Escape from Huang Shi

This movie is based on the true story of one British whose name is George Hogg. The background of this movie was in 1937, which China was invaded by Japan. Hogg was a journalist and he tried to sneak into Nanjing to get the first information of war. However, he saw something cruel that shouldn't be seen-Japanese soldiers was killing Chinese people who don't have any weapon. Worst of all, he was caught by those soldiers. When he was going to be beheaded by Japanese, a leader of communist saved him and he went to one orphanage of Huang Shi for healing. At there, he met some orphans who lost family in the war.

At first, Hogg couldn't communicate with those children because he didn't understand Chinese. He even thought about leaving, but he stayed in the end and decided to take care of those children. By the help of a businessman, Hogg and those children built up their new home. At the same time, the invasion of Japanese was getting close. In order to avoid the massacre of Japan and the conscription of KMT, Hogg and the communist led these children to go to another place. The walked along the Silk Road and ran into some dangerous situation. But they overcame those difficulties. In the end, Hogg died for tetanus because he was hurt in the road accidentally.

I think it's a good movie for remembering George Hogg. This movie isn't focus on the topic of the cruel war but on the selfless love of Hogg. The strange thing is I didn't feel very touched. The probable reason is I've seen many movies which also on the similar topic. Anyway, it's still a good movie, especially in the devotion of Hogg. Nowadays, some of those saved children are still alive and they would always be grateful to Hogg.