Come and See

Rating: Null/10 (10 February 2012)

Come and See, directed by Elem Klimov, is a movie that talks about a young boy from Beylorussia named Florya who, during World War II, sees the reality of war in front of his eyes. Klimov also made this movie as a way to celebrate the Russian victory against Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The way this movie was made, I can relate to it. I was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and the movie reminded me how much hardship can one person endure for so long. In the case of Florya just because he has a rifle in his hands doesn't mean he was well prepared for it. One must be prepared to deal with it mentally and unfortunately for Florya, he was scarred once he realized his comrades were killed in action. Ill be honest when I saw this movie I cried because it brought back memories of Iraq (I wont post what I really saw due to the fact it was very eerie for me but I believe you got the idea). However I recommend this movie for anyone who can understand that even though there will be victory, its through sacrifice that victory is gained.