A Visceral Experience: Memories from 'Come and See'
‘Come and See’, directed by Elem Klimov, portrays its story in the territories of Belarus occupied by Nazis during the WW II in 1943 and tells a story of a young boy Flyora who is taken on a terrible and horrific journey through the Hell of the Warfare. The story brings out the experience of a young man who turns from a youthful, inexperienced boy to a witness of the harsh aspects of life. Flyora becomes part of the Soviet fight and wades into the overlapping Belarusian haze of warm already. His initial amnesia could only be replaced by loneliness and horror of warfare crimes in this militantly dynamic894 piece called Come and See.
‘Come and See’, as an example, shows how the director is skillful to reveal the suffering of people through the touch of Nazi’s occupation; massacres, genocide and extermination. I believe that the movie makes a very good comment on the theme of innocence separated from the audiences and the possibility of the merciless violence people employ in the periods of war. It is raw, creating a tense feeling throughout the movie and still lingering after its end.
The casting is brilliant, especially Aleksey Kravchenko, who plays Flyora, and looks credible as a calloused, depersonalized soldier who is still able to feel pain and horror. There is no doubt that his performance is touching and inspiring at the same time, which, of course, makes the audience concerned about his life. Cinematography Olga Mironova also participates, so that the miraculous component of the film was felt, and the work of a support would not overshadow the emotional emphasis that guides the film.
Elem Klimov proved himself an extraordinary director in Come and See. His commanding vision is all about giving the unadulterated real picture of war and its horrors at that. Each of the scenes is composed to captivate the viewer and make him or her feel like they are a part of the film in order to provides a strange feeling in mind when people are leaving the film.
With the original music composed by Oleg Yanchenko the music is also deep and similar to the bald spirit of the film in some way. The use of setting enhances the effect of the film as feels minimal yet eerie, making it easy for the audience to focus on the characters’ emotion and visuals where needed.
The movie has stunning visuals by Aleksei Rodionov–sparing and eerie at the same time. The use of contrasting scenes and the choice of shooting make the emotionality deep and organic, also, intertwining the themes of the movie with cinematographic visions.
Its production design successfully transmits the shades of despair in 1943 Belarus. Everything contributes toward making the audience get even more engrossed in this disturbing reality making the film even tenser.
It still has no modern computer generated images but it has realistic, apparently tangible special effects. There is the illusion of a believable trench in part due to the realism of_installment the special effects Making it more realistic.
The film ‘Come and See’ edited by Valeriya Belova is coherent and the emotions are also very strong. The deliberate pacing also allows the filmmaker to keep emotions as the focal cause of the film and sink in. This pace helps add a certain grim tone to film and lets complete story, a very ugly truth of war, enter step by step.
The dialogues in ‘Come and See’ are very basic and simple which is quite appropriate given the realistic portrayal of events of the film. Implicity V predominately comes with an open-ended structure that is as significant as the acting; what is not said is as effecting as what is, as space is left for the viewers’ inner-monologue and empathy response.
For all that ‘Come and See’ is this acme of the war film, viewers may find themselves overwhelmed by the scope of the violence and suffering, perhaps even struggling to watch in parts at all. While this control may be intentional so as to impose a certain measured rhythm of watching, it may also discourage those in front of the TV set seeking light entertainment. It could be stated that it’s a very touching movie which brings a powerful and long-lasting message to the audiences turning the story of hopelessness of the seven-year war into the eternally relevant message of peace and compassion.
