War prisoner documentary reveals insights from WWII
- By Zhang Rui
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A poster of "Under Bayonets and Barbed Wire" [Photo/China.org.cn] |
The film screening was followed by a heated discussion on the social implications, shooting and expression technique of the film. In addition to complimenting the film and its first-hand rare materials (some veterans interviewed died just after finishing the interview for the documentary), some also pointed out that the film used the recurrence technique and asked actors to reenact some scenes, which combined the documentary with feature film elements, and that the film focused too much on a one-sided story.
Gao Wei, research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), tutor at the Alliance for Global Youth Leadership (GYL) with a PhD from Tsinghua University initiated the seminar. He introduced that the seminar was held in the hope that the intelligentsia elites with global views and a strong sense of social responsibility could gather together and provide film and art producers with insightful suggestions. Such forms of discussion may contribute to the development of a softer "prisoners of war" image as it invites diversified perspectives on how a better Chinese story can be told.
Wu Gang, Deputy Editor-In-Chief of China National Radio Online, said the film demonstrates the conflicts and looks at the stories of humanitarianism in WWII and how human beings pursued fundamental dignity.
The seminar has gone beyond a discussion on the art of film. It was more of a seminar on how China can promote its films to the world. Fruitful outcomes have also been achieved as guests offered insights on how Chinese film makers could optimize their techniques of expression, how Chinese stories could be told worldwide in a more welcome manner and how China's image and spirit can be spread around the world.
The film debuted in Chinese theaters on Sept. 17, 2015 and is preparing for its US release.
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