Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Chapaev
I find the history of mankind and its wars fascinating. For me the film Chapaev was fascinating. Though the film may not have been entirely accurate it certainly caught my attention. I believe Chapaev succeeded with the Russian public because he was an ordinary man. The ideal of the Soviet Union was that everyone was equal, and it looked down upon the wealthy. What this film had, that Battleshop Potemkin lacked was obviously sound but emotion. Because of the sound, we got to feel the emotion coming from Chapaev while leading his men. The Soviet audience got to understand and feel Chapaev’s passion. It was likely more of a success because the audience had a specific character to relate to, not just an ideal. I am not a supporter of what the Soviet government did to the country but I find the propaganda they use fascinating and look forward to seeing it more of it.
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And the fact that he experiences a tragic end (something that the real-life General Chapaev had experienced as well) may have added to his mystique. It makes him all the more human and easy to identify with, I think...
ReplyDeleteI feel that they mentioned he was uneducated until recently when he was leading them. It probably resonated well with the people watching because lower classes may not have been as well educated so they were inspired how successful Chapaev had become.
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