Many viewers noted one memorable line: We fight all the wars that we have to fight, so that our children and grandchildren will be saved from warfare.Ĭhinese people cannot be trifled with and it is not easy to stop them once they are riled up, Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted Mao's remarks while addressing a meeting in October 2020 marking the 70th anniversary of the CPV entering Korea. Why were Chinese people willing to fight the bitter war? Just as Chairman Mao said, "Strike one punch to avoid a hundred punches." Producers of the film told media that in the film, China, war-torn and yet to become a major power, had to face down the world's most powerful military, but Chinese people are not to be trifled with. "I felt the courage of Chinese young warriors who are willing to risk it all to protect our homes and defend our country," Yang told the Global Times. "I tried to book a ticket for Saturday's special screening but they were quickly snapped up," Liu said.Īnother moviegoer Yang was lucky to get a ticket and she did not go to the bathroom during the three-hour screening. It focuses on the growth and development of two brothers, played by Wu Jing, director and actor of the Wolf Warrior series, and young actor Yi Yangqianxi who starred in Better Days, which was about school bullying.Īs of 6pm Saturday, pre-sales for the film reached 50 million yuan ($7.7 million), which "fully reflects our excitement to watch the film," a moviegoer in Beijing surnamed Liu told the Global Times.
The film will tell a story of how Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) held their ground amid fierce cold and the enemy's more advanced weapons, according to released information. Some industry observers expected the film to add a much needed boost to box office that has failed to record a robust recovery during the just passed Mid-Autumn break, with many moviegoers expressing their excitement at seeing the depiction of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53), a topic which has not received a lot of attention across domestic film and television. The highly anticipated epic film "Changjin Hu (The Battle at Lake Changjin)" launched its special early screening in 34 Chinese cities on Saturday ahead of its formal release on September 30 before the seven-day National Day holidays.
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