The grand scenes, the solemn military spirit, the belief in the shroud of horse leather, and a touch of tenderness are the most touching aspects of a seemingly simple and rude war film. Another element that makes a war movie is the intense and exciting soundtrack. This movie has it--especially the use of Swan Lake, which is really, convincing. However, when we think about the real war, there is no appropriate soundtrack, only the sound of bullets passing through the air, the rumbling sound of buildings or armor collapsing, the whimper of wounded soldiers getting weaker and weaker before they die... No matter how hot-blooded and romantic it is, it is full of sadness and cruelty. Coincidentally, the last Russian movie I saw, "The Tall Man", was actually a war movie, although it had a more colorful and obscure skin. Instead of depicting the raging flames of war and the close-to-hands-to-hand combat, it uses the "incompleteness" of little people, the "confusion" of people, the "alienation" of people, and even a state similar to a "vacuum" after the war to reflect the state of an era. It is bleak and bleak to criticize the ruthlessness of war. At the moment when the commercial wave is sweeping, watching a movie that reflects history and war may not be flattering, but it must be lacking. Through those hideous pictures, we can see that the human society has traveled, and if there is no fear, it may re-travel a blood-stained road full of corpses. It makes us alert, it makes us awe, it makes us see the frailty and ignorance that human beings are most likely to be, and know what to do and what not to do. After all, the land can be peaceful, rich, and magnificent. There are green grass, vast fields, low and warm houses, and girls waiting at the intersection.
Finally, one star for the heroic ending that seems like "end of the century glam."
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