First, this is the official Russian investment and spent 20 million yuan in the shooting, and turned the country's first enemy of the former Soviet Union into a patriotic hero. What is the purpose? If it is said that the original Russian royal family is still there and some people in the country want to restore the monarchy, this is understandable. However, they have no descendants of the royal family at all, and it is impossible to restore the monarchy. The aristocracy has long been The damage is almost done, and they have no actual power and voice. It is the upstarts like Putin and Medvedev who have a say in advocating and beautifying the monarchy that has disappeared. The motivation is doubtful.
Second, the box office revenue is considerable. It seems that Russia has a tendency to miss and idealize the past. Such nostalgia is unhealthy. It seems that dissatisfaction with reality has been found a new scapegoat, that is, the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was demonized by them, but this does not help to change the current situation in Russia. The upstart consolidates his position. We know that Russian society is not an open, free, and equal society. A new ruling class has emerged, and this class uses Nationalism and other Ideology to consolidate their power.
Third, religion is used by the ruling class. The Orthodox Church frequently appeared in this movie, but the person who kept praying did not feel guilty at all for abandoning his wife, and his mistress was desperate. This behavior and the respect for religion in the movie became obvious. contradiction. It should be noted that the Orthodox Church does not allow divorce. This point reflects a major problem in Russia now: the Orthodox Church is now strongly respected by the government after being oppressed. This is not to really believe, to follow Jesus. This is the embodiment of Russian Nationalism. Orthodox Church is not a simple religion. For Russians, it is the embodiment of their national spirit. This combines Orthodoxy and politics, but it is not like the expression of Christian spirit in Russian traditional literature, such as love. , Understanding of one’s own sins, etc., but only using religion as a tool is a big problem in Russian society today.
The Russian Orthodoxytoday’s film review also pointed out that this film is exclusive, and the big villains of the film are actually foreigners: Czechs, French, and leftist figures, who look like Georgians and Central Asians. This is a manifestation of extreme Nationalism.
Today, Russia is very repulsive of people from other parts of the former Soviet Union who have flowed into Russia to work. Russia is becoming less and less developed and more intolerant.
On the whole, this is a propaganda film, a film that reflects the trend of Russian society. It feels like: Russia is regressing, human nature is regressing, and crisis-ridden.
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