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2021·Drama·2h 58m
7.0
Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.
Directed by Chen Kaige and Tsui Hark and Dante Lam Chiu-yin
korean war (1950-53)
chinese communism

Cast

Wu Jing
Wu Jing
Wu Qianli
Jackson Yee
Jackson Yee
Wu Wanli
Duan Yihong
Duan Yihong
Tan Ziwei
Zhu Yawen
Zhu Yawen
Mei Sheng
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee
Colonel Allan MacLean
Jerry Lee
Jerry Lee
Yu Congrong
Elvis Han
Elvis Han
Ping He
Hu Jun
Hu Jun
Lei Jusheng
James Filbird
James Filbird
General Douglas MacArthur
Huang Xuan
Huang Xuan
Mao An'ying
Zhang Hanyu
Zhang Hanyu
Song Shilun
Ou Hao
Ou Hao
Yang Gensi

Crew

Huang Jianxin
Huang Jianxin
Co-Director
Ning Haiqiang
Ning Haiqiang
Co-Director
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige
Director
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark
Director
Dante Lam Chiu-yin
Dante Lam Chiu-yin
Director
Lan Xiaolong
Lan Xiaolong
Screenplay
Huang Jianxin
Huang Jianxin
Screenplay
Elliot Leung
Elliot Leung
Original Music Composer
Wang Zhiyi
Wang Zhiyi
Original Music Composer
Luo Pan
Luo Pan
Director of Photography
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Director of Photography
Kenny Tse Chung-To
Kenny Tse Chung-To
Director of Photography

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kafushy
kafushy
The Battle at Lake Changjin
eu sei q gosto de fala isso mas a cinematografia eh especialmente estranha, a camera eh bem inconsistente, tem essa propriedade q eu n consegui descobri oq eh, imagino q seja a taxa de quadros mas enfim
efeitos especiais sao profissionais no sentido q sao de alta qualidade (visualmente complexos) mas ao mesmo tempo tem essa qualidade hiperealista q deixa claro q sao efeitos e nao algo natural
efeitos praticos sao todos bem bons e sem duvida onde a maioria da verba foi gasta
musica eh oq esperaria de um filme de guerra, tenho ctz q eu ouvi metade delas no war thunder, em alguns momentos fica meio engracado ate pela dissonancia entre oq ta tocando e oq ta sendo mostrado
as vozes dos chineses sao boas mas a dublagem dos estadunidenses eh objetivamente a melhor parte, eh tao caricaturizado como se fosse um desenho
eu sei q gosto de fala isso mas a cinematografia eh especialmente estranha, a camera eh bem inconsistente, tem essa propriedade q eu n consegui descobri oq eh, imagino q seja a taxa de quadros mas enfim
efeitos especiais sao profissionais no sentido q sao de alta qualidade (visualmente complexos) mas ao mesmo tempo tem essa qualidade hiperealista q deixa claro q sao efeitos e nao algo natural
efeitos praticos sao todos bem bons e sem duvida onde a maioria da verba foi gasta
musica eh oq esperaria de um filme de guerra, tenho ctz q eu ouvi metade delas no war thunder, em alguns momentos fica meio engracado ate pela dissonancia entre oq ta tocando e oq ta sendo mostrado
as vozes dos chineses sao boas mas a dublagem dos estadunidenses eh objetivamente a melhor parte, eh tao caricaturizado como se fosse um desenho
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Eclectic Sorcerer
Eclectic Sorcerer
The Battle at Lake Changjin
I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.

2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.

2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
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Eclectic Sorcerer
Eclectic Sorcerer
The Battle at Lake Changjin
I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.

2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.

2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
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Mathias
Mathias
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Kim Il-Sung and The PLA, save me from these Imperialist devils! 🇨🇳✊🇰🇵 The scale of this film is undeniably massive, and there are some solid action sequences throughout. There’s also some rad symbolism at play, particularly in how General MacArthur is portrayed. He’s essentially depicted as the Devil himself, which is fascinating. From a Chinese perspective, he might genuinely be seen that way by the public tho idk. 

While much of the movie relies on a lot of green screen and subpar CGI there’s some impressive shots and the landscapes, despite the bad lighting, look good. That said, it’s not a great film in terms of quality. However, as propaganda, it’s likely quite effective. It made nearly $1 billion at the box office, and I don’t believe it had a worldwide release, given that it was produced by China’s “Publicity” Department.

Overall, 
Pretty fascinating film honestly. If you like overly stylised, badly paced war films with decent cinematography you might enjoy this. It’s almost three-hours long tho and the English dialogue is very janky. Obviously not made for western audiences. But there’s worse American propaganda out there.. I just don’t think contemporary Western propaganda is as obvious. It’s structured like a bad American war film so maybe it is.
Kim Il-Sung and The PLA, save me from these Imperialist devils! 🇨🇳✊🇰🇵 The scale of this film is undeniably massive, and there are some solid action sequences throughout. There’s also some rad symbolism at play, particularly in how General MacArthur is portrayed. He’s essentially depicted as the Devil himself, which is fascinating. From a Chinese perspective, he might genuinely be seen that way by the public tho idk. 

While much of the movie relies on a lot of green screen and subpar CGI there’s some impressive shots and the landscapes, despite the bad lighting, look good. That said, it’s not a great film in terms of quality. However, as propaganda, it’s likely quite effective. It made nearly $1 billion at the box office, and I don’t believe it had a worldwide release, given that it was produced by China’s “Publicity” Department.

Overall, 
Pretty fascinating film honestly. If you like overly stylised, badly paced war films with decent cinematography you might enjoy this. It’s almost three-hours long tho and the English dialogue is very janky. Obviously not made for western audiences. But there’s worse American propaganda out there.. I just don’t think contemporary Western propaganda is as obvious. It’s structured like a bad American war film so maybe it is.
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Mikayla
Mikayla
The Battle at Lake Changjin
I don’t know about you but I’m 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. I’d survive this 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲.
I don’t know about you but I’m 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. I’d survive this 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲.
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