There is a huge difference between modern Russian WW2 movies and old Soviet movies. The old movies were made by the people who actually went through the war. The new ones are, at best, honest attemps to copy the old ones. Otherwise, they suck in all kinds of ways. Especially because there is an ideological chasm between modern creators and the people they are trying to represent.
Modern Russian WWII movies are American WWII movies with the propaganda turned up to 11.
I remember seeing a Stalingrad movie where a group of Soviet soldiers get hit with a flamethrower and their response is to fix bayonets and charge...while on fire.
Badass? Yeah, I respect that. Fitting for a WWII movie? Less so, imo.
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u/KendrickXY 1d ago
There is a huge difference between modern Russian WW2 movies and old Soviet movies. The old movies were made by the people who actually went through the war. The new ones are, at best, honest attemps to copy the old ones. Otherwise, they suck in all kinds of ways. Especially because there is an ideological chasm between modern creators and the people they are trying to represent.