I watched it twice when I grew up. Different environments have given me a completely different view of movies. Although this film has been released for nearly 20 years, we have to admit that it does contain "bootleg goods". An idea eager to deny everything in the Soviet Union is extremely inconsistent with the core idea of all war victories in history, and it is even certain that it is completely inconsistent with the history set by the story.
When Vassili was still a nobody, he had to cross many obstacles and land when he died at random and could not jump into the river to escape, and then he was faced with the poor situation that only one person could get a gun and each person had only a few bullets. But this is not the end. Like countless new recruits, he was forced to the battlefield, and then he was willing to be a "death squad" to send his head until the real evil scene appeared. When they lost, they went to no way back, and the consequence of retreating was that they were shot and killed by their comrades behind them. You know, just a few minutes ago, bullets were emphasizing how precious they are.
What is the historical basis of this shooting incident? Can such an army finally defeat the powerful fascist Germany? I don't know how many years have passed, and mainstream film countries are still smearing the Soviet Union. Undeniably, the Soviet Union has been disintegrated for nearly 20 years, and there are many places worth pondering in the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union is by no means the so-called brutal regime in these films. Horribly, this kind of film was shot crazily for nearly ten years after the collapse of the Soviet Union. ...
What was the real Soviet Union like at first? Compared with Europe and America in the same period, the Soviet Union has achieved industrialization in a short time, and it is the paradise that Hemingway, Gorky, romain rolland and Picasso yearned for, and even the center of world ideology. Even though the Soviet Union had many problems in its later period and its ability to correct mistakes was not as good as that of the United States, its achievements were undeniable.
I don't need to say more about how the director Jean-Jacques Arnold's Native France performed during World War II. In contrast, about ten years after the film was released, a Russian film "The Battle of Brestburg" about "The Battle of the Fortress against the Enemy" may more fully reflect the truth of World War II: the mud was mixed with blood, scarred and died suddenly in cold and hunger. Ten years later, I suddenly found that the really good war movies are those works that people never want to see again after watching them, rather than those works that can't help but want to experience this intense excitement again and again. Of course, there are many such good works, both in Hollywood and the former Soviet Union.
Perhaps, even today, when western capitals, led by the United States and Britain, point their finger at China, they are still worried about the Soviet Union. This kind of psychology is not only their arrogance and debauchery after victory, but also their deep fear and anxiety. So it was not until recent years that there were works like Chernobyl, which was a good play, but it was inevitably accompanied by contraband. Eulogize the freedom of America. Before 1930s, women did not have the right to vote, and racial discrimination was still practiced in 1960s. What's more, the real war is far more cruel than any World War II movie. During the victory period, ordinary people thought that prolonging life was far above everything else, so they had the Millennium "winning the hearts of the people and winning the world". On the other hand, can the most publicized individual heroism in Hollywood blockbusters really win large-scale battles? Without the will of How Steel was Tempered, Stalingrad may be the turning point of World War II. I don't believe it.
If the United States is all white and the Soviet Union is all black, is the victory of the United States worthy of their pride so far? In my opinion, this idea is no different from anti-Japanese drama. But in fact, Soviet films such as Victory and Peace, Song of Soldiers and Moscow Don't Believe in Tears and Ugliness are all classic works. The art, sports and industry of the whole Soviet Union have their own characteristics and a complete development track, which has left a powerful stroke in history.
Whether you like the Soviet Union or not, you can't erase the truth of history. Therefore, I won't watch Soviet movies made in the west any more, not because I am arrogant, but because I don't like prejudice.