Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia has endured a struggle for a redefinition of it's own identity. The fight between communist values and the ones which existed before 1917 is fierce, and "Admiral" is yet another byproduct of such struggle. What grew to be extremely popular in the last decade or so is the glorification of the past pre-communist times, when all was neat and dandy. Beautiful aristocrats enjoyed life in all it's glory, glances met at balls on courts, compliments were exchanged in even a simplest conversation, heroism was the ultimate distinction for a gentleman (which everyone seemed to be) and a deep devotion to religion. Then, the filthy Bolseviks came and took all that away... was it really like this? Well if you watch "Admiral" and have some sympathy towards the royal Russia, you'd pull that shallow conclusion.
A heroic admiral of Royal Russian Navy, with a deep sense for justice, religion and fairness falls into a twist of revolution and love with a breathtaking young woman, who happens to be married to one of his colleagues. They could have it all, yet faith had other plans. Eventually the most noble Mr Admiral gets shot by commie bad guys while the fair lady lives to tell the story. Almost a new version of Titanic... hahaha.
I'm not Russian but you don't need to be one in order to see the one sided shallowness of the story. I'm pretty sure that some people on high positions and with deep pockets had quite a comfy life before the revolution, however, there wouldn't have been one if everyone else enjoyed such lushness. We are served with a black-white pattern of and enlightened Tsarist Russia and rotten revolutionaries who can't read and kill women. The truth is somewhere in the middle as ever, and if you look for that nice balance of history and film, you won't find it in Admiral.
This beyond any doubt was a costly project. The frame is pretty good, scenery is on the level, costumes are authentic, locations are proper, yet all that just isn't enough to cover the partial and shallow script. The 3 points go to the technical outcome. It's nice to look and but that's it really.
A heroic admiral of Royal Russian Navy, with a deep sense for justice, religion and fairness falls into a twist of revolution and love with a breathtaking young woman, who happens to be married to one of his colleagues. They could have it all, yet faith had other plans. Eventually the most noble Mr Admiral gets shot by commie bad guys while the fair lady lives to tell the story. Almost a new version of Titanic... hahaha.
I'm not Russian but you don't need to be one in order to see the one sided shallowness of the story. I'm pretty sure that some people on high positions and with deep pockets had quite a comfy life before the revolution, however, there wouldn't have been one if everyone else enjoyed such lushness. We are served with a black-white pattern of and enlightened Tsarist Russia and rotten revolutionaries who can't read and kill women. The truth is somewhere in the middle as ever, and if you look for that nice balance of history and film, you won't find it in Admiral.
This beyond any doubt was a costly project. The frame is pretty good, scenery is on the level, costumes are authentic, locations are proper, yet all that just isn't enough to cover the partial and shallow script. The 3 points go to the technical outcome. It's nice to look and but that's it really.