Spencer and Dave are checking out the Russian Soviet War drama film Come and See from 1985 about the 1943 German Occupation of Byelorussia during World War 2. From the perspective of a young boy who has to go from being a cheerful young lad, ready for adventure and glory, to seeing increasing struggle, survival, and brutality placed on him and the surrounding people of Russia.
The movie is about as heavy as one can get. Almost like the Russian version of Schindler's List. With a really interesting artistic style of Cinematography and editing. With camera shots of characters practically looking directly at the lens. Peering into the void of darkness one may say. The director Elem Klimov takes things one step further by using non actors in many of the roles and instead of special effects, they just go for the real thing. So, this means actual bullets, actual explosions, and even actual death for the most realistic portrayal of the horrors one can experience in the cinema. To top of all the darkness, there is even weird bits of comedy placed throughout the film which makes more sense when you see the director's filmography and how he started off making Soviet funny pictures.
This movie is definitely not for everyone, but it is an experience worth indulging. To learn about the brutal history of less than a hundred years ago and to see a one-of-a-kind cinema masterpiece that there is no way something like this could ever be made nowadays or even again.
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