don't need more banquets and golden flowers all over the city. What we need is the Tokyo trial.