On the occasion of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti Fascist War, a wave of theme creation has swept across the screen. Among many works, the documentary "I am the Eighth Route Army" jointly produced by the Network Audiovisual Program Management Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the Seventh Research Department of the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute, and Hebei Radio and Television Station has performed particularly well, consistently ranking first on the popular TV documentary fusion and dissemination index list, attracting attention and praise from all walks of life. The Eighth Route Army, adapted from the main force of the Red Army, is an anti Japanese armed force under the direct leadership of the CPC. The audience is no stranger to the Eighth Route Army. The stories of Nanniwan, Railway War, Cavalry Regiment, Pingxingguan Victory, Guerrilla War, and the Five Heroes of Langyashan have become widely known. To tell the magnificent history of the Eighth Route Army in a documentary, how to structure the chapters becomes the key to creation. The content of "I am the Eighth Route Army" basically follows the timeline from "Anti Japanese Oath" to "Great Victory", but breaks away from the inherent linear narrative thinking, boldly adopts a scattered structure, and provides the audience with a different perspective of observation. Each episode in the film forms its own small story, which includes classic battle memories such as the Battle of Pingxingguan and the Hundred Regiments Offensive, as well as humanistic stories such as the "Anti Enemy Drama Society", which is refreshing. Of course, scattered perspective does not mean fragmentation. In the fragmented historical narrative, "I am the Eighth Route Army" carefully selects materials and rigorously constructs, fully showcasing the main base areas of the Eighth Route Army such as Jin Cha Ji, Jin Ji Lu Yu, and Shandong, as well as the main divisions under the Eighth Route Army such as the 115th, 120th, and 129th Divisions, and multiple major battles. There are martial arts plays, literary plays, soldiers, and civilians in the film. There is a thrilling breakthrough with their lives hanging on the line, as well as emotional memories of rescuing Japanese orphans. There is the conquest of cities and territories during the Hundred Regiments War, as well as the production labor in Nanniwan. There is the courage to kill bandits and seek revenge, as well as the youth to rush to the Anti Japanese War. It can be said that "the big strings are as noisy as the rain, and the small strings are as whispering. The noise is mixed with bullets, and the big and small beads fall onto the jade plate. The phrase 'Gathering is a fire, scattering is a sky full of stars' precisely defines the unique charm of' I am the Eighth Route Army '. The film breaks through the traditional narrative of "resistance against Japan is a military struggle" and vividly presents the multidimensional practices of the Eighth Route Army in building base areas behind enemy lines, cultural propaganda, cadre training, and mutual assistance between the military and civilians. It profoundly interprets the profound connotation of "soldiers and civilians are the foundation of victory". If scattered perspective forms the narrative skeleton of the film, then the oral accounts of the witnesses inject it with flesh and blood. The documentary is titled 'I am the Eighth Route Army', emphasizing the first person perspective of 'me' and authentically restoring historical scenes through the precious images of the witnesses. The entire film interviewed over 140 leaders and ordinary soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, including those from the party, government, and cultural front. Facing the camera, their expressions were passionate; Looking back on the past, words are filled with youthful pride. The moments of life and death shared in the trenches, the hardships of hunger and cold during the march, and the touching details of deep affection with the people all moved the viewers. The two subtitle markings in the oral part of the characters are particularly prominent: one is to indicate the interview time, mostly around 2004, and the other is to indicate the birth and death dates of the characters. From these subtitles, it can be seen that this is interview material from twenty years ago, and most of the interviewees from the past are no longer alive. The work salvageable the vivid faces and voices of the Eighth Route Army soldiers, elevating the film beyond the meaning of ordinary images and elevating it to a collection level historical material engraved with national memory. The reputation and popularity of "I am the Eighth Route Army" prove that the rich red history can still be "well received and popular" in the present. An important factor of its success lies in the accurate grasp and innovative application of the Internet communication rules by the production organization. The film belongs to the "Red Album" series created by the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute. In recent years, this brand has given full play to its professional advantages, actively embraced the Internet, and told revolutionary history in a young, lightweight and fragmented way. It has successively launched many high-quality works, such as "The Story of Mao Zedong", "The Story of Deng Xiaoping", and "The Story of Zhou Enlai". The selection of content, formal expression, and application of production techniques in creation have become increasingly mature, and have become a unique red track in the field of micro videos. As a new work in this series, 'I am the Eighth Route Army' continues the creative advantages of the 'Red Album', namely diverse perspectives, solid historical materials, and youthful voice. The topic of "A centenarian veteran is a walking living history" has resonated widely on social media, making it an unexpected "light cavalry" in this year's anti Japanese war theme creation. The history of the War of Resistance Against Japan is a national memory forged by the joint efforts of flesh and blood. I am the Eighth Route Army "restores historical truth from diverse perspectives and transforms rigorous academic achievements into vivid and tangible social memories. When the red story is easily clicked on the mobile phone screen, and the revolutionary spirit is quietly transmitted with the fingertips, those heroic deeds engraved in the depths of time and the spiritual genes flowing in the national blood truly have the power to travel through time and space and reach the hearts of the people. (New Society)