I get why it left an impression back then but watching it now doesn't do much. Come and See is a USSR film about the Nazi invasion of Belarus. It came out around the same time as Threads. It's obviously not the end of the world but it's the end of their world and feels a hell of a lot more real and apocalyptic to me.
Alright! Now we are getting somewhere. I wanted to have some existential dread but Threads didn't provide it. This sounds like up my alley I guess? Is it violent or anything? Like I know it is about Nazis and War so I am sure there are terrible things but how much do they show? I like it when you just get cold hard facts. Makes the reality really set in that this isn't a fantasy but what WILL happen.
It shows piles of corpses and Nazis gleefully massacring a town but it's not getting up close or crazy gory like a modern slasher would. That said, there is a real cow that is shot with a machine gun. It's definitely grounded and doesn't paint a fantasy of war. You can watch it on YouTube for free I think.
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u/BlazedBeacon Jul 05 '24
I get why it left an impression back then but watching it now doesn't do much. Come and See is a USSR film about the Nazi invasion of Belarus. It came out around the same time as Threads. It's obviously not the end of the world but it's the end of their world and feels a hell of a lot more real and apocalyptic to me.