Wen/Fangfei Piglet
The Chinese are undoubtedly the most peace loving people in the world. Even in the era when our economy and technology are leading the world, we just welcome guests and friends from all over the world with an open attitude and never set foot on the journey of subjugating the world. Just like our myths and legends, they are all about love and peace, not war. Even the Mongols, as an important member of the Chinese family, are the same.
Mongolian myths and legends are almost all closely related to the brave and skillful Genghis Khan, who unified all Mongolian tribes. In the history books, nine year old Tie Muzhen was poisoned by his father soon after he was engaged to Baltie. Because the traitor Tari Hutai took the opportunity to make waves, inciting the followers to abandon Tie Muzhen's mother and son, his family suddenly fell from the position of tribal leader into the abyss of suffering.
After that, Tiemuzhen managed to grow to 18 years old with the help of his mother. When he became an adult, he kept his father's promise to marry his wife, Polte, but was robbed of his wife by the former enemy, Minister Tuotuo of Meier Qibu. Tiemuzhen then fought against Meier Beggar, defeated Meier Beggar, and opened the prelude to the unification of Mongolian grassland.
It should be said that this experience occupies a very small space in the growth of Tiemuzhen, which is almost nothing compared with the extermination of Xixia and the Mongolian Jin War that lasted more than 20 years. Therefore, although it is involved in film and television works, it is always vague. It was not until this film "Zhanshen Ji" that this story of Tiemuzhen's youth was involved, and the combination of myth and legend told the romantic and heroic legend of young Tiemuzhen fighting for love through fantasy.
The main line of the film is a fierce battle between the bright power represented by Tie Muzhen, played by Chen Weiting, and the dark power represented by the villain generation, played by Hu Jun. Because the Hell Hell King was sealed by Tie Muzhen's ancestor Chi Na, it led to the "blood of the Earth Mother" with the ability to break the seal, and the blood was played by Lin Yun's Baltie. Through this setting, the perfect combination of historical facts and the reality of drama was completed. It is perfectly designed to rob Hu Jun of Lin Yun. Therefore, this is not a real Tiemuzhen unification war, but a romantic legend to show his loyalty and love. At the same time, this is not to create a god, but to create a Chinese style superhero!
At the beginning of the film, the legend of Temujin's ancestor, the wolf and the deer, is introduced. It also leads to his ancestor "Chi Na", which is completely in line with the legend that Tie Muzhen's ancestors were born by the destiny of heaven. And the film naturally combines the usual setting in all hero legends that "the sky will fall to the great task, and people must first work hard with their heart and soul" to portray Tie Muzhen's faithful love for Balter.
In the movie, many details are worth pondering. For example, the Mongolian hair cutting gift and the performance of his mother's hair cutting for Chen Weiting when he was leaving were very life oriented. Chen Weiting knelt down and kissed his mother's toe. It reflects the so-called filial piety. It is believed that many audiences will scoff at Tie Muzhen's "fear of dogs" in the film, but in fact, the real Tie Muzhen is really afraid of dogs. Zha Muhe's comment on Tie Muzhen, saying that "there is fire in his eyes and light in his heart", is more from the original words in the history books
It can be seen that the most valuable thing about this film is that it tells a legendary love story according to the word of mouth on the grassland. The combination of reality and illusion, coupled with a luxurious cast, has created a fascinating legend of heroes. Although as a Mongolian theme, the film is somewhat unpopular, but the combination of legends and historical facts in such a way shows the intention of the screenwriter and the efforts of the director. Such a movie should be known by more audiences, because you deserve this pride!
