Leviathan

Erika 2022-03-27 09:01:12

Made up the Russian movie "Leviathan", which reminded me of Ken Loach's "I Am Black" after watching this year. The two films are two sides of the same coin. The former is about the infinite magnification of personal influence within the power mechanism, as large and terrifying as the Leviathan in the Bible. The latter expresses the infinite insignificance of the individual within the power mechanism, as fragile as a hapless person who was crushed to death while walking under a coconut tree. In the face of Leviathan, the only way of personal survival is like Job in the Bible, obeying fate (qiang) fate (quan)...?

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  • Gerry 2022-04-23 07:03:11

    New Job. From the political and public prosecutors to the church and intellectuals, the rotten scars of contemporary Russian society are exposed. The stories may be old-fashioned (because you can read them every day from newspapers or Weibo), but they are handled just right, without feeling superfluous or lacking. It's been a long time since I've seen a movie halfway through and I can't stop. The Oscars are very possible, and if they do win, there are certainly political motives, but it still deserves it.

  • Jaquan 2022-04-22 07:01:40

    Ambition destroys his original intention, and frankly destroys his blank space. The contradiction between classes is the contradiction of power, and the struggle between classes is also the contest of belief. Sarkinsev is no longer satisfied with the small-scale story of "Irina", and moves the perspective to a higher level: exploring the inequality of power from the level of religious equality. You are in black and white, I am impermanent, the failure of religious opposition, the loss of narrative language.

Leviathan quotes

  • The Mayor: Kolya, you should know what your authority looks like.

    Kolya: And what do you want, "authority"?

    The Mayor: Just all of this.

  • Store clerk: What do you want, Kolya?

    Kolya: Vodka, what else?