The lure was great, a continued very typical At first, the series is very pleasantly surprised:
Great game (one actor portraying anger, even blushed - very real).
Gray morality (Bolsheviks, including) Stalin, shown serious conspirators, almost superagents, but on the other hand did not forget to broadcast about patriotism.
References to modern realities (about the fact that Russia and Ukraine will not be able to quarrel)
As a result, there was a feeling of the impending epic about the First World War and the Revolution.
But these are our creators! Our little filmmakers! They just can't get it right.
The guys started the series with the 4th: - Soldiers and sailors (both revolutionaries and patriots from the front) are shown as stupid cattle, killing and destroying everything and everyone in a row.
The story stopped showing other sides. Only the Bolsheviks remain.
- As a result, their activities (shooting opponents) look barbaric, cruel. It is not clear what they are fighting against.
Important historical actions (signing peace with Germany) are passing by in passing, and then only because one of the GP was present there. There is no influence in the frame. I can't believe it.
- No leitmotif. GPs don't have a clear conflict, they just roll like a known substance in a hole. And PMW, Revolution and Civic are shown very cuco, scraps, with events taken out of context. In general, it is giftless!
- Where are the wings? The damn plane is like a fifth wheel. It doesn’t matter, it just takes time.
As a result, the series turns into a patchwork of scenes with 2 main Persians: a peasant who became a revolutionary out of hatred, and a cadet whom the Bolsheviks lured to their side. The scenes gallop for months and years, across countries and cities, without any development or meaning. It is simply through them that the events of the Revolution are transmitted.
In general, the series from the original idea of the first series remained only a beautiful picture, and a good game of central actors. The plot degenerated into a meaningless vinaigrette against the backdrop of Great Events.
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