Burnt By The Sun
I thought this movie was very good but depressing! However, it did a great job of showing you something you've heard about but never really saw or experienced. We've heard about families getting picked up in the middle of the night, but its not as bad as acutally seeing it. What i like was how the characters were built up in the beginning of the movie. That way we felt a connection with them and didn't want to see bad things happen to them. For example, Kotov had an amazing relationship with his daughter and once we realized what was happening to him it was painful to watch because you didn't want to see anything that would break her heart. Second, i really disliked Mitya from the beginning. I don't know why but i just had a bad feeling about him in general..Then when he told Nadya that a car was coming for Kotov i knew exactly what was going on. I felt he was definately the villian of the film.

As for the title, i felt like it was a perfect match to the movie. I think of the sun as a powerful source of life and death since if it went out that would pretty much annilhilate human life. Therefore, i felt it was easy to compare it to the revolution since it was the cause of people losing their lives and it was a source of power. I also felt the message from this movie was a very strong one since in the last scene it said "for those hurt by the Revolution." I guess it could be compared to the '9/11' movie that was made shortly after the incident because it was to make us angry at terrorist and to feel sorry for those who suffered. Therefore, i feel like this movie could be international since its views can affect anyone who has felt victimized.

I felt Kotov was a very strong willed character who would never go against his country since he always said he'd die for 'the motherland.' Therefore, i felt Mitya's theories were far fetched and motivated by his love for Marusia. I felt as though he was a much better leader than Chapaev as well because he had a way of talking to people that was friendly, but stern. Overall, this movie really made you feel what happened in the 30's instead of just hearing about it. It really made you feel for the families that were affected by the Revolution