FYSP 113: Recent Russian Cinema

Brat was definitely different from the other two movies we’ve seen.  While there was still a prevalent political and moral connotation, it was more of an action movie than the others, which were more of dramas.  Danila’s impulsiveness was different from his brother’s well thought out plans.  He jumps between his relationships with other such as Hoffman, Sveta, or the girl from the record store.  The only two relationships that Danila seems to be completely stable with are his relationship with his brother and his love of the band Nautilus.  Danila’s still a teenager who enjoys going to rock concerts and behaving impulsively.  However, at the end of the movie, Danila seems to change and gives a fair amount of money to the girl from the record store and continues on with his life.  He seems not to look back, but not look too much into the future.