When the weather changes the highlights of history

Broadcast in weather channel, USA, the ratings are extraordinary.

The documentary "When the Weather Changes History" was carefully produced by American Pagoda Production Company. Since the establishment of 1989, the company has been at the forefront of realistic program production and is good at expressing wonderful stories and characters. Baota Company has produced some very successful and innovative cable TV series and special production programs, including: American Justice, Gangdom, Stormy Story, Lost and Recovered, Life behind bars.

"When the Weather Changed History" won the "Silver Movie" award after it was broadcast on the American Weather Channel, and broke the viewing record after its premiere on June 5438+ 10, 2008. The program attracted more than 265,438+viewers when it first aired in June 5438+ 10, so it became the highest-rated program on the weather channel.

The display of precious historical images and the narration of the witnesses of the event make you immersive.

As a documentary about how weather changes history, the film focuses on the process of natural forces manipulating history, focusing on the unpredictable situation in the development of events, and telling the audience that weather and climate change have played a vital role in the military and people's livelihood in the past, present and future. To this end, there are many rare historical images in the film, supplemented by the stories of the witnesses, so that the audience can be there.

In the famous Dunkirk retreat in World War II, more than 338,000 British and French troops successfully retreated. Do you know how the weather in the English Channel changed in those thrilling nine days, and how it cooperated with the war situation? What was the incisive conclusion of British Prime Minister Churchill at that time?

One hundred years ago, the so-called unsinkable Titanic was hit by an iceberg in Greenland. Do you know how the iceberg cut through the steel plate, and how the fracture of a rivet caused all the rivets to loosen, which eventually led to the sinking of the huge ship?

1993, a catastrophic flood hit the midwest of the United States, and people rose to defend their homes. In 2008, the same flood happened in the same place again. After 15, what changes have taken place in people's means to deal with this natural disaster? How do people who rebuild their homes feel about the flood's visit again?

In the documentary "When the Weather Changes History", the audience can learn about those little-known stories and their details through the images and documents of that year. The narrative of the witnesses interweaves the historical time and space with the real time and space, which not only makes people follow the camera to explore the dusty history, but also draws back the audience's thoughts from time to time, realizes the key role played by those events in the process of world civilization, and cherishes the memory of those touching people who have created meritorious deeds, from the commander-in-chief who was all-powerful in World War II to the ordinary citizens who saved the day and showed their heroic qualities in the changing situation.

The narrative style of melodrama and the ups and downs of stories are fascinating.

The documentary "When the Weather Changes History" adopts the narrative method of melodrama, and the narrative of the event witnesses and relevant historical researchers becomes the main line running through each episode. In the film, the weather becomes the core factor of narrative, and all historical events revolve around the weather. However, the director did not focus on the weather itself, but took the unpredictable climate as a suspense, highlighting how people can maximize their wisdom and courage and create miracles one after another under unpredictable natural conditions.

For example, in the episode of Normandy Landing, the weather in the English Channel almost played a decisive role in the Allied victory. Three meteorological teams, led by James Staag, a top British meteorologist, forecast the latest weather changes every day and report to General Eisenhower, the supreme commander. Irving Crick, the most authoritative meteorologist in the United States, will also call from London to participate in their discussion and put forward his views on the weather in Britain. Which of them is right or wrong? You know, whether the weather forecast is accurate or not is related to the lives of 3 million allied forces and the progress of the whole European battlefield in World War II. This great suspense supports the development of the whole story With the "Overlord Plan" of Normandy landing, all predictions will be known. Meanwhile, how do German meteorologists predict the weather in the English Channel? How did General Eisenhower face great pressure? What do the allied soldiers who are about to cross the channel think of this death journey? The plot of this episode is ups and downs, and unexpected events occur one after another. The courage and wisdom of allied generals, meteorologists and ordinary soldiers were displayed in a series of events, which made people admire.