"Brother"

Today's film compared to Friday's film was definitely a 180 change of genre. This was a very well made Russian gangster crime movie. I liked how this movie did not drag on so much, it just got straight to the point. I was completely absorbed in this film. I loved how I could see the reality of St. Petersburg in the 1990's. I found Danila to be a likeable character. He was a man that did his duty well, being a former conscript. With his background in the military service, he was able to complete the tasks quickly. Another thing I really liked about the character was that he was very loyal to his brother, Viktor and always stuck to his word when he said he would complete a task. Obviously killing people is wrong, but I think part of the reason Danila turned to crime was to find his way of survival. Danila's passion for music was another thing that made me like the character even more. I think one of the unintentionally funniest parts of the movie, was when Danila was insulting a French man for his poor taste in American music mistaking him for American at a party. It was funny to me because the two characters were misunderstanding each other the entire time of the conversation. Danila also meets a few people when doing his job. He starts an affair with a married woman named Sveta. To me, she did not really seem to have a big purpose in the film because she did not have a very significant role. She was only involved in certain scenes to bring out the romantic element of the film. I found the part sad where after Sveta says to Danila "she doesn't love him" he still brought her a music album and left it on the table. He still showed her some respect. Danila also meets the character named Kat. She is a party junkie girl, but she is a very entertaining person. It seemed Danila was showing more of his personality when he was with her. I liked thier friendship.