Mao used this weakness as his strength to win the Civil War. In the movie, Fugui was worried that he would never see his family again after being captured by the nationalist army to fight. It was then when Lao Quan, an old man that he met in the army, reminded him that he had to do anything to stay alive and return back to his family. When the nationalist army fled and left Fugui, Lao Quan and Chunsheng on the battlefield, Fuigui and Chunsheng saw the death of hundreds of soilders from the nationalist army. The liberation army had already attacked and killed the nationalist army. The hundreds of dead and wounded soldiers from the nationalist army were left untreated and uncared for to die in the snow. This shows the hardships and brutality that the soldiers experienced during the Civil War. Fugui and Chunsheng eventually surrendered to the liberation army and ended up playing the puppet show as entertainment for the soldiers of the liberation army. This was an important part of the movie because Fugui’s participation in the Civil War, serving under the liberation army, earned him a certificate that he would later use to protect his
Mao used this weakness as his strength to win the Civil War. In the movie, Fugui was worried that he would never see his family again after being captured by the nationalist army to fight. It was then when Lao Quan, an old man that he met in the army, reminded him that he had to do anything to stay alive and return back to his family. When the nationalist army fled and left Fugui, Lao Quan and Chunsheng on the battlefield, Fuigui and Chunsheng saw the death of hundreds of soilders from the nationalist army. The liberation army had already attacked and killed the nationalist army. The hundreds of dead and wounded soldiers from the nationalist army were left untreated and uncared for to die in the snow. This shows the hardships and brutality that the soldiers experienced during the Civil War. Fugui and Chunsheng eventually surrendered to the liberation army and ended up playing the puppet show as entertainment for the soldiers of the liberation army. This was an important part of the movie because Fugui’s participation in the Civil War, serving under the liberation army, earned him a certificate that he would later use to protect his