Advantages: Viscerally stunning; raw and horrific; nightmarish and dreamy; subtle Disadvantages: (Arguably) Incredibly draining; won't fit a wide audience
...little uncomfortable whilst watching them. Come and See takes this kind of viewing experience to the next level, serving as a reminder of the horrific brutality humanity does to itself.
Lost in the vast landscapes of 1943 Belorussia, young Florya (Aleksei Kravchenko), on finding a rifle, leaves home to join the partisans, resistance fighters against their German invaders. When the partisans leave to wreak havoc upon the German lines, Florya is left ... ...in which he is living. Come and See has no structured plot, it's just an artistic flow of the horrors of war through the eyes of a young boy. The flow of the film is like a piece of classical music, that builds up, coming to powerful climaxes. Only, most of Come and See feels like it is a climax, as they come one after the other, each worse than its predecessor. This is what ultimately makes it such a draining, harrowing experience. It works on the ...
harlequin21 17.05.2006
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Advantages: Focus on unusual aspect of WWII Disadvantages: Poor acting and direction plus inane dialogue.
...this work. Most imply this is because he achieved perfection. I can only assume that, in reality, this movie finished his career for other reasons.
Come And See stands no comparison with other serious war films. The movie is painful viewing, but not for the reasons intended. ...
oldwease 10.08.2006 (19.08.2006)
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hailed as one of the greatest war films ever produced.Set in Soviet Belarus during the Second World War, the story follows Florya, a newly enlisted and innocent p...
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hailed as one of the greatest war films ever produced. Set in Soviet Belarus during the Second World War the story follows Florya a newly enlisted and innocent...
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