Come and See (1985)

This month is GLORY & PROPAGANDA for our theme. It’s WW 2 week and we’re all over the globe. Western exceptionalism may downplay Soviet contributions to art but they made some pretty fantastic movies once they made it out of very drawn out review processes. One such movie was held for seven years and, somehow, no changes were made except to the title of the film. “KILL HITLER” would have been a pretty cool title for this movie but the book of Revelations seemed like more worthy inspiration for a story about an enthusiastic Belarussian boy who wants to join his countrymen against the Nazi threat but finds absolute horrors all along the way. “COME AND SEE” released in 1985, directed by Elem Klimov and starring a 14-year-old Aleksei Kravchenko is one of the most stark, surreal and savage anti-war movies of all time. A testament to what filmmaking can do and what it can represent from the images you see to the sounds that you hear. The most brutal moments are reflected not in literal representation but through the terror of those experiencing and observing it. Highly recommended for those who want to get into the art of filmmaking and to fans of good ass movies no matter what they are. Yes, we found a link to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjIiApN6cfg

 

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