tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post117060387390043427..comments2023-06-23T16:13:12.577+03:00Comments on Neeka's Backlog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-1170720008220394732007-02-06T03:00:00.000+03:002007-02-06T03:00:00.000+03:00One of the things that gets my blood pressure up, ...One of the things that gets my blood pressure up, is that Hollywood has never made a film critical of Stalin or of the living conditions in the USSR. As far as I know, the only films that depict life in the USSR are "Doctor Zhivago" and well…I think that is about it. Sure there have been both dramas and comedies dealing with the Soviet threat to American sovereignty, but nothing dealing with the plight of people in the USSR.<BR/><BR/>We get plenty of movies showing the horrors of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. It seems there is a new film dealing with this subject matter every year. While this is a good thing, since such evil should not be forgotten, the evil of the USSR never gets covered by the “entertainment” media.<BR/><BR/>I suppose Joe McCarthy is partially to blame for making a circus out of exposing all the Stalinists that were members of the screenwriter’s guild in Hollywood back in the 40’s and 50’s. This ended up causing Hollywood to veer even further to the left. Today, Hollywood is still chock full of Marxist-Leninists who still can’t bring themselves to apologize for their support of socialism/communism during the Cold War.<BR/><BR/>I find it ironic that I can find more movies critical of the Soviet Union made by the French than by the English, British, or Germans combined. Speaking of which, I just saw “Est – Ouest” this weekend. Highly recommend the film to anyone who hasn’t seen it.<BR/><BR/>Is anyone aware of anyone ever making a film documenting the horrors of the Ukrainian Famine or the Great Purge from 1936-1938? In my book, these events are just as horrific as the Holocaust. I suppose there is “Utomlyonnye solntsem” but that only vaguely covers the lead up to the great terror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com