2020's "Superman: Red Son" may be the most unique of the American superhero DC comics, it takes a very different setting: Superman landed in the Soviet Union instead of the United States, and later became the leader of the Soviet Union, with a chest in his chest. The Superman symbol became the Soviet Union's sickle and hammer, so how will the story develop after that?
Of course, the plot of the movie was ridiculed by netizens. The original comic book still has some thoughts on the Cold War era. The movie is too lazy to use the "moisturizing and silent" propaganda that the West is good at, and directly changes the plot and ending. , America's opponents are evil as the keynote narrative, especially at the end, the happy ending with a black president taking office is confusing.
Considering that some Western dramas with strong propaganda have done a good job in the verification of props, let's take a look at how this "Superman: Son of Red" has done.
US and Soviet military uniforms
The beginning of the play clearly mentions that the year is 1955, but the latter is unclear. Considering that the second half of the movie mentions the assassination of an American president, it is estimated that it was President Kennedy who was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Take the 1955-1960s as the background of the era.
Let's talk about the Soviet uniform in the film first. Stalin at the beginning appeared in the uniform of the marshal, as shown below:
It can be seen that there is no specific pattern on the cap badge, and there are color blocks on the collar instead of the marshal's golden bay leaf decoration. The epaulettes also do not have any marks indicating military rank, perhaps to save costs!
Stalin also wears a medal on his collar, the main body of the pattern is a profile head, with his face to the left. The Soviet Union did have medals with profile heads, such as the Order of Lenin, Order of Suvorov, Order of Kutuzov, Order of Nakhimov, and Order of Alexander Nevsky, but the portraits in these orders were all facing right. . And generally worn on military uniforms, not hanging on the collar.
The special badge of the Soviet Army with the neck-conferred version is the Marshal's Star, which is specially awarded to the Marshal.
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The Soviet military uniform style also appeared in the film, as shown below:
The officer's collar in the movie also does not have any pattern. There are several thin lines on the epaulette that are perpendicular to the direction of the shoulders. I don't know what it means. This style of military rank usually appears on the epaulets of Soviet soldiers and non-commissioned officers, and the position is close to the neck, as follows picture:
As for the uniform of this soldier (non-commissioned officer?), it is even more strange, wearing a collar badge with a red star, and a single epaulette on his left shoulder. Since 1943, the style of Soviet military uniforms has been changed, and the army has changed from wearing a collar badge indicating military rank to epaulettes. After that, the style of the collar badges of soldiers and non-commissioned officers has also changed several times. Since 1955, it has only been used to indicate the branch to which they belong, as shown in the following figure:
It can be seen that even the infantry, the pattern on the collar is not a simple red five-star style. As for wearing a unilateral epaulette on the left shoulder, this is a military uniform style that the Soviet army does not have. This early epaulette style may only be traced back to the Tsarist Russian army in the Napoleon era. Moreover, many Western armies use the unilateral epaulette style in order to commemorate the traditions of the Napoleonic era or even earlier eras, so one can't help but wonder what materials did the crew consult to draw such a rare military uniform?
In the scene where Red Superman meets Wonder Woman, the uniform worn by Superman resembles the non-column dress of the Soviet Navy, but the styles of the epaulettes and collars are a bit like those of non-commissioned officers, and the medals they wear are probably drawn casually. , which resembles the Soviet medallion style.
As for the uniforms of the Soviet interior guards in the film, it is also very confusing. In the West, everyone has always paid attention to the Soviet Union's internal guards, and in this film, even the sapphire blue military cap tiles used by the internal guards for a long time are not shown, let alone others.
Correct Uniform: Illustration omitted
There is also a Soviet police scene in the film. The uniforms are also very magical. Although such a small lapel suit and a tight-fitting jacket-style police uniform, although it is handsome, it is completely different from the style of the Soviet police uniform.
There is also a Soviet police scene in the film. The uniforms are also very magical. Although such a small lapel suit and a tight-fitting jacket-style police uniform, although it is handsome, it is completely different from the style of the Soviet police uniform.
The real Soviet police uniform after World War II to the mid-1960s is shown in the picture below. It can be said that it is very close to the style of the Soviet military uniform. The picture is omitted.
There are not many shots of the American army in this film. The soldiers are wearing M1943 summer uniforms, and the M1 helmets are painted a little distorted, which is a bit like a hat rather than a helmet. As for the U.S. military officers, they have only roughly drawn their characteristics. The most puzzling thing is that the epaulettes worn by the army officers resemble those of the U.S. Navy.
Weapons and Individual Equipment
There are not many weapons in the movie. The first is the Soviet tank at the beginning. Although only the outline is drawn, it is estimated that it should be the T-54Б tank. It is the first tank in the T-54/55 to install infrared night vision equipment.
Then there is the US military tank, and the model is not mentioned. It is estimated that it should be the M26 "Pershing" heavy tank. Although the proportions of some parts are a bit strange, the overall appearance is similar to the real one.
As for the battle scene with Batman in the film, the Soviet army dispatched a helicopter. The tandem two-seat cockpit on the front of the helicopter is reminiscent of the Mi-24 "Hin" gunship, but the shape of the lower part of the body is not like the Mi-24. Instead, it resembles the American AH-64 "Apache" helicopter, maybe we should call it "Hin-Apache" helicopter?
In addition, the flying helmet of the Soviet helicopter pilot in the film is also far from the appearance of the real Soviet flying helmet. The style of the film is as follows:
The helmet is dark green, which is very different from the white commonly used by the Soviet army, and adopts the design of wide ear protectors, which is not a design concept in the Soviet era at all, but is very similar to the American SPH-4 helicopter helmet.
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Other historical background
slightly……
In general, the military elements in this film are more wrong than right.
Is it because the crew was lazy and copied the original comic book directly?
With this question in mind, I went to the original comics and found that the props in the corresponding plots in the comics are at least much more accurate than in the movies.
I don't know if the crew has consulted relevant professional books, even if you search for relevant information on the Internet, it will not be so digressive.
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