Underground presents a consciousness of Yugoslavian nationalism. As a foreigner watching the film, you can’t help but feel like you are a citizen of Belgrade and behind these heroes named Marko and Blacky. Upon watching the first segment I wanted to stand up and yell “Fascist Motherfuckers!” Kusturica does a great job of protagonizing the Communist party. The random documentary footage also gives the movie a huge sense of legitimacy. The movie is aesthetically enhanced as a comedy by the unusual and uncanny details that are elaborated throughout the movie during seemingly serious scenes. One example is the duck picking at the Tiger’s face after a whole zoo was destroyed by an air raid. Another example is the giddy behavior of the movie’s antagonist, Nazi officer Franz.All of these schemes create comic relief for this war based film.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Underground by Kusturica
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I like how you pointed out the animals behavior during the bombings. I thought it was additional comedic relief when they showed the male alpha lion walking calmly over the just-destroyed buildings. Sort of a "well, you don't see that everyday" type of shot. Good points.
ReplyDeleteYou phrased the "legitimacy" of the historical footage just right. It made it seem so much more real, especially toward the end. There were parts when it flashed really quickly and I could barely tell them apart.
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