The film tells the story of the arrest of Kotov, a general of the Red Army, shortly after the "Great Purge" in the former Soviet Union in 1936.
This film directed by Mikhalkov does not have too much political discourse or darkness, but an idyllic tone. Everyone is kind and warm to the little girl Nadia, so that she finally He sent his father away with hope on the road that never came back. Later, the tone of "Life is Beautiful" was similar to this film, which reflected the darkness of politics through warm films. The rolling red fireball symbolizes the damage of Stalin's rule, and is so dazzling that it burns people. Structurally, it started with the construction of a hot air balloon commemorating the sixth anniversary of Stalin's rule, and it was not completed until the end, echoing the beginning and the end.
The image of Kotov in the film is positive, tall, politically powerful and charismatic. When facing the tank exercise, his phone call made the other party retreat. Facing his wife's anger and despair after learning the truth, he was also overcome by him. After a few words, he coaxed him over. Although he used political pressure to force Midia to withdraw from their emotional rivalry, he never thought about escaping and concealing, which made his image much taller. On the other hand, the scenes he appeared in are all in the dark, such as reminiscing about the past with Marusa in the jungle, and he was also covered by the curtain when he told the story for Nadia, which also implied his identity as a secret police officer. He's not that bright. At the end of the film, when they were finally blocked by a driver who could not find the way, it was only because he saw the end of Colonel Kotov of the Red Army who was injured and died, and it also showed the situation of ordinary people in the society at that time.
In a political movement, you and I are both victims, and you and I are both sinners. Kotov, who represents justice, handed Midia to the devil himself, and Midia became a forced persecutor. After completing the task, he also chose to commit suicide, which also implied the phrase "there is no winner after the gunshot." .
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