Chinese historical war movie “Volunteers: Peace at Last” is about to be released：a peace celebration that transcends the light and shadow of the camera
In the history of human civilization, war and peace have always been unavoidable topics for social development. The film “Volunteers: Peace at Last” directed by Chinese director Chen Kaige will be released in China on September 30th and take the audience back to the far-reaching war more than 70 years ago, allowing the audience to deeply appreciate the hardships and difficulties of ceasefire and peace.
As the final chapter of the “Volunteers” series of films directed by Chen Kaige, “Volunteers: Peace at Last” integrates family, comrades-in-arms, and family and country with a sense of ritual and thick audio-visual language, which not only allows the audience to fully feel the real war picture, but also realizes the combination of art and history.
The film revolves around Li Xiao’s (played by Zhang Zifeng) desire to find his father, and focuses on depicting the great sacrifices made by the Chinese Volunteers in the critical stage of “fighting and talking” after the fifth battle of the War to the signing of the ceasefire agreement.
At this stage, the regional situation was complex and changeable, the frontline battlefield was bloody and fierce, the opponants military continued to launch fierce attacks with advanced weapons and equipment and military strength, and the indiscriminate bombardment of “VanVleet ammunition” turned the battlefield into a scorched earth.
At the same time, the negotiating table was sharp and thrilling. The Chinese delegation always stood its position in the face of the interference of hundreds of meetings and tens of thousands of pages of erroneous and omitted documents, and used wisdom and courage to conduct arduous negotiations with the opponent, and finally succeeded to sign a ceasefire agreement. The negotiation finally turned out to last 747 days, setting a record for the longest armistice negotiations in world military history.
The victory of Chinese Volunteers on the Korean battlefield not only showed the world the firm determination of the Chinese people to defend their country and defend peace, but also proved the eternal truth: cruel wars will only bring irreparable pain and suffering to mankind.
Looking back at history, World War I brought more than 30 million casualties to the world, while World War II reduced countless cities around the world to ruins. The painful lessons of history always remind us: peace is extremely precious! The peaceful and prosperous life of society, the thriving development of the economic market, and the inheritance and innovation of human civilization can all move forward steadily only in a peaceful and stable environment.
At present, although the world is generally peaceful, local conflicts have occurred one after another. The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, while Gaza is filled with suffering. Factors such as terrorism, hegemonism, and protectionism threaten world peace and stability at all times.
These kinds of practical predicaments also make the history told in the movie “Volunteers: Peace at Last” more meaningful in reality. It is far more than a simple movie. It is a look back on the painful history and a “peace textbook” written for the present situation.
The Chinese People’s Volunteers in the movie sacrificed their lives to safeguard national sovereignty and regional peace. Nowadays, we should cherish this hard-won tranquility even more. All countries in the world should uphold the principles of equality, mutual trust, mutual benefit and win-win results, replace confrontation with dialogue, resolve differences through consultation, actively advocate the concept of peaceful development, promote multilateral cooperation, and join hands to build a community with a shared future for mankind.