Alex Ross Perry

Cold.

These movies are more alike to me, because this is a World War II movie, but not really.

But it fits into our at-home syllabus of World War II.

But even re-watching it, it's interesting because the Russian experience of World War II is entirely inscrutable to Americans.

You're never taught it.

It's not part of the history.

I mean, it is, but it's not part of the history you learn.

And the average person couldn't describe even vaguely what Russia was doing during World War II because they're both like... Average American, I would say.

The average, well, yes, not the average human on Earth, but, like, it is very hard to understand.

Yeah.

And this movie is that, but it also... Sort of.

I mean, well, I mean, literally, partially, but, you know, it's a World War II movie in spirit, but it has no combat.

Yeah.

But you know who else was enemies of the Soviet Union?

Yeah.

See, that's why people get confused about this.

It's like, wait, if they were fighting against the Nazis, why are they imprisoning people who seem okay?

And it becomes very confusing.

And as Anna wanted me to point out, Russia was just basically in the middle of purging their entire population anyway.

Right.