Born to Fly is a 2023 Chinese military film set against the backdrop of the decades of modernization of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. Directed by Liu Xiaoshi and produced by Han Han, the film stars Wang Yibo, Hu Jun, Yu Shi and Zhou Dongyu.[4] The film was released on April 28, 2023 in China and garnered $121 million worldwide.
Two American F-35 Lightning fighters entered Chinese airspace and caused havoc near the coast. Flying at super sonic speeds, the F-35s created sonic booms that damaged a oil refinery and affected local fishing boats. Chinese pilot Lei Yu intercepted the F-35s with his Chengdu J-10. Lei Yu pushed the limits of his crafts to compete against the 4th generation fighters; the Americans decided to leave. Lei Yu's craft suffered engine problems and was forced to make an emergency landing.
In a meeting, Lei Yu's superiors were critical of him pushing the jet that far, but Lei Yu argued it was the only way to fight against a superior enemy. The higher-ups discuss the main issue: foreign 4th generation fighters have a superior advantage over their 3rd generation fighters. Secretly, the Chinese have been developing their own 4th gen fighter to rival western forces: the Chengdu J-20. Commander Zhang Ting invites Lei Yu to join him in a new stealth fighter program and he agrees.
At the training facility, Lei Yu and his squad endures rigorous training by pushing their physical and mental limits. The J-20 was still going through refinement as the prototype Taishan engine was incomplete. They've been using alternative jets to test the engine's capabilities before using it on the J-20. During a flight test with Commander Ting, Lei Yu and Ting lost thrust and entered into a spiral dive. Lei Yu believed the situation wasn't good and he emergency ejected while Ting managed to regain control in the last minute and landed the plane. The incident would get Lei Yu grounded and he was expected to leave the training facility. During his down time though, he studied the mechanical flaws and proposed an anti-stall parachute. Ting decided to have Lei Yu fly with him on his last day to test the fighter's engine and missiles when the fighter suffered dual engine failure. Ting and Lei Yu agreed to eject together, but Ting lied. Lei Yu ejected but Ting stayed to manoeuvre the jet out of the city's way. He crashed and burned on the outskirts of the city. In the aftermath, Ting was given a military burial and Lei Yu chose to stay with the squad to complete the J-20.
Lei Yu and the chief pilot, Deng Fang, would test the newest engine after Ting's death. While testing the jet's ability to get out of a spiralling dive, a flock of birds struck through the cockpit, knocking out both pilots. Lei Yu managed to recover and attempted to regain control. The fighter has the anti-stall parachute installed and used it to get the J-11 out of the spin, but the chute couldn't be ejected. Lei Yu pushed the engine to rip out the chute and tried to regain control as the blood in his eyes blinded him. He managed to pull up and proved the new improvements worked; this marked the completion of their prototype and onto mass production.
In the next air encounter, American stealth fighters and drones infiltrated Chinese air space again. Lei Yu and Deng Fang launched in their completed J-20s and took out the drones and gave the F-35s a run for their money. Because they couldn't kill them to cause an international incident, Lei Yu warned them and the F-35s bugged out. In a mid-credits scene, Lei Yu and his squadron performed a surprise flyby by deploying coloured smoke above a soccer field to show respect to Commander Ting's son.
Born to Fly had completed filming in May 2022 and was slated to release on September 30, 2022 to coincide with China's National Day on October 1. The film was shelved without public explanation, which sparked controversy both domestically and internationally.[5] In January 2023, exactly 100 days after it was shelved, the film released new promotional materials. A few days later a release date of May 2023 was announced, coinciding with the Chinese Labor Day holiday. [6]
Box office
The film earned US$44 million on its opening weekend in China, with nearly 10% (US$4 million) coming from IMAX shows.[3]
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Born to Fly is a 2023 Chinese military film set against the backdrop of the decades of modernization of the People s Liberation Army Air Force Directed by Liu Xiaoshi and produced by Han Han the film stars Wang Yibo Hu Jun Yu Shi and Zhou Dongyu 4 The film was released on April 28 2023 in China and garnered 121 million worldwide Born to FlyFilm posterTraditional Chinese長空之王Simplified Chinese长空之王Literal meaningKing of the SkyDirected byLiu XiaoshiWritten byGui GanProduced byHan HanStarringWang Yibo Hu Jun Zhou DongyuCinematographyLiu XiaoshiProductioncompanyPMF PicturesDistributed byPMF PicturesAlibaba PicturesPolybona FilmsChina Film CoRelease dateApril 28 2023 2023 04 28 China Running time128 minutes 1 CountryChinaLanguageMandarinBox officeUS 120 7 million 2 3 Contents 1 Story 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Box office 5 References 6 External linksStory EditTwo American F 35 Lightning fighters entered Chinese airspace and caused havoc near the coast Flying at super sonic speeds the F 35s created sonic booms that damaged a oil refinery and affected local fishing boats Chinese pilot Lei Yu intercepted the F 35s with his Chengdu J 10 Lei Yu pushed the limits of his crafts to compete against the 4th generation fighters the Americans decided to leave Lei Yu s craft suffered engine problems and was forced to make an emergency landing In a meeting Lei Yu s superiors were critical of him pushing the jet that far but Lei Yu argued it was the only way to fight against a superior enemy The higher ups discuss the main issue foreign 4th generation fighters have a superior advantage over their 3rd generation fighters Secretly the Chinese have been developing their own 4th gen fighter to rival western forces the Chengdu J 20 Commander Zhang Ting invites Lei Yu to join him in a new stealth fighter program and he agrees At the training facility Lei Yu and his squad endures rigorous training by pushing their physical and mental limits The J 20 was still going through refinement as the prototype Taishan engine was incomplete They ve been using alternative jets to test the engine s capabilities before using it on the J 20 During a flight test with Commander Ting Lei Yu and Ting lost thrust and entered into a spiral dive Lei Yu believed the situation wasn t good and he emergency ejected while Ting managed to regain control in the last minute and landed the plane The incident would get Lei Yu grounded and he was expected to leave the training facility During his down time though he studied the mechanical flaws and proposed an anti stall parachute Ting decided to have Lei Yu fly with him on his last day to test the fighter s engine and missiles when the fighter suffered dual engine failure Ting and Lei Yu agreed to eject together but Ting lied Lei Yu ejected but Ting stayed to manoeuvre the jet out of the city s way He crashed and burned on the outskirts of the city In the aftermath Ting was given a military burial and Lei Yu chose to stay with the squad to complete the J 20 Lei Yu and the chief pilot Deng Fang would test the newest engine after Ting s death While testing the jet s ability to get out of a spiralling dive a flock of birds struck through the cockpit knocking out both pilots Lei Yu managed to recover and attempted to regain control The fighter has the anti stall parachute installed and used it to get the J 11 out of the spin but the chute couldn t be ejected Lei Yu pushed the engine to rip out the chute and tried to regain control as the blood in his eyes blinded him He managed to pull up and proved the new improvements worked this marked the completion of their prototype and onto mass production In the next air encounter American stealth fighters and drones infiltrated Chinese air space again Lei Yu and Deng Fang launched in their completed J 20s and took out the drones and gave the F 35s a run for their money Because they couldn t kill them to cause an international incident Lei Yu warned them and the F 35s bugged out In a mid credits scene Lei Yu and his squadron performed a surprise flyby by deploying coloured smoke above a soccer field to show respect to Commander Ting s son Cast EditWang Yibo Hu Jun Yu Shi Zhou Dongyu special appearance Release EditBorn to Fly had completed filming in May 2022 and was slated to release on September 30 2022 to coincide with China s National Day on October 1 The film was shelved without public explanation which sparked controversy both domestically and internationally 5 In January 2023 exactly 100 days after it was shelved the film released new promotional materials A few days later a release date of May 2023 was announced coinciding with the Chinese Labor Day holiday 6 Box office EditThe film earned US 44 million on its opening weekend in China with nearly 10 US 4 million coming from IMAX shows 3 References Edit Born to Fly Irish Film Classification Office April 27 2023 Archived from the original on April 30 2023 Retrieved April 30 2023 Chang Kōng Zhi Wang 长空之王 The Numbers Archived from the original on June 3 2023 Retrieved May 31 2023 a b Chang Kōng Zhi Wang 长空之王 Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on August 14 2023 Retrieved May 31 2023 Davis Rebecca Chow Vivienne 2022 10 08 China Returns to Busan Film Festival Variety Archived from the original on 2023 01 09 Retrieved 2023 01 08 Born To Fly China s Answer to Top Gun Crashes Before Takeoff radii co Archived from the original on 2022 12 05 Retrieved 2023 01 08 长空之王 定档五一 王一博春节五一都有新片 Sina 9 January 2023 Archived from the original on 2023 01 09 Retrieved 2023 01 09 External links EditBorn to Fly at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Born to Fly film amp oldid 1171119433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
