It's not your fault, it's the war's fault

Jeremy 2022-04-20 09:02:44

War is not a confrontation of personal grievances, but a collision between two organizations.

In this process, some extreme relationships cannot be understood by ordinary people and ordinary minds. Coupled with the confrontation between the two big countries, a small country in Estonia is full of tragic and tragic features.

This film has a very good description of the microscopic cruelty of war, and the scenes are well used, which can make you fully feel the ruthlessness and cruelty of the real war. A life can disappear very plainly, and it will disappear in a blink of an eye.

The first half is from the perspective of the German army, with a male and female emotional scene in the middle, and the latter is the perspective of the Soviet army. There is no special support between the various perspectives. It feels like a platter.

However, this film can still deeply move me. I can understand and look at a local war from multiple perspectives. The director's idea is very good, and the shooting technique is also very good. It is worth watching.

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Extended Reading
  • Ellen 2022-04-24 07:01:25

    The helplessness of a small country.

  • Alfonso 2022-03-20 09:03:03

    The innocent are constantly rebuking themselves, and the guilty are at ease. Each nation's memories of war are always different. Estonia uses helplessness and absurdity to interpret the insoluble war. A group of young people joined the German and Soviet troops in confusion. They made fun of drinks, made fun of Hitler's photos, and discussed what to do when they met their own people. Until Yuri killed his fellow countryman and fell in love with the other's sister, the homeland could not be returned, and they were as lost as children with dolls in the wilderness. The rhythm is a little chaotic.

1944 quotes

  • Kreml: Why did you let them go? Who gave the order to cease fire?

    Kapten Evald Viires: I did.

    Kreml: Captain Viires, all fascists must be destroyed.

    Kapten Evald Viires: I don't have time to chase along the forest every little boy who is shooting us.

    Kreml: They were not little boys, they were real fascists! Captain Viires, I will write a report about you!

    Kapten Evald Viires: Comrade Stalin personally gave the order to liberate the capital of Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Tallinn, for the 22nd of September. I don't intend to go under court martial, maybe you do.

    Kreml: We will see who is going under court martial.

    [walks away]

    Alfred Tuul: Kreml shitted to his pants.

  • Prohhor Sedõhh: [Red Army platoon reaches a village in Sõrve peninsula that appears to be Tuul's home] Grandmother told me that Estonia is small, but so small...!