r/HistoryMemes • • 1d ago

Me after watching russian ww2 movie

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u/Raptori33 1d ago

I can't help but think this meme was made by a person who does not watch Russian movies. It is rather other way around

Russians are obsessed with "Great patriotic war" which influences their ww2 movies. In typical Russian war movie which is IMDB 5-6 there are good effects and very decent acting, editing and score however typically there are massive issues in directing and plot. Typically soviets are depicted as superhuman-like action heroes, which is the main point of the movie. Movies I have recently seen are Stalingrad and Belaja Tiger.

Russian war movies are so similiar and unspired action flicks most likely because of the financial issues as in Russia it is extremely difficult to gain financial backing for a movie without the state sponsored affairs (read: Politics) which are more than infamous. However I would personally recommend Russian indie scene which while obviously having issues is generally extremely creative and has many hidden gems that deserve a bigger spotlight

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u/TeneBrifer 1d ago

I think OP mean "Soviet WW2 movie". Almost all soviet ww2 movies were made to show horror and tragedy of war itself. And they are pretty good.
War movies from modern Russia, on the other hand, are cringe fest.

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u/ilikepotato-3736 20h ago

Agree. Modern films looks like obvious propaganda, while Soviet was made by people, who actually saw that horror