Disapproval doesn't mean demonizing

Claudie 2022-03-21 09:01:28

It's not to say that the Soviet system is not good, but since you want to say it, please get to the point. Is it convincing to demonize one or two characters to represent a system?

I think that adaptations with prototypes should have at least respect for the characters, and should not design some demonized images that are completely out of reason in order to increase drama contradictions, such as political commissars in the play. In all fairness, some people really think that the following character trajectory Is the logic reasonable?

In the siege of the city where ammunition was exhausted, a comrade political commissar abused his position to slander his comrade-in-arms as a national thief because a comrade-in-arms whom he had known for a while and had no interest in him liked his comrade-in-arms (I am curious if he discovered the existence of NTR, and he What would happen if the woman took the initiative), after the heroine was shot, the life and death of the heroine were uncertain, and this political commissar who always felt that his life was more valuable simply turned into the enemy's experience points to help the NTR men level up?


It's obviously a good subject, and it also has a near-perfect opening. What I want to see next is realistic characterization and the fate of people in the war. This does not mean that the script should be written like our country's. The main theme film, but now the script reveals this style between the lines: the bad guys act without thinking and without reason. Oh no, he seems to have a lot of hormones left!


PS: The
sniper scene is still very exciting.

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Extended Reading
  • Trycia 2022-03-23 09:01:29

    The story of a Soviet sharpshooter requires both anti-fascism and Stalinism. The screenwriters have all the humanity in the hands of the screenwriters. It is so hard for you.

  • Jalyn 2022-03-22 09:01:24

    Turn the war completely into a background introduction, reveal the deep scars of Sovietism, and the cold eyes of the sniper run through the whole article. "Man will always be a man. There is no new man. We tried so hard to create a society that was equal, where there'd be nothing to envy your neighbour. But there's always something to envy."

Enemy at the Gates quotes

  • Nikita Khrushchev: [addressing a roomful of Soviet political officers] My name... is Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev. I've come to take things in hand here. This city... is not Kursk, nor is it Kiev, nor Minsk. This city... is Stalingrad. *Stalingrad*! This city bears the name of the Boss. It's more than a city, it's a symbol. If the Germans... capture this city... the entire country will collapse. Now... I want our boys to raise their heads. I want them to act like they have *balls*! I want them to stop shitting their pants! That's your job. As political officers... I'm counting on you.

    [he looks at one man]

    Nikita Khrushchev: You. What's your suggestion?

    Sweating Officer: [visibly nervous] Sh-shoot all the other generals who have retreated, and their chiefs of staff, too.

    Stammering Officer: [Khrushchev moves down the line to another man] M-m-m-make some examples. D-d-d-d-d-d-deport the families of the d-d-d-deserters -

    Nikita Khrushchev: [turning away] Yes, that's all been done.

    Danilov: [from the back of the room] Give them hope!

    [Khrushchev turns around and strides down the line to Danilov]

    Danilov: Here, the men's only choice is between German bullets and ours. But there's another way. The way of courage. The way of love of the Motherland. We must publish the army newspaper again. We must tell magnificent stories, stories that extol sacrifice, bravery. We must make them believe in the victory. We must give them hope, pride, a desire to fight. Yes... we need to make examples. But examples to *follow*. What we need...

    [he glances quickly at Khrushchev]

    Danilov: ... are heroes.

    Nikita Khrushchev: [Khrushchev looks around, then leans in closer to Danilov] Do you know any heroes around here?

    Danilov: Yes, comrade. I know one.

  • Vassili Zaitsev: He shot him on the run. It was an impossible shot.

    Commisar Danilov: Vassili...

    Vassili Zaitsev: You've promised people a victory I can't deliver. I don't stand a chance against this man.