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The Battle at Lake Changjin

Original title: Chang jin hu
  • 20212021
  • 2h 56m
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5.3/10
2.7K
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The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
Set in the Second Phase Offensive of the Korean War, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" tells an epic historical tale: 71 years ago, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) entered North Korea for battle. Under extreme freezing conditions, the troops on the Eastern Front pursued with fearless spirit and iron will, as they courageously fought the enemy at Lake Changjin (also known as Chosin Reservoir). The battle was a turning point in the Korean War and demonstrated the courage and resolve of the PVA.
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Set in the Second Phase Offensive of the Korean War, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" tells an epic historical tale: 71 years ago, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) entered North Korea for batt... Read allSet in the Second Phase Offensive of the Korean War, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" tells an epic historical tale: 71 years ago, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) entered North Korea for battle. Under extreme freezing conditions, the troops on the Eastern Front pursued with fearle... Read allSet in the Second Phase Offensive of the Korean War, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" tells an epic historical tale: 71 years ago, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) entered North Korea for battle. Under extreme freezing conditions, the troops on the Eastern Front pursued with fearless spirit and iron will, as they courageously fought the enemy at Lake Changjin (also know... Read all
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2.7K
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  • Directors
    • Kaige Chen
    • Dante Lam
    • Hark Tsui
  • Writers
    • Xiaolong Lan(screenplay)
    • Jianxin Huang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jing Wu
    • Jackson Yee
    • Yihong Duan
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  • Directors
    • Kaige Chen
    • Dante Lam
    • Hark Tsui
  • Writers
    • Xiaolong Lan(screenplay)
    • Jianxin Huang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jing Wu
    • Jackson Yee
    • Yihong Duan
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    • 100User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 22 nominations

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    Jing Wu
    Jing Wu
    • Wu Qianlias Wu Qianli
    Jackson Yee
    Jackson Yee
    • Wu Wanlias Wu Wanli
    Yihong Duan
    Yihong Duan
    • Tan Ziweias Tan Ziwei
    Yawen Zhu
    Yawen Zhu
    • Mei Shengas Mei Sheng
    Kevin Lee
    Kevin Lee
    • Colonel Allan MacLeanas Colonel Allan MacLean
    Chen Li
    Chen Li
    • Yu Congrongas Yu Congrong
    John F. Cruz
    John F. Cruz
    • General O.P. Smithas General O.P. Smith
    Dongjun Han
    Dongjun Han
    • Ping Heas Ping He
    Jun Hu
    Jun Hu
    • Lei Jushengas Lei Jusheng
    James Filbird
    James Filbird
    • General Douglas MacArthuras General Douglas MacArthur
    Xuan Huang
    Xuan Huang
    • Mao Anyingas Mao Anying
    Hanyu Zhang
    Hanyu Zhang
    • Song Shilunas Song Shilun
    Hao Ou
    Hao Ou
    • Yang Gensias Yang Gensi
    Islam Abdelbadia
    Rovaif Babar
    • Budsheadas Budshead
    Pierre Bourdaud
    • Pilotas Pilot
    Nathaniel Boyd
    Nathaniel Boyd
    • Helicopter pilotas Helicopter pilot
    Diego Dati
    Diego Dati
    • Erickeras Ericker
    • Directors
      • Kaige Chen
      • Dante Lam
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Xiaolong Lan(screenplay)
      • Jianxin Huang(screenplay)
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      Until the last week of 2021, the highest-grossing film of the year and the highest-grossing film in Chinese cinema history as of 2021.
    • Connections
      Followed by Water Gate Bridge (2022)

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    8/10
    Good war movie
    All those 1-star review bombs are exposing the current climate of McCarthyist sinophobic hysteria in the west pretty accurately.

    For anyone not suffering from McCarthyist hysteria, this is a decent movie with well-crafted, tense, and dramatic action scenes. It also does it's job of illustrating the theme of ordinary people being capable of extraordinary heroics feats and self-sacrifice when under existential threat.

    Also, a good choice to feature Mao Anying's participation and death in the narrative. It showcases that the social class he was born in as Mao Zedong's son mattered nothing, because death is equal to all when fighting a war.

    Less well done were the scenes of the American side. The directors and script writers did provide at least a couple of scenes of American soldiers talking about home life, and I thought this was a good choice to provide the American side with some humanity. But the actors were really chewing the scenery here, especially in their line delivery, which was unfortunate. I think, however, that this can mainly be attributed to the fact that these actors are far from being A-listers. Unfortunately, China still has not build up a decent pool of ethnically non-Asian quality actors, so I foresee more of this happening in the future.

    Now a bit of historical context here on China's motives for partaking in this war: A few decades before the Korean War, China had been brutally invaded by imperial Japan through the Korean peninsula, which started off the theater of WW2 in the Far East. Given that this history was still fresh in the minds of the Chinese at the time, China was very sensitive to any happenings on the Korean peninsula. For that reason, they warned the American side multiple times not to cross the 38th parallel or they would force China's hand. The Americans thought the Chinese were bluffing and crossed that line anyway. This (and the American fleets that had gone to the Taiwan Straits in the summer of 1950) convinced the Chinese that the USA would try to invade and colonize China after taking control of the Korean peninsula. To preemptively stop this threat, China decided to set up the People's Volunteer Army to defend against the existential threat.
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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2021 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Zhang jin hu
    • Production companies
      • Alibaba Pictures
      • August 1st Film Studio
      • Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communications Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $342,411
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $105,768
      • Nov 21, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $902,540,935
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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