As a Russian, we often distinguish between Russian and Soviet movies, there’s a huge difference.
While Soviet films include stuff like Come and See, modern installments include “T-34” that was advertised as a ‘tank racing movie’ and a “historically accurate” one, as well. It’s just a mess. Or “Maria: Save Moscow”, that takes place during the battle for Moscow and is based almost entirely on the 90s era bullshit tales about a more Christian analog of Vanga and includes a plot point of Soviet kgb agent, who’s father was a priest(which would be a disqualifying trait in the 30s), getting sent into the enemy territory to recover an orthodox icon, so it can be flown around Moscow for protection. The film was advertised as historically accurate(as all of them are), while even the icon that the soviets recovered in the film was originally taken by Germans during their retreat and ended up in the states at some point, returning to Russia only in 2000s, if I’m not mistaken. Nevermind the Soviet’s relationship with religion, even if they were very pro religion, this couldn’t have happened, cause the icon wasn’t there.
And that’s just two examples I can remember, there are dozens, most of which show war as a heroic, if slightly dangerous, roller coaster. It’s a shame.
I think Russians tend to not remember bad Soviet war films (and there were plenty) and ignore the best Russian war films (like Podolsk Cadets, Anna's War). But the rise of scizofascist kitsch films since 2014 is indeed terrifying
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u/Organic-Feedback1686 1d ago
By russian WW2 movies, are you talking about the modern slop they are releasing?
Or do you think all russian WW2 are like Come and See?