Film Review | Feeling the Blending of Reality and Drama from Three Battalions

Original title: Comment on People’s Art: Feel the blending of reality and drama from it.

The recently released film "Three Battalions" can be said to be a "strong topic" film from any angle. The script is unconventional, all the actors are acting online, and it is inextricably linked with the real society. Once it was released, it triggered discussion among the audience and won a good box office.


The film is adapted from the documentary literature "Please tell the director that the tasks of the three brigades have been completed", which tells the story that the three brigades led by Cheng Bing, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, caused one of the suspects to die unexpectedly in the process of handling a vicious case, was sentenced to prison, and still insisted on tracking the fugitive suspects as ordinary people after being released from prison.


The "big case" in the theme of police and bandits is actually a way to express the complexity and multi-dimension of society. The core of the film is to show people’s different choices in the face of fate change and the direction of social spirit and values in the current context by shaping characters. Specifically, it can be manifested from three perspectives: time, space and people.


In the film, from the beginning of the third brigade as a model of the police force that has repeatedly solved major cases, it shouldered the investigation work of the case, to the death of the suspect in prison due to negligent injury, and then to the long road of chasing the murderer 12 years after he was released from prison. The identity of each role in the third brigade has changed significantly at different times. Before they went to prison, they were high-spirited policemen. After they got out of prison, everyone had different identities: Cai Bin sold wenwan, Ma Zhenkun ran a food stall with his wife, Liao Jian did insurance business, Xu Yizhou became dog trainer, and Cheng Bing tried different jobs such as air-conditioning repairman and water delivery man in the pursuit of the murderer. Their life is characterized by time, which has undergone tremendous changes, but they have been trying to seek and confirm their inner identity. The subtle changes in time have successively constructed the narrative of their identity’s confusion period, exploration period and symbiosis period, and guided them to correct their identity by using their mutual feelings.


In the end, Xu gave up the pursuit because of love, Ma Zhenkun because of his wife, Liao Jian because of his children, and Cai Bin because of stomach cancer. Only Cheng Bing went to his temples with obsession. In this process, the film also uses space to convey this narrative of identity. From the Guangdong crime in 2002 to Tongren, Guizhou in 2013, the space of chasing the murderer has changed over 10,000 kilometers in seven provinces in 12 years, which not only shows the exploration of identity by the three brigades, but also mixes the images of ordinary people and heroes, reshaping a symbiotic identity, and finally urges Cheng Bing to understand the hiding place of the suspect’s alias on the road of exploring his own identity. At the end of the story, the film didn’t pay too much attention to Cheng Bing’s realistic destination after his long pursuit of murder, but gave the audience a strong impact in the form of blank space.


The reason why the police film can be widely popular lies in the blending of reality and drama, in addition to reflecting the fierce struggle between police and bandits. The social spirit and values that the audience can feel in the narrative construction of time, space and characters can experience similar identity and emotional resonance. Through the superposition of commercial types and realistic themes, domestic films can go deeper into social changes and internal conflicts, reflect on the public’s recognition value to society, and at the same time promote social progress and development through mutual influence, reflecting the advantages of "strong topic" films in traffic-driven ability and narrative communication.


At present, in the film and television industry, realistic themes still have great potential to be developed. In the process of mixing realistic themes with commercial films, in addition to the fusion of genre narration, there are still some aspects to be surpassed, such as stylization of style, typology of characters, image atlas and profundity of problems. The practice of "Three Battalions" is worth thinking about. (Author: Xie Yang)


Ecological barrier of "Three North" project in Guanlan, Chaotou

  On the vast territory of the northern part of the motherland, a "Great Green Wall" stretching across Wan Li is constantly expanding and expanding, which is the "Three North" project of our country.

  General Secretary of the Supreme Leader recently visited Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, presided over a symposium on strengthening comprehensive desertification control and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as "Three North" and delivered an important speech. He emphasized that strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and deepening the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three Norths" are related to China’s ecological security, the construction of a strong country, and the sustainable development of the Chinese nation. It is a noble cause that contributes to the present and benefits the future.

The project started, creating a precedent for large-scale ecological construction in China.

  "In those years, the wind and sand drove us away and moved home nine times." This is the childhood memory of Shi Guangyin, the winner of the "July 1st Medal" and the national hero of sand control. At that time, his home was on the southern edge of the Mu Us Desert.

  At that time, the wind and sand were blowing all over the sky, and the sand entered and retreated, not only in one place and one domain. There are eight deserts, four sandy lands and vast Gobi in the three northern regions of China. By the end of 1970s, the Wan Li sandstorm line from Heilongjiang in the east to Xinjiang in the west had been formed.

△ Houses surrounded by desert in Erdos City, Inner Mongolia (photo/website of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Sanbei Shelterbelt Construction Bureau)

  More than 13 million hectares of farmland in the "Three North Areas" suffered from sandstorms, and the grain output was low and unstable. More than 10 million hectares of grassland have been seriously degraded due to desertification and salinization. The loess plateau loses more than 10,000 tons of soil per square kilometer every year, which is equivalent to scraping off 1 cm thick topsoil. What should I do in the face of a series of problems?

  In May, 1978, experts from the State Forestry Administration put forward "Opinions on Building Shelterbelt in Wan Li and Transforming Nature" to the CPC Central Committee. In November of that year, "the State Council approved the Plan of the State Forestry Administration on Building Large Shelterbelt in the Key Areas of Sandstorm Hazard and Soil Erosion in the Three North Areas" and issued it, which marked the official start of the construction project of the "Three North" Shelterbelt System and initiated the large-scale ecological construction in China.

Build the "Green Great Wall" in the northern part of the motherland

  It starts from Bin County, Heilongjiang Province in the east and reaches Wuzibeili Pass in Xinjiang in the west, involving 13 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

  From 1978 to 2050, 73 years span, 3 stages and 8 projects.

  The "Three North" project, with its large scale, long time, difficult project and outstanding effect, has attracted worldwide attention.

△ Schematic diagram of the overall planning of the "Three North" project (Figure/website of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Three North Shelterbelt Construction Bureau)

  In order to turn the sandstorm line in Wan Li into a "green Great Wall", the "Three North" project has made a series of major breakthroughs in sand control, drought-resistant afforestation, aerial seeding afforestation, and closing hills (sand) for afforestation. Builders invented fish scale pits, horizontal steps, terraces on reverse slopes, etc. to improve water utilization; Use wheat straw to tie a grid in the sand and use grass grid to fix the sand.

  Shi Guangyin, who was driven away by the wind and sand when he was a child, advanced into the sand by virtue of the "blocking sand control method" and the tenacious perseverance of doing only one thing in sand control all his life. This time, he advanced and the sand retreated … …

  From 1978 to 2020, from the first phase to the fifth phase, more than 40 years have passed by. The "Three North" project has realized a historic change from "sand entering and retreating" to "green entering and retreating", from simple afforestation to the management of grass and sand system in landscape forest fields and lakes, and from shelter forest system to green ecological barrier.

  Great changes have taken place in the northern part of the motherland. This great change is not only reflected in the remarkable increase in forest coverage and afforestation area, but also visible and tangible: the Kubuqi Desert, known as the "sea of death", has become a model for global desertification control; Horqin grassland, which was once severely desertified, was dressed in green again; Duolun County, Inner Mongolia, which used to be "windy with yellow sand all over the sky", has become a summer resort in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei … …

△ Shelterbelt of the State-owned Xinhua Forest Farm in Linhe District, Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia (photographed by Li Jin, a reporter from the General Station of Guoguang)

  From 2021 to 2030, the "Three North" project entered the sixth phase of construction. The human miracle of "green enters sand and retreats" continues.

Draw an updated picture of beautiful China.

  "Consolidate and develop the green ecological barrier in the northern part of the motherland and make new and greater contributions to building a beautiful China." In November 2018, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the construction of the "Three North" project, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader gave important instructions to the project.

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has made many in-depth visits to relevant provinces in the "Three North" region, and made important instructions on strengthening the "Three North" shelterbelts and promoting the construction of ecological projects.

  The Saihanba Forest Farm in Hebei Province, which creates a miracle of transforming wasteland into forest, is an important area for the construction of the "Three North" project. In August 2017, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader praised the forest farm builders for "forging the spirit of Saihanba with a mission in mind, hard work and green development". Four years later, when the General Secretary visited Saihanba, he stressed that it is necessary to inherit the spirit of Saihanba and deeply understand and implement the concept of ecological civilization.

△ Hebei Saihanba Forest Farm (Photo/vision china)

  At the foot of Qilian Mountain, the story of three generations of Babusha Forest Farm, represented by the "six old men", continues to this day. In August 2019, in Babusha Forest Farm, the Supreme Leader General Secretary said that the new era needs more contemporary fools and model of the times like "Six Old Men". We should carry forward the struggle spirit of "six old men" who dare to turn the desert into an oasis in the face of difficulties, and encourage people to devote themselves to the construction of ecological civilization, make continuous efforts, and strive for a long time to build a beautiful China.

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the guidance of the supreme leader’s ecological civilization thought, China has continued to carry out large-scale land greening actions. The national forest coverage rate and forest stock have maintained "double growth" for many years, and desertification and desertified land area have achieved "double reduction" for many years.

  Green is the background color of the beautiful China in the mind of the Supreme Leader General Secretary.

  As General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized when he participated in the voluntary tree planting activities in the capital in 2023: "Let’s take active actions, start with planting trees, plant green mountains and Jinshan Yinshan that belong to everyone, and draw an updated picture of beautiful China."

  Producer: Shen Yong Zhao Xuehua Gong Xuehui

  Author: Randy yan hou.

  Reporter Liu Huimin Pan Yi

  Broadcast about Yang Bo

  Audio production, Li Xiaodong

  Visual sense

Develop waste incineration power generation to help build a new power system.

  Building a new power system is one of the important measures to realize the double promotion and double stability of energy security and clean transformation. With the increasing output of solid waste and the accelerated transformation of its disposal methods, waste incineration power generation has injected new vitality into the construction of new power systems. In 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments clearly put new domestic waste incineration power generation projects into green electricity trading, and the significance of waste incineration power generation was continuously recognized and valued.

  New engine for new power system construction

  On the one hand, garbage incineration ensures the safe development of new power systems. Waste incineration power generation can provide stable and continuous power output for new power systems. Compared with other new energy power generation methods, garbage incineration power generation breaks through the limitations of external natural factors and can ensure the stable operation of the power system. Effective garbage disposal and energy conversion can provide important energy supplement for the power system, which will help to accelerate the substitution of new clean energy, break through the limitation of energy resource endowment to some extent, reduce the dependence on traditional energy, and meet the basic premise of building a safe and efficient new power system.

  On the other hand, waste incineration power generation promotes the low-carbon construction of new power systems. Garbage incineration power generation technology can not only ensure energy supply, but also reduce carbon emissions. Through high-temperature incineration, harmful substances in garbage are completely destroyed and environmental pollution is reduced. At the same time, it can realize the reduction, recycling and harmless treatment of garbage, effectively alleviate the environmental pressure of "garbage besieged city", and at the same time, transform the chemical energy in garbage into clean electric energy, which perfectly meets the development needs of green and low-carbon new power systems.

  At the same time, waste incineration power generation optimizes the cost structure of new power system. By burning garbage to generate electricity, the garbage originally regarded as waste can be converted into valuable energy, which reduces the cost of garbage disposal. Compared with other energy supply methods, the operating cost of waste incineration power generation is relatively low, which can reduce the overall operating cost of power system. In addition, with the continuous progress of technology and the continuous expansion of scale, the economic benefits of waste incineration power generation projects in promoting employment and improving investment environment will be further highlighted, thus providing more competitive energy solutions for the construction of new power systems.

  There are still multiple constraints on development.

  First, it is difficult for the public to trust, and there are hidden dangers in the neighborhood effect. Whether it is landfill or incineration, garbage disposal will produce certain soil, water and air pollution, which will further affect the health and quality of life of surrounding residents. Although the relevant units have limited the negative effects caused by incineration to the greatest extent through technological innovation and process improvement, the public still has panic and rejection of garbage incineration plants for their own interests. In recent years, environmental complaints about garbage incineration have been increasing continuously. This neighborhood effect is not only reflected in the concern about environmental pollution, but also involves the consideration of the value of real estate, which makes the public’s acceptance of waste incineration power generation projects low.

  Second, the relevant technologies are not mature enough, and the conversion efficiency is difficult to guarantee. Due to technical limitations, the energy conversion efficiency and power supply efficiency of waste incineration power plants in China are difficult to reach the ideal level. Relevant statistics show that the energy conversion efficiency of waste incineration power plants is only 63% of that of traditional thermal power plants, and the power supply efficiency is only 56% of that of traditional thermal power plants. In addition, at present, the method of mixed collection and removal is still mainly used in garbage collection in China, which leads to the complex composition of garbage and the doping of a large number of non-combustible components, which further lowers the calorific value of garbage and further restricts the efficiency and effect of garbage incineration power generation.

  Third, there is not enough talents in the industry, and there is resistance to sustainable development. With the high-quality acceleration of the construction of new power system in China, the demand for interdisciplinary talents between garbage disposal and new power system industry is increasingly prominent. It is estimated that the current demand for industry-related talents is about 30,000. However, the supply and demand of talents in the waste incineration power generation industry are characterized by insufficient total amount and structural shortage. On the one hand, the industry is developing rapidly, and the external talent supply can’t meet the demand growth of the industry. On the other hand, the ability and quality of existing employees and entry personnel do not match the actual needs. In terms of industry talent training and reserve, China’s universities lack a special training system for waste incineration power generation, which leads to the lack of professional talent support for the sustainable and high-quality development of waste incineration power generation industry in the future.

  Fourth, the guarantee mechanism is not perfect and the market operation needs to be standardized. With the strong support of national policies, China’s domestic waste incineration power generation industry has developed rapidly, and the accumulated and newly-added installed capacity is increasing year by year. In 2022, the newly-added installed capacity of domestic waste incineration power generation reached 2.57 million kilowatts, and the accumulated installed capacity of domestic waste incineration power generation nationwide reached 23.86 million kilowatts. However, as the capital boom gradually cooled down, local finance continued to tighten, market competition became increasingly fierce, and new projects became increasingly saturated. Problems such as blind expansion of scale, extensive management, low operating efficiency and uneven development of waste incineration power generation enterprises in the early stage have gradually emerged. The operation of waste incineration power generation industry needs to be further standardized to ensure market vitality and durability.

  Take multiple measures to promote the progress of the industry

  First of all, in-depth treatment of incineration pollution. First, reasonably raise the emission standards of incineration pollutants. By monitoring the average emission concentration of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from regional garbage incineration enterprises, we will strictly formulate cleaner pollutant emission standards suitable for this region and limit pollutant emissions as much as possible. Second, the waste incineration plant should be located reasonably, which should be technically feasible, economically reasonable, environmentally acceptable and acceptable to the public, not only to avoid adverse effects on the environment and human health, but also to consider economy. The third is to establish a set of public participation and effective communication mechanisms. The government should institutionalize, standardize, program and legalize environmental monitoring information disclosure, public opinion surveys and hearings, and enterprises should provide complete information to the government and the public as much as possible to eliminate the influence of information asymmetry on public psychology and government decision-making.

  Secondly, strengthen the innovation of core technology and major equipment application. The first is to strengthen clean and efficient power generation technology. In order to improve the efficiency and quality of garbage power generation, and at the same time pay attention to improving environmental friendliness and reliability and stability, and promote the positive role of garbage power generation in the construction of new power systems. The second is to strengthen the research and development and application of safe and stable power generation technology. Efforts should be made to improve the safe and stable operation level of garbage power generation system, enhance its power supply guarantee ability and flexible adjustment ability, and provide strong support for the stable development of garbage power generation industry by promoting the wide application of safe, flexible and economical energy storage technology. The third is to build a technology research and development system of independent innovation. It is suggested that scientific research institutions such as State Key Laboratory, Engineering Technology Research Center and National Energy R&D Innovation Platform should be built with high quality. By coordinating science and technology, education and human resources, the assessment and incentive mechanism of scientific and technological innovation should be improved to stimulate innovation vitality and promote technological progress and industrial upgrading of garbage power generation industry.

  Thirdly, deepen interdisciplinary research and personnel training. The first is to promote the deep integration of upstream and downstream industries and technologies. For the special industry of waste incineration power generation, policy support is indispensable, and incentives such as subsidies and tax incentives can attract and retain outstanding interdisciplinary talents. The second is to strengthen discipline construction. We should not only train professionals in colleges and universities, but also provide them with rich practical opportunities to accumulate experience in practical application. The third is to improve cross-disciplinary communication and cooperation channels. By strengthening exchanges and cooperation between different fields, more people can understand and master the knowledge and skills of garbage disposal and new power system construction, and realize the deep integration and development of the industry.

  Finally, accelerate the improvement of relevant supporting policies and guarantee mechanisms. First, build a green, low-carbon and competitive industrial system, promote the market-oriented reform of monopolistic competitive links, further liberalize the power grid construction business, and stimulate market vitality. The second is to improve the advanced and efficient industry governance system. Strengthen the leading role of power planning, give full play to the guiding role of market mechanism, and ensure the safe and reliable supply in the process of power transformation. Create a fair market environment, rationally use administrative adjustment means, and strengthen the overall coordination and supervision of power planning, construction, operation, trading, price and other links. The third is to solve the financing problem of SMEs. By enriching the medium and long-term loans of enterprises and expanding direct financing channels, the long-term financing needs of garbage power generation enterprises can be met and the necessary financial support can be provided for their development.

  (Chen Feiyu is a professor at the School of Economics and Management of China University of Mining and Technology, and Li Shanshan is an associate professor at the School of Economics and Management of Anhui University of Science and Technology)


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