This might be the funniest movie I've ever seen. I'm not talking "Red Dawn" funny, I'm talking "Atomic Cafe" funny.
It's that breed of propagandistic funny that is ripe for a Mystery Science Theater viewing experience, but just disturbing enough to make you ashamed of your country a little bit-- and ashamed that you actually paid to rent it, and thus contributed something to the producers.
Still, overall a real hoot. Not even the Kremlin could beat it.
But when I read the favorable (even gushing) reviews some people have written of this "film," the humor starts to evaporate, and horror sets in. As with "Atomic Cafe," more important than the absurdity is the fact that some (many?) people did not see the absurdity, but rather actually bought in to this sort of mindless propaganda.
In that sense, this could be considered a true "horror" film.
More horrifying still because apparently enough people are drinking the Kool-Aid to make the present a very dangerous time indeed.
It's that breed of propagandistic funny that is ripe for a Mystery Science Theater viewing experience, but just disturbing enough to make you ashamed of your country a little bit-- and ashamed that you actually paid to rent it, and thus contributed something to the producers.
Still, overall a real hoot. Not even the Kremlin could beat it.
But when I read the favorable (even gushing) reviews some people have written of this "film," the humor starts to evaporate, and horror sets in. As with "Atomic Cafe," more important than the absurdity is the fact that some (many?) people did not see the absurdity, but rather actually bought in to this sort of mindless propaganda.
In that sense, this could be considered a true "horror" film.
More horrifying still because apparently enough people are drinking the Kool-Aid to make the present a very dangerous time indeed.