I've begun to realize that my titles are extremelly creative. I apologize, but sometimes I just can't think up a better name for my blog than the name of the film I'll be analyzing. Go figure.
Today's film was a nice walk in the park after yesterday's. However, it was more like a walk in Central Park, where I get mugged and my purse is stolen. The film was defintely a bitter-sweet experience.
The story of Alyosha was laugh out loud hilarious at certain points, but other scenes, such as the one with his mother, simply made me want to cry. Some of Alyosha's other encounters also threatened to make me get a few tears in my coffee. The film presented the viewer with a huge amounts of obstacles that a soldier had to go through during this time, from worrying about his lover being unfaithful to not having enough soap.
Ballad of a Soldier made me feel as if after watching the film I had a better understanding of the Russian soldier, but it also made me feel as if it showed the plight of every soldier all over the globe. The struggles that Alyosha and those he met faced were situations that soldiers even today face. Missing home and not having enough to eat are things that I think most soldiers, especially in World War two could identify with.
The film seemed to present a universal picture of a soldier. A protagonist that felt as if he could be anyone's family member, anyone that has seen the troubles of war.
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I liked how you said that you felt as thought you could understand the plight of all soldiers a little better after watching this movie. I would agree with you in saying that even modern day soldiers face some of the problems that characters from this movie were forced to deal with. After all, a soldier in Iraq could still lose a leg or have an unfaithful wife. I was surprised that you only felt sad when Alyosha was reunited with his mother. It was bittersweet, but I was happy that he got a chance to say goodbye to her before he died.
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