Review of The Eight Hundred (2020) by Madterps — 01 Nov 2020
One of the best Chinese movies of this year. This movie is the fictional retelling of a true event that happened in Shanghai during the beginning of Japanese invasion in WWII. It takes a look at the different people that have gathered there because they were either court martialed or stuck there.
It is a realistic view of war, as some people are cowards and some are brave. And in contrast there are the people in the foreign district in Shanghai living it up and watching by. Later on, some of the character like Lao Tie and Lao Suan Pan develop comraderies through their struggle to not get killed, even though they were hostile to each other at first.
And the emotional sacrifice some soldiers had to make to stop the Japanese really touched my heart. One of the best film of the year for me.
This review of The Eight Hundred (2020) was written by Madterps on 01 Nov 2020.
The Eight Hundred has generally received positive reviews.
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