I don't know if the movie accurately conveys the horror of Stalingrad during that time, but it certainly conveys a horror of Stalingrad, particularly during its opening sequence. I also liked that it wasn't just "wow, Vassili Zeitsev was a great Russian hero!" so much a "wow, Vassili Zeitsev was a guy who got used for propaganda purposes because they really really needed a great Russian hero!"
Done in the context of a human interest narrative, but that's what movies are good at. Discursive history, not so much. So if you can tolerate a Russian-perspective view of Stalingrad wrapped up in the Ubiquitous Love Story, you might enjoy the movie.
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Date: 2009-08-01 07:02 pm (UTC)Done in the context of a human interest narrative, but that's what movies are good at. Discursive history, not so much. So if you can tolerate a Russian-perspective view of Stalingrad wrapped up in the Ubiquitous Love Story, you might enjoy the movie.