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Legenda o Kolovrate (2017)
Dumb plot
Incredibly silly plot, cringey '1990s slang' Russian dialogue and terrible acting.
Seems like they tried to make a Russian '300 Spartans' movie but with fewer warriors to show how much more heroic they are! What ensues is an incredibly unrealistic plot which has the Mongolian seemingly frightened from a dozen Ryazan soldiers who attempt a last stand. The ending is also a cringey copy of the 300 ending scene
A dozen Ryazan warriors take on the whole Mongol army! Which subsequently turns around to pursue just them!? Then a cartload of children appear out of nowhere that forces the Russians to make a stupid stand. Director really tried to make it epic and heroic but a trained monkey could have written a better story.
Shadow and Bone (2021)
Cringey Acting and Writing
It's like watching a cheesy High School drama production - the acting is so put on and amateur.
Durak (2014)
Stark reality of Russian society
Corruption is a cancer and Russia is terminally ill.
As our hero uncovers the truth - that a 38 year old building is on the verge of collapse, meaning death to its 820 souls. He rushes to the Mayor and the public service directors to plead for an immediate government backed evacuation, before it is too late.
During his struggle with corrupt government officials, to the very end of the movie we gain a grizzly yet truthful look at Russian society from the lower class to the very top of city government; each class rotten to the core. The Only redeemable feature of this society is our hero. His struggle is one I could not look away from and kept me on the edge of my seat until the credits rolled. As it is only then that you truly know the story is over, in a plot of constant turns.
The dark atmosphere and unforgiving dialogue within the movie is (unfortunately) a staple of modern Russian cinema. No scratch that - it is Russian cinema! All too commonplace are dramatically dark movies which cast only doom upon the world. Mostly due to the writers mirroring the harsh life experiences that they deal with everyday!
I watched this movie because I used to live in the Soviet Union. Thankfully, I now live abroad. But, at certain times I get a pang of homesickness. But when I do, I watch some modern Russian movies. And each time it does wonders to cure my homesickness and make me grateful for no longer living in a state that is as corrupted and sordid as Russia. With a societal mentality that glorifies criminality and the pursuit of money in a relentless dog eat dog world.
God have mercy on the pensioner that is old mother Russia, abused and cheated out of her future by her misled children.