Review of Burnt by the Sun 2

I was disappointed that the film's box office takings were small. In his interview at the premier Mikhalkov said that the point of the film was to make the present generations living in relative peacetime realize how lucky we are and to value what previous generations fought for, that it would be a tragedy if we needed to live through another horrific and devastating world war to understand the value of peace. He aimed to show and remind us of the realities and brutality of war, of the selfless and heroic effort of our grandfathers and grandmothers. I have to say "Utomlyonnye solntsem 2" really moved me. Any shortcomings are outweighed by the very powerful images, dialogue and scenes that remain with you for a long time afterwards and make you think. I think the Christian prayer scene was very powerful, but there was also a Muslim prayer, so the film conveyed that the main thing was to have faith and the courage to remain human. This film has an ability to involve the viewer on an emotional and almost physical level. Perhaps not as great as the original, but a very worthy and important second part.