Democrats think of it as an organized slaughter, soldiers think of it as defending their country, politicians think of it as a way to seize power, and doctors think of it as saving lives.
Many people who are involved in one way or another with war have an understanding of war that stems from the intersection with their profession. But war is more than just those parts.
We think of many occupations that are inextricably linked to war, but we forget about the unarmed people of war. What is war to the people?
Faced with war, some people may fight back to the death, may still join the army, may feel that this is a chance to defend their country and make a name for themselves, may feel that they are a strong and brave hero who can stand up to the invaders. But this is not all that people face in war. The people are the people, and there are strong people among them, but there are also people who do not show their bravery in the face of war.
The movie we are recommending to you today is about the cruelty of war, a cruelty that is unbearable to look at, a cruelty that is dehumanizing. The war movies we have seen in the past either portrayed the war as a whole through military feelings, or sublimated it through personal emotions.
These expressions undoubtedly show the steadfastness of civilization against violence, and the supreme courage of nations in the face of invaders. However, it is often the brave few who stand up in war, and the courage of the masses is not as strong as that of the heroes.
The title “See for Yourself” may be a bit arbitrary, but this film is anything but. This 1985 Soviet film gives us a realistic picture of how innocent people reacted to the war. They are not as sullen as we saw in the Battle of Stalingrad, nor are they as sad as they were in Dunkirk.
They were simply a group of innocent civilians who faced the war from far and near, from excitement to complete lack of emotion. The reason for this change in their attitude is undoubtedly because they have lived through the war.
So far, war is only a number in the eyes of some people, a confrontation between countries, a blend of ideologies, etc. But everyone forgets that war kills people, and no one asks why I live well in my own country, but you have come so far to invade my home, burn my country, and kill my people.
There is no answer to this question; people are probably warlike by nature, as believers in Darwinism would probably agree. So, when World War II broke out, when fascists invaded other countries, they thought it was normal.
At the beginning of the film, the child also thinks that war is a game, and even when his own mother threatens him with death to prevent him from joining the army, he still thinks that she is making a big deal out of it. However, this is perhaps the last bit of warmth in the film about family ties. Shortly after he leaves, the fascist hoof beats of this small village, a place that might not be found on a map, falls during the war.
When the boy returned home and found the surviving townspeople, his outlook on life and values was completely destroyed. However, no one was able to comfort him, because the fascist army had not gone far. After wandering to another village and surviving death after death, the little boy was forced to experience the slaughter of that village. So, after thousands of people in front of him were herded into huts and then tortured and burned to death in various ways, the boy was completely devastated.
He didn’t know what to do, and he didn’t know where he was going to be when the fascist army left. After wandering for a while, the boy found that the fascist army had been wiped out, the people had won, and the executioners were now surrounded by the people’s army.
After venting his anger, like everyone else, and after seeing Hitler’s head once again, the boy executed the “fascists” in his own way. After that, he grew up from an unsophisticated little boy into a real soldier. This is where the story comes to an end.
This is a very brutal war movie, which basically changes everyone’s perception of war, and he is the first to recreate this brutal massacre in human history from the perspective of a civilian. The protagonist starts off excited, ends up dazed, and then in his dazed state he joins the army.
If you were to ask him why he joined the army, the hero would not be able to say anything at this point.
In the midst of war, a child who should have been sitting in a classroom enjoying the bright sunshine of the day, instead experienced in a short period of time more pain than anyone could understand, when no one told him what faith was, no one told him what a sense of family was. The war made him numb, so numb that he had to take up arms and follow the army.
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