I watched it, it’s alright, and I think it’s actually a pretty okay period/propaganda piece. I mean that if you watch it through the lens of its historical context, it’s alright. Look, it’s not going to completely reshape your ideology or anything, and it doesn’t deserve any institutional awards, but it was iconic for a reason. In its own right, it’s fairly typical 80’s faire: all soviets are Russians, and all Russians are brainless, heartless mooks that are just there to oppress good, god-fearing, suburban white Americans. There’s no surprises, you know who the good guys and bad guys of the film are already. America is weak and vulnerable but also strong and unbreakable, etc.
I watched it, it’s alright, and I think it’s actually a pretty okay period/propaganda piece. I mean that if you watch it through the lens of its historical context, it’s alright. Look, it’s not going to completely reshape your ideology or anything, and it doesn’t deserve any institutional awards, but it was iconic for a reason. In its own right, it’s fairly typical 80’s faire: all soviets are Russians, and all Russians are brainless, heartless mooks that are just there to oppress good, god-fearing, suburban white Americans. There’s no surprises, you know who the good guys and bad guys of the film are already. America is weak and vulnerable but also strong and unbreakable, etc.