First of all, the overall film and CGI-quality is definitely great. Great cut and most of the actors do a solid work in this Sci-Fi movie. If you are just looking for a Sci-Fi action, popcorn movie and indeed you can handle it in that way, but then you'll miss what lies behind the curtain.
The action of this films pretends a story about aliens crashing down in Russia and trying to get back to their home planet while the military, as always, is trying to get their hands on the alien technology (away from separate other points that should not be spoilered here).
But the most tensioning aspect of this solid movie from my perspective, is the hidden way the director Fedor Bondarchuk speaks out his criticism about the actual Russian government(some extremely short snapshots of Putin to name the evil) and especially how people in Russia are manipulated by placing fake-news in media and social media. And not to forget the suppressing military, striking first and after that looking for what really happened. Also you get a feeling how easy the people let the government manipulate their mind without thinking only a minute what really could hide behind the story. And at least how fast you can organize a mob to believe that everything that is alien, is evil and has to be killed.
Really courageous to speak out that many criticism (and a lot more that can't described here) were everyone knows, that the suppressing Russian regime won't tolerate that.
For me a great movie, with some sense of humor and irony.
The action of this films pretends a story about aliens crashing down in Russia and trying to get back to their home planet while the military, as always, is trying to get their hands on the alien technology (away from separate other points that should not be spoilered here).
But the most tensioning aspect of this solid movie from my perspective, is the hidden way the director Fedor Bondarchuk speaks out his criticism about the actual Russian government(some extremely short snapshots of Putin to name the evil) and especially how people in Russia are manipulated by placing fake-news in media and social media. And not to forget the suppressing military, striking first and after that looking for what really happened. Also you get a feeling how easy the people let the government manipulate their mind without thinking only a minute what really could hide behind the story. And at least how fast you can organize a mob to believe that everything that is alien, is evil and has to be killed.
Really courageous to speak out that many criticism (and a lot more that can't described here) were everyone knows, that the suppressing Russian regime won't tolerate that.
For me a great movie, with some sense of humor and irony.