The Finnish World War II-themed film, with the unique calmness of the Nordics, makes the tone of the film extremely objective and real. Through the perspective of a platoon of ordinary soldiers in the Finnish army, the history of World War II in Finland is completely reproduced. The 180-minute film is full of intense battle scenes, but there is no trace of blood and passion, leaving the audience only the cruelty of war. A very good war movie, carp gives 8 points, highly recommended.
After the Soviet-Finnish Winter War, Finland divided its southeastern part into the Karelian Isthmus, the Sara region and most of the islands in the Gulf of Finland, including Vyborg (the third largest city in Finland, an important industrial center and the mouth of the Saimaa Canal). It was ceded to the Soviet Union and the port of Hanko was leased to the Soviet Union for 30 years. For the Soviet aggression, the Finns have always been brooding. In the recruit camp in the forest, the soldiers trained hard and waited for the opportunity to regain the lost territory.
In June 1941, Germany blitzed the Soviet Union, and Finland immediately declared a state of war in the country. The young Finnish youth with a childish face went straight from the boot camp to the front line.
The Finnish recruits, who had no combat experience, seemed panicked and in a hurry in the fierce battle. But the Soviet soldiers at this time were even more demoralized under the powerful German offensive. The Finnish army was advancing at great speed towards the Soviet-Finnish border before the Winter War.
After nearly half a year of fierce fighting, Winter Finland was able to regain all the lost ground of the Winter War. The recruit platoons also grew into seasoned fighters and conquered the important town of Karelia.
The Soviet army was retreating at this time, but the Finns were not dazzled by the victory. After regaining the lost ground, although the Finnish army had an absolute advantage, it did not take advantage of the victory to chase into the Soviet Union, but maintained a confrontation with the Soviet army on the Soviet-Finnish border. condition.
With the reversal of the entire war situation in World War II, the Soviet army was re-deployed on the Soviet-Finnish border, and the war entered a brutal stage of trench warfare. After the collapse of the German army in the summer of 1944, the steel torrent of the Soviets began to approach Finland. Soldiers who have become veterans are facing a life-and-death battle to defend their homeland and the country.
From the historical point of view of the two Soviet-Finnish wars, the Finns have good reasons to make this film a bloody war film showing martial arts. The director did not do this, and set the tone of the film as cruel and tragic, making the film more dignified and shocking. This positioning of the film is very accurate for Finland's history and national character. In the Soviet-Finnish War, Finland deserved to be called one against ten, but after eliminating ten Soviet troops, the eleventh Soviet soldier who attacked won the entire war.
I don't have relevant information, and I don't know how much the film invested. I personally feel that it is not high, and it must not be comparable to the Hollywood war giant. The desolate forests, the snowy Nordic winters, and several battle scenes were filmed very well, no less than Hollywood war blockbusters.
As a group drama, the film is very successful in character creation. A commander who grew up in the war; a veteran who said goodbye to his wife and children, who has been fighting for a long time; a devout Christian who carries a Nordic longbow and keeps praying. A long scroll of portraits of ordinary soldiers in a baptism of blood and fire. In history, they are all nameless strings of numbers. In life, they cry, laugh, fear, despair, and be happy.
Throughout the history of World War II, there are two small, inconspicuous countries that I personally have great respect for. One is Yugoslavia and the other is Finland. As a small country worthy of the name, it is really unfortunate to be neighbors with a fighting nation. Before the Soviet-Finnish War, in the eyes of the Soviets, Finland was a country that would surrender as long as its voice was raised and a shot was fired. Although the war ended in Finland's defeat, after paying a huge number of casualties, the Soviets did not occupy the entire territory of Finland, and Finland was definitely not a complete defeat. In 1944, under the coordination of Western countries, the Soviet army could stop at the border between the two countries after the Winter War, which should have something to do with the lingering fears of the Winter War. As for the Cold War era after World War II, it was even more difficult for Finland to maintain its national independence. Finland is really too small, and Poland is several times bigger than him. It is not easy to do this.
Friends who like war movies, this one is not to be missed and highly recommended.
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