《Mr. Lu Xun》 is a documentary that deeply explores Lu Xun's life, thoughts and literary achievements. It is produced and broadcast by CCTV-9 (CCTV Documentary Channel).This documentary is divided into eight episodes, each episode delves into a theme and comprehensively and meticulously depicts Lu Xun's life trajectory and spiritual world.
Hometown Memory: This collection starts from Lu Xun’s hometown of Shaoxing, traces back to his childhood and adolescence, and explores the influence of family and hometown on Lu Xun’s early thoughts and literary creation.Through Lu Xun's preference for owls and his friends' descriptions of him, his character traits and early life environment are revealed.
Wandering on the Crossroads: It tells the story of Lu Xun's youth experiences, including his study experience in Nanjing and Japan, and how he turned from medicine to literature, reflecting his ideological changes and his deep concern for the destiny of the country and the nation.
Thought Storm: An in-depth analysis of Lu Xun's journey to becoming the standard-bearer of the New Culture Movement, his critical spirit and challenge to feudal thought, especially his profound analysis of the old society through works such as "The Scream".
Iron House Scream: focuses on Lu Xun's literary creation, especially the short story collections - Scream - and - Wandering -, and explores how he used the pen as a weapon to awaken the sleeping people in the “Iron House” and express his support for social injustice.Anger and a profound insight into human nature.
The Dark Gate: Reveals Lu Xun's exposure of the dark side of society, and how he criticized reality through literary works, such as - The True Story of Ah Q - and tried to open the floodgates of social progress.
I Can Love: Explore Lu Xun's personal emotional world, including his love with Xu Guangping, as well as his views on family and family relationships, showing his side as an ordinary person.
Shanghai Years: A detailed description of Lu Xun's life in Shanghai in his later years. This period was the peak period of his literary creation. It was also the period when he participated in the left-wing cultural movement and communicated most frequently with young writers.
1936: Finally, this episode focuses on the last year of Lu Xun's life, his health, continued literary creation and social activities, as well as the profound impact of his death on future generations.
The entire documentary vividly demonstrates Lu Xun's multiple identities as a writer, thinker and revolutionary, as well as his important position in the history of modern Chinese culture, through rich historical materials, literary works analysis, expert interviews and scene reenactments.