Many elderly people relive their memories when watching "Red Rain" at the cinema. Photo: Bao Phuoc

Here, I would like to refrain from mentioning or arguing with opinions that “Red Rain” is not close to reality, lacks the necessary historical research, has scenes that reveal a somewhat crude arrangement, etc. Actually, in my humble opinion, everyone has their own reasons. Those who directly participated and witnessed the event found it not like what they had experienced; filmmakers found it necessary to “adapt”, turning real stories into cinematic stories to create the desired effect, and describing reality is the duty of documentaries; others wondered why someone dared to affirm that the story was like this, like that (correct), while they themselves were just a small dot in the entire 81-day event. During those days, did they cover the entire battlefield, were present at the entire front to dare to be so sure?...

Putting aside all the debates, for me, the younger generation, seeing a movie with the theme of a slice of national history, right when it was released in theaters, caused strong emotions, and throughout many weeks of showing, it still attracted audiences of many genders and ages to the theaters. And after watching, everyone was moved with pride, grateful to the generations of fathers and brothers who shed blood to have the country today. Through that, we also felt more responsible for the Fatherland, cherished the two words Peace more. Many young people, after watching, invited each other or with their families to visit the Citadel, visit the Truong Son Martyrs' Cemetery with all their respect and infinite gratitude. Just like that, it was a great success, very worthy of recognition!

A scene from the movie “Red Rain”. Photo: Provided by the film crew

Also taking advantage of the "Red Rain" phenomenon, I thought to myself that throughout history, our people have been resilient, never submitting to any foreign invaders from any direction. From Ba Trung, Ba Trieu, to Ngo Quyen, Le Hoan, Ly Thuong Kiet; then the Tran Dynasty defeated the Yuan-Mongol three times with the battles of Bach Dang, Ham Tu, and Chuong Duong, famous in history books; Le Loi rose up to drive out the Ming invaders; Quang Trung Nguyen Hue with his life-long battles that made the Siamese army in the south and the Qing army in the north terrified; the Ho Chi Minh era with countless heroic feats of arms against the French, chasing away the Japanese, "the Americans get out, the puppets fall", regaining independence, freedom, unifying the country, and maintaining the borders. That is a huge, valuable, real "data warehouse" that filmmakers, if dedicated and talented, will freely exploit to continue to produce masterpieces for life, valuable in many aspects. Isn't the recent "Red Rain" an experiment and a successful experiment for our filmmakers to confidently move forward? I think so.

Hien An

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