Endless battle scenes that provoke no emotion at all, characters that talk nonsense most of the time, and every silly trope Russian WWII cinema has on its repertoire. From a German officer that is being served breakfast while listening to a gramophone and fishing without taking his leather gloves off, to nimble and fearless Russian soldiers who amidst an artillery attack find the time to steal fruit from the Germans.
I think this film is final proof that Russians need to stop making WWII films. This whole war movie industry is a pit of nonsense, ridiculous tropes, and fake patriotism. Its main purpose is to vindicate the USSR and communism, and serve as an ideological support for Russia as a neo-USSR of sorts. It is about time Russians ditched the communist era, as it was the time their people got crippled beyond belief. Not by Germans, not by fascists, but by communists, who killed more Russians than what the casualties in both world wars combined were. And bury that red star once and for all.
I think this film is final proof that Russians need to stop making WWII films. This whole war movie industry is a pit of nonsense, ridiculous tropes, and fake patriotism. Its main purpose is to vindicate the USSR and communism, and serve as an ideological support for Russia as a neo-USSR of sorts. It is about time Russians ditched the communist era, as it was the time their people got crippled beyond belief. Not by Germans, not by fascists, but by communists, who killed more Russians than what the casualties in both world wars combined were. And bury that red star once and for all.