电影《1942》将宏观的国家命运与现实的民众灾难结合在一起讲述,不但有国家层面的各级领导人的出现,而且以范东家为主的灾民群体为刻画对象。在此,影片能将十八个主角和众多人物融合到一起而不显得杂乱无章,并且极具整体感,其关键在于两个人:一个是美国记者白修德;一个是河南省主席李培基。白修德的出现,将河南省的灾荒置放在蒋介石的面前,同时他的‘美国记者’身份,使得饥荒又被置于‘国际舆论’的目光之下,所以蒋介石 The movie “1942” combines the macroscopic national destiny with the actual disaster of the people, not only with the emergence of leaders at all levels at the national level, but also with the victims of Fan Dongjia as the target group. Here, the film can be eighteen main characters and many people together without chaos, and a great sense of unity, the key lies in two people: one is the United States correspondent Bai Xiude; one is Li Peijie, chairman of Henan Province. The appearance of Bai Xiude placed the famine in Henan Province in front of Chiang Kai-shek and at the same time his “American journalist” status made the famine again placed in the spotlight of ’international public opinion.’ Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek