Not my carousel, and the dream is not mine. What I am doing right now is a great sin. (Lena Katina)
It is impossible to think in the evaluation of music with the words “pop”, “not pop” (meaning genre) – all this is stupid and banal, unworthy of a real person who should, listening to music, understand its meaning. Well, well, in "Mom Luba, come on, come on," there is no point. It can easily be called pop. Tatu band, no. Haters, in fact, will never understand that the lyrics of the song “People with Disabilities” has nothing to do with the disabled. They won't understand the words "it's hard to be a boy if you're a girl" in Squirrel. They won't understand what the words "You won't know my name" mean in "What's missing." They won't understand anything. They will not even think that the meaning of these words can be. This is very important and socially significant.
Clockwork clowns, blue and red,
Clockwork clowns and words are in vain.
You better ask me and wake up new.
And wake up strong - just ask me!
Already the first frame of "Tatu Anatomy" refers us to the smoking towers. No, the WTC itself is not shown to us, but it is very subtly hinted at. The music sounds sad. You see, there it is, the deception, the deception of all people is felt. People who really cared if Lena and Yulia were lesbians. What do you think about what your children are (or will be)? And who will stand up for them when they stand behind the fence and are surrounded by a crowd of meaningless people? Who will stand up for them when they steal a truck in an attempt to run farther from them, farther from their home? They didn't think about it. They did not think about what to do so that their children did not want, even in their hearts, to blow up the carousel.
Somewhere there is much that is little
But there will be a raid on the roads,
Some will take risks and some will not.
Someone will understand, but will not help.
There are three people in the story. Two soloists (Lena Katina and Julia Volkova) and a producer (Ivan Shapovalov). Lena Katina is a believer, and very sorry that in her image everything is based on outrage. Now, in 2012, is she on the screen shocking? Nope. Interested people know what they are doing now. And they respect her very much for that. Julia Volkova - she is shocking not afraid. And this view also has a right to exist. Why be afraid of what can be done in a good way? People often have wrong priorities. And now Yulia shocks on the screen, directing her outrage in the direction of the unknown. We can only hope that this is temporary. And finally, Ivan Shapovalov, who received from fans of the group the cute nickname Shapa. People’s opinions about him are divided in principle. Some say he's an idiot. Others say he's a genius. Here are two points of view about him, and the third one is unlikely to be heard. They ask him what to do for Tatu. He immediately ripens the idea, as if in a joke, just: “Maybe we will write...” And they wrote, they came to the biggest show with this on their T-shirts. She didn't move soon. But how did it end? How many fans of Tatu have appeared around the world since then, and are they still? How many people in the United States have stopped agitating for war and started agitating for peace? How can we be sure that the United States will not attack us if the American people do not like the Russians? Iraq and Afghanistan were blamed for the collapse of the Twin Towers. What could Russia be accused of tomorrow? Think about it. On April 2, 2003, coalition troops took Baghdad, and the Tatu group moved from 89th to 7th place in the American popularity ratings.
War is evil. But there are a few more terrible evils that are discussed in this film, which may seem like a simple, useless documentary.
There is an end to the journey for money. That's great! How long is this path? Everyone seems to have their own way. Someone has a short, someone has a long and even life is not enough to pass it. And some people die without realizing their dream in pursuit of money. I'm glad I passed it short. (Ivan Shapovalov)
Shapovalov forgot about the money when he began to have enough for a living. I forgot. He doesn't need anything else. And even simpler is the idea of Lena Katina - to earn money as much as possible, as much as you need, and remembering that money is not happiness, build a good orphanage on them. To work in the orphanage was well paid. So the kids don't suffer. This is her attempt to atone for her sins. Because she understands outrage is a very big sin. Why? Because it creates stereotypes that, in principle, can harm people who need protection. In general, both Lena Katina and Ivan Shapovalov are very interesting to listen to, since they never say something empty.
Half an hour - train derailment,
Half an hour is not your lane.
Do you need to be outrageous when you have talent? It has been proven repeatedly that it is not necessary. Including Lena Katina. The question is, when and when? It was not shocking that helped Tatu succeed, but protest. Protest against that injustice, protest against lies, protest against censorship. And censorship, which allows insults to some people, and those who did nothing wrong, and does not allow others.
And if we run away and do not identify,
Do not press the gaps, the latter will not hide?
Smeared with colors, stupid questions,
Let's get rid of the masks and we'll be adults.
But it's hard to be a boy if you're a girl.
It's hard to be a girl if you're a boy.
Or maybe I’ll be a squirrel?
Or maybe you'll be a bunny?
And finally, it all ends with the fact that Shapovalov demanded at least a little at the end of the cut. Because there really was something to cut. But was Shapovalov to blame for what he was accused of? Or was it politicians who did not need the Russian group protesting against the Iraq war to win the Eurovision Song Contest? What did Zhirinovsky achieve with his message to Bush? He sold himself, that's all. Tattoo, just two words on t-shirts, achieved many times more. An uplifted world protesting against war, public hatred of the Disabled People (for no one but them starts a war) – these are the costs of both victories and defeats for Tatu.