Come and See

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2010)

This was the ugliest most beautiful war movie I have ever seen. Being a fan of the war movies, I have seen most blockbuster films that have tried to capture the essence of war either through group dynamics "saving private Ryan", through one persons perspective "Empire of the Sun" or even through an artists eye "the thin red line", but this movie "come and see" had the ability to draw me in, i felt so connected to the main character that it was hard to watch him suffer so much, I felt so drawn to him and then became very involved in the movie. Although the movie is gruesome and has a very real war-like feel to it, I believe that this is what makes it so beautiful, telling the story without trying to hold back from emotions. I think a great movie is one that can manipulate your emotions to the will of the director/writer, that just goes to show how much thought went into this film. Although there is a soviet propaganda under feel, this is a very real and beautiful film.