User Reviews

Blinded these good actors for nothing. If it is not important to say three times, you can score 9 points. It's not emotional enough. And what the hell is that white horse. Too much work, political tasks must be completed on time, resulting in a long time no matter how repeated enough to make up. The director of this film did not show due respect for the film!

The Sacrifice (2020) / Jin Gang Chuan

The Chinese have their own "Dunkirk style" war movie. Four chapters, one story told from three different perspectives and the final chapter, the grand finale where we see the "Human Bridge".

To give you the gist of it:

During the end of the Korean war the Chinese have built a bridge over the Kumsong river to get their main attacking force onto the other shore, Americans come and destroy it, Chinese repair and rebuild it within the next 3 hours. And so it goes for days ad nauseam.

It's a decent war movie although there are some moments, where I was slightly bored. The highlight of the movie nevertheless is the awesome realistic sound of the 2 flak cannons! Turned up the volume to the max, 7.1 channel Dolby surround audio will surely make any neighbour bang their broomstick against the ceiling.

There is also a weak attempt at a love story, but luckily the female radio comms operator is turned into a scorched and crispy piece of bacon soon enough! I hate it when war movies twist into some sort of all-out Pearl Harbor. Fortunately for the viewer the director snuffed it soon enough.

Something wrong and horrible in this movie ; a lot of scenes literally repeated again and again! No idea in this movie except prove that the chinese people are unbelievable and miraclulous !!

The story is told in a loop which takes you into the perspective of various soldiers in this battle.

You experience the "loop" in Chinese perspective and an American pilot's perspective. Then again Chinese perspective.

"Propaganda" would definitely be the WRONG word to describe this movie, because the movie is being told from the Chinese perspective.

(It's directed by a Chinese director, duh)

It, the movie, does accentuate the Chinese PLA mentality which can be a foreign concept for those unfamiliar with it.

But for those who heard stories from grandparents or senior relatives, it perfectly depicts those stories.

This movie let its viewers experience the difference between the quality of war equipment vs the quantity of military personnel with a high sense of patriotism.

Which led to an insane amount of casualties on the side with less military resources.

Again, if you watch this movie. Then you can not start with an anti China sentiment, because you know from the get go that it is directed by a Chinese director.

Instead, approach the movie neutrally to experience what the director tries to translate with this movie The spirit of the PLA who have fought an internal war (CCP vs KMT), an invasive war (Japan) and an international constitutional war (anti communism) in a time span of 16 years, 1937-1953.

With the movie taking time in the constitutional war.

As a Chinese myself, a sense of patriotism and pride surged through me after the ending.

As a 3rd generation immigrant, it showed me how far China has come.

Conclusion: for Chinese descendants a must see. For neutral viewers, it belongs to the category war drama.

For those who can't stand China or the CCP, just skip this movie.

8 stars.

The stroty telling and the angle are very unique and excellent. Chinese has reached a world-class quality. It is nice to see a none American,, Hollywood movie, which is typically one-side and boring, with this quality from Chinese eyes.