Review of The Circus

The Circus (1936)
8/10
Tsirk
22 October 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Well Tsrik is a classic Russian propaganda film taking place mostly in the Circus in the 1930's. The basic theme of the movie revolves around the Stalin age of Russia where they accept everyone into their culture.

The movie starts out in America with our main character on the run from Americans. She safely gets on the train to escape what we come to find out in the end is a racist mo of Americans. Throughout the film we are exposed to the tyranny of the German people through the only German in the play and his ability to be mysterious and controlling. Yet in the end, the Russian people come together to overcome racism and triumph not only over the German, but over the Americans as well, accepting the black child into their culture.

The film itself is very well shot, with great context in each scene and accompanied with an excellent soundtrack. The clearly state funded film does well to portray its Stalin government and its unbiased approval of everyone and all accepting, whether black or white.

I did enjoy the movie, as all propaganda films are never negative or depressing, they are all about coming together and this is very well portrayed in the end with the Giant city parade.
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