"Eight Hundred Miles of White Horse" appeared many times. What is Guan Hu trying to say?
In addition, the audience saw different metaphors through the white horse. The first metaphor is that the white horse is the symbol of all garrisons in the four-row warehouse; The second metaphor, White Horse is the country at that time!
The audience who have seen this "800" understand this story, which mainly tells the story that the Kuomintang was at a disadvantage when it fought against the Japanese invasion of Shanghai. In order to ensure that the large troops have enough time to retreat, and to prove to the outside world that we have no determination to give up resistance, in desperation, we ordered more than 400 soldiers led by Xie Jinyuan to stick to the Shanghai Four Lines Warehouse.
In order to confuse the enemy's attack, Xie Jinyuan lied through the media that there were 800 soldiers sticking to the warehouse, and it really worked. The Japanese army did not dare to make a move, but launched a small-scale attack. Moreover, the Japanese army did not dare to use heavy weapons for fear of hurting the concession behind the four-row warehouse, which gave Xie Jinyuan many favorable opportunities. They took advantage of the terrain and blocked the enemy's attack again and again.
However, Xie Jinyuan's soldiers also paid a heavy price. The most touching thing is that some soldiers sacrificed themselves to blow up the enemy's attack in order to stop the Japanese iron plate attack. This scene is also the most touching place in the whole film!
In such an exciting fighting film, a white horse appeared many times. Director Guan Hu's intention is obvious. The first metaphor represents the defenders of all four warehouses!
In fact, the film shows many ordinary soldiers, such as the veterans. They all had their own small plans at first, but in the face of the country's righteousness, they all realized, picked up steel guns and rushed to the enemy at all costs. And the performance of that white horse symbolizes these ordinary soldiers!
The white horse appeared many times in the film and began to be locked in a four-row warehouse. It should be Xie Jinyuan's mount. Later, I ran out of the warehouse many times in panic, but in later scenes, I was calm and calm in the rain of bullets. The white horse acts like a soldier in the movie. At first, I had no direction, and finally I found my place. Only when I saw hope did I calm down!
The second metaphor is that the white horse symbolizes the country at that time. Although in danger, it longs for freedom. The white horse is a symbol of national hope, like a white light in the dark, which makes everyone see hope.
And director Guan Hu's wife also explained the meaning of a white horse. She said that white horse is Guan Hu's yearning for holy humanity and free mind!
In fact, to sum up, Guan Hu's white horse is that different people have different views. Everyone's understanding is different, but they are all the same. A white horse is a yearning for freedom and a symbol of hope!