struggle, powerlessness, defeat, collapse

Isac 2022-03-20 09:02:09

Civilian resistance is doomed, and the truth is drowned in lies. When the last "warrior" fell, justice could no longer be served. This land was as peaceful as ever, but it was no longer a free and equal home, but a greedy mayor and his servants. "Hell".

But the plot is too bland, the little characters' sense of struggle is not fully expressed, there is no strong contrast, and the sense of frustration and powerlessness is insufficient. Although the final result of "Breaking Down" is heavy, the characters do not experience a sad and powerless sense of collapse. Some of the plots are a little abrupt, and the background explanation is insufficient. It is more than two hours long, and there is still a kind of incompleteness.

The similar "Fool in a Dangerous Building" is better. The officials, big and small, who are colluding with the whole darkness and corruption, think of a boulder that is pressed on the civilians, until countless lives die under it.

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Extended Reading
  • Ollie 2022-04-22 07:01:40

    Obviously bad to the root, but still high-sounding.

  • Lorine 2022-03-31 09:01:04

    Evil cannot be defeated. It is self-evident in today's world. All idealism is either a lie or a tragedy. The end of mankind is either to go into the absurd and accept nothingness, or to go after Job's loneliness. Trust in God.

Leviathan quotes

  • Lilya: It's all my fault.

    Dmitriy Seleznyov: No such thing. Each of us is guilty of our own faults. Everything is everybody's fault. Even if we confess, the law doesn't hold it to be proof of guilt.We're innocent until proven guilty. But who's to prove anything? And to whom?

    Lilya: Do you believe in God?

    Dmitriy Seleznyov: Why do you all keep asking me about God? I believe in facts. I'm a lawyer Lilya.

  • Vasiliy: Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook, or tie down its tongue with a rope? Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak to you with gentle words? Nothing on Earth is its equal. It is king over all that are proud.