The Battle at Lake Changjin II

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The Battle at Lake Changjin II
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Traditional長津湖之水門橋
Simplified长津湖之水门桥
MandarinChángjīn Hú zhī Shuǐmén Qiáo
LiterallyThe Water Gate Bridge at Lake Changjin
Directed byChen Kaige
Tsui Hark
Dante Lam
Screenplay by [zh]
Huang Xin
Produced byYu Dong
Starring
CinematographyLuo Pan (罗攀)
Gao Hu (高虎)
 [zh]
Peter Pau
Huang Yongheng (黄永恒)
Ding Yu (丁豫)
Edited byMai Zishan (麦子善)
Li Dianshi (李点石)
He Yongyi (何永祎)
Music byElliot Leung
Zhiyi Wang
Li Ye
Production
companies
Distributed byBona Film Group
Emperor Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)
Running time
149 minutes[1]
CountryChina
LanguageStandard Chinese
Box office$634.5 million[2]

The Battle at Lake Changjin II, also known as Water Gate Bridge, is a 2022 Chinese epic war film and the sequel to The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021).[3][4][5] It was directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam and stars Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, and Duan Yihong. The film commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and is based on the historical fighting at Funchilin Pass during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.[6]

The film was released on 1 February 2022 (Chinese New Year). As of 18 February 2022, the film has grossed $572 million worldwide, and currently is the second highest-grossing film of 2022.

Plot[]

After fighting at Sinhung-ni and Hagaru-ri,[a] the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's 7th Company arrives at the Water Gate Bridge in the Funchilin Pass, which guards a strategic point on the American 1st Marine Division's retreat route, and the 7th Company engages in sniper action with the American forces.

Cast[]

Performer Role Description Notes
Wu Jing Wu Qianli commander of the 7th Company based on Li Changyan (李昌言)
Jackson Yee Wu Wanli artillery platoon soldier of the 7th Company, younger brother of Wu Qianli
Duan Yihong Tan Ziwei commander of the 3rd Battalion
Zhu Yawen Mei Sheng political commissar of the 7th Company Based on Zhuang Yuandong (庄元东)
Li Chen Yu Congrong leader of the Fire Platoon of the 7th Company
Elvis Han Ping He sniper in the 7th Company
Zhang Hanyu Song Shilun deputy commander of the People's Volunteer Army and commander and political commissar of the PLA 9th Army Group
 [zh] Battalion Commander Yang
Du Chun

Production[]

The Battle at Lake Changjin II was filmed back-to-back with the preceding film The Battle at Lake Changjin in early 2021. According to Bona Film Group president and producer Yu Dong, the film would "complete the story of the 7th Company and make people see why they are called the 'steel 7th Company'".[7] The production was led by the film office of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[8] Most of the film was shot in early 2021 with two crews, who shot for a combined total of 210 days. Some scenes were reshot at Hengdian World Studios in late 2021.[8]

The film uses extensive special effects, including millions of RMB worth of white sand that was transported to Hengdian for use as fake snow.[8] Actors also wore special makeup to simulate frostbite on the characters' faces.[9]

Actor Wu Jing said that the combat in this film was more difficult than in the preceding film.[10]

Release[]

On 13 January 2022, it was announced that the film would be released on 1 February (Chinese New Year) as a Chinese New Year film.[11]

It was released in IMAX theaters and formed part of IMAX's second-highest-grossing Chinese New Year after 2021.[12][13]

Yu Dong suggested in an interview that the production company might release a six-hour director's cut combining material from both The Battle at Lake Changjin and its sequel.[14]

Reception[]

Box office[]

As of 8 February, the film has grossed 2.879 billion CNY ($450.4 million USD) in the domestic Chinese market.[15]

The movie had a 641 million CNY ($100.7 million USD) debut day, for the second-biggest Chinese New Year opening day ever, approximately 35% below the record set by Detective Chinatown 3. The film earned a 3 day total of $241 million USD and a 5 day total of $351 million USD, beating the original film in both respects.[16][17] in the first week of the Chinese New Year holidays, the movie ended up grossing $398 million USD, with 981 million CNY ($154 million USD) from its opening weekend.[18] [12] On its first two days in theaters, its average ticket price was between US$9.00 and $10.00, lower than the average ticket price for rival films Snipers and Dunk for Future, possibly because The Battle at Lake Changjin II was more widely shown in lower-tier cities with lower ticket prices.[13] Grosses began to drop after the first weekend, from $288 million CNY ($45 million USD) on Sunday to $189 million CNY ($29.7 million USD) on its first Monday.[16]

Critical response[]

The film has been rated with a 7.2 out of 10 and a 9.6 out of 10 on Chinese aggregator sites Douban and Maoyan respectively, compared to 7.4 and 9.5 for its predecessor.[19][1][12]

Scott Mendelson of Forbes called the film a "'just action' flick" and said it was patriotic but "not quite nationalistic or terribly jingoistic".[20]

Notes[]

  1. ^ As depicted in The Battle at Lake Changjin.

References[]

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  20. ^ Mendelson, Scott. "Box Office: 'Battle At Lake Changjin 2' Tops $350 Million As 'Spider-Man' Nears 'Avatar'". Forbes. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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