During the period of the national targeted poverty alleviation, a large number of model figures have emerged. Huang Shiyan is a typical representative of these people. Adapting his excellent deeds into a main melody film can not only highlight typical figures, but also show China’s experience in poverty alleviation to the world. The film adaptation of Huang Shiyan’s deeds should mainly focus on telling a good Chinese story, show his touching deeds in poverty alleviation and spread China’s poverty alleviation experience to the world at the same time; The characterization should be based on the principle of telling the truth and shaping the model, so as to highlight the image of Huang Shiyan as an example; the setting of its plot should break through the narrative means of the traditional nationalist film, take an individual to represent a group of people, and construct both virtual and real acts; as to the picture, realistic techniques should be used to introduce Chinese images to the world through in-site spatial changes and symbolic typical images. In this way, film adaptation can realize its social value and film viewing effect.