The film today felt like an actual movie. There was an actual plot, actors, spoken dialogue, and very few intertitles. The film was all in subtitles. I have to say it was easier to follow this film compared to the silent films, because just hearing the actor's voices definitely makes me understand what they are trying to say and I can feel their emotions by the sound of their voice. It also felt really historically accurate, compared to present hollywood history films.
The main character, and also the name of the film title was quite fascinating to me. Chapaev was not only the commander of the Red Army, but he proved that he was a Russian national hero. All of his troops consisted of poor people, but he was there helping them side by side. My favorite scene of the entire movie, was him showing his people different battle tactics, such as moving the potatoes on the table. He was a brilliant leader! Finally, the music was "diegetic" as in, it was interesting to hear the Red Army characters sing creating their own music, it was definitely entertaining.
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