15 reviews
Wow, loved it!
A few years ago, South Korea brought us 'The Tower', which I absolutely loved. Hollywood brought us 'Only the Brave' in 2017, which I absolutely hated, and 'Backdraft 2' in 2019, which received such bad reviews that I have no interest in seeing it. Now China brings us 'The Bravest', which I absolutely loved.
I've been in the mood for a disaster film of this caliber for a while now, and 'The Bravest' satisfied that need. The horror of a fire is so well demonstrated here, as well as the unpredictability of any fire. The visuals are impressive and the photography stunning, as well as very good cinematography.
The film grabs you from the opening scene. Thereafter, there literally never is a dull moment, with action and suspense from beginning to end. Most firefighting films have a good climatic fire scene - here the scene lasts the duration of the entire film. Awesome! Apart from the action, the film also deals with chaos and panic that ensues in the face of disaster.
I've been in the mood for a disaster film of this caliber for a while now, and 'The Bravest' satisfied that need. The horror of a fire is so well demonstrated here, as well as the unpredictability of any fire. The visuals are impressive and the photography stunning, as well as very good cinematography.
The film grabs you from the opening scene. Thereafter, there literally never is a dull moment, with action and suspense from beginning to end. Most firefighting films have a good climatic fire scene - here the scene lasts the duration of the entire film. Awesome! Apart from the action, the film also deals with chaos and panic that ensues in the face of disaster.
- paulclaassen
- Mar 19, 2020
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chinese melodramatic heroism
This is far away a theatrial melodrama of dimensions, that gives you a pampered roller coaster ride of heroism and grief.
its based on true happenings back in august 2015, and the film didnt mention that 170+ fatalities and 700 + injuries batteling the fire. far to little has leaked out on this incidenjt so we must embrace the film that has been made, because the fire and the action inbetween the saluting and words of wisdome are very well made.
if you like firebattling in the danger zone, do watch this , the grumpy old man did. by all means recommended
its based on true happenings back in august 2015, and the film didnt mention that 170+ fatalities and 700 + injuries batteling the fire. far to little has leaked out on this incidenjt so we must embrace the film that has been made, because the fire and the action inbetween the saluting and words of wisdome are very well made.
if you like firebattling in the danger zone, do watch this , the grumpy old man did. by all means recommended
Beautiful Disaster
Disaster movies - while technically not a genre, it is something that a lot of people enjoy. Well that may not be the right way to describe it. It is I guess about the trill, about the will to survive, about what humans are able to do and overcome to survive. And living through something exciting, without actually having to do it one self ... the characters on screen go through it all. Succesfully or not is a different story and may lead you to like this more or less, depending on your inclinations/expectations.
Having said all that, the drama is high in this, but it does look amazing! The effects are great, the cinematography is as good as it can get and the soundtrack elevates it even a bit further. So if you are into these dramas, there is no way around this (and you probably will like this even more than what I rated it). Having said all that, it is up to you to decide if it floats your boat ... burns down your house? Well you know what I mean ...
Having said all that, the drama is high in this, but it does look amazing! The effects are great, the cinematography is as good as it can get and the soundtrack elevates it even a bit further. So if you are into these dramas, there is no way around this (and you probably will like this even more than what I rated it). Having said all that, it is up to you to decide if it floats your boat ... burns down your house? Well you know what I mean ...
Lousy Chinese movie
Cringe worthy, some bad effects, horrible acting. Only China giving it good reviews. Truly appalling.
- thomasteckhin
- Aug 30, 2019
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rigid propaganda film
The rigid propaganda film fully embodies the reality of the current system that only contends for contempt and only calls for rigid slogans, regardless of whether it is black and white. From the beginning, it shows a logical black hole. The firefighting needs to take the bridge. The fire brigade is set up unreasonably. The hot pot restaurant is on fire, which means that a lot of oil and water are fired.
One Bad Movie!
LOL I must say, THIS is one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I don't normally watch movies that are dubbed because they always seem to make more sense when you watch them in their original language with subtitles. This movie must have been dubbed by English speaking people from another country who were either really bad actors or weren't actors at all. I was so distracted by the language issue that I couldn't even pay attention to what was going on in the movie except for the fact that there were a lot of fake flames, a lot of people running and screaming and some really weird music so I changed the channel. I do believe that if this movie were watched in its original language with subtitles it might not be as bad because the actors were actually pretty believable if you watched them without the sound.
I loved the trailer
I loved the movie even more. Even with reading the subtitles I couldn't help but get engrossed in it. I definitely have to watch this again. I know I missed somethings due to my reading. Definitely a much watch movie.
Intense Action Film Filled with Emotion
THE BRAVEST accomplishes the extremely difficult feat of delivering stunning, edge-of-your-seat action along with intimate emotional moments and very appealing characters you can feel for and root for. Even though it's set in China and subtitled it feels absolutely universal, so you can lose yourself entirely in the story no matter where you're from. And it's not afraid to make you cry. First rate, eye-popping summer entertainment about real heroes rather than superheroes. A great time at the movies!
- ritaaugustine
- Aug 9, 2019
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Explosive Cinematography
INCREDIBLE FIRE FIGHTING ACTION - FUN STORY
- weisspop-63903
- Aug 19, 2019
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Beautiful and poignant film.
This film was based on true events and shows that heroism exists no matter what country or color you are from. Those who deride this as "propaganda" need to open their minds instead of letting their ethnic prejudices pollute their thinking.
- seethroughthebs
- Jan 2, 2020
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OUTSTANDING!!!
A great firefighting action movie. Ignore the negative nellies and watch it, you won't regret it.
- kdgmk-597-849394
- Oct 7, 2020
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Decent
Movie was grt and very sad takes courage to serve likethis no matter what country
Chinese movies are amazing
An amazing film based on real events. This is another Chinese movie in which I really cried! Every emotion in the movie captures my heart.
Zhengzhi,a name should be remembered forever
I don't know what kind of mood after watching this movie Think of that sentence there is no quiet years but someone is carrying the burden for us At the forefront of disasters,there are always a group of unknown people who resist all disasters for us What impressed me most in this film is Zheng Zhi a young man who has just entered the barracks and has not yet broken away from his dependence on his mother At first he complained that his mother made him choose to be a soldier and finally in the most dangerous moment in the most dangerous moment ofhis comrades regardless of personal safety ,ZhangZhehan, playing the role of the glorious Chinese soldier who risked his life to save his comrades ,is said to have been nearly killed by fireworks in the film as he tried to get deeper into his role. I think this is the quality of a good actor,if you wantsuccessfully play a role you must go deep into the role itself,only let yourself become that person in the movie can feel the same performance of the movie, of course, other characters in the movie is also very full, but also very successful, looking forward to the fire hero can really be treated fairly.
- yanchunli-72178
- Jun 10, 2024
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