Review of Assa

Assa (1987)
7/10
Cold poem that Russia needed
27 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
In the regime of the former Soviet Union, life and its quality were adjusted according to plans. Progress plans, success plans. Well, in the final measure, also of the plans of thought. This situation lasted not only for a while but for over 70 years. In the 1980s, especially after the death of Brezhnev, the shackles of the hammer and sickle slowly melted away. Not by the direct participation of politicians, but by the fact that the union was losing its breath. His decisions from the past and real progress from the West caught up with him. Progress also occurred in people's thinking, and that's why this film was created. It is a metaphorical depiction of the decline of the regime in the Soviet Union. The old man shows his ancient strength, but in reality he is on the edge of a cliff. A young man shows hope and resistance to something old. And even if he is finally silenced, the truth cannot be stopped. A beautiful poetic depiction of relationships and meanings in the environment of Russian gloomy but also classical environments. Paralel story with Russian novel about assasination and similarities with modern coruption. Maybe "ACCA" by meaning of assasination. The figures of soldiers and officers are mocked here. What could have caused the film to end up in the safe at that time. However, at the end of the movie, we can clearly see the message of the movie and that is that something has to change and change is inevitable. The continuation of this film is the film The Needle, where Viktor Tsoi plays the main character. The last passage of the film where the rebellious new front man of the band takes the stage even though he does not meet any ideological requirements.
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