To understand this movie, you have to ignore all the juicy details used as framing. The stalkers, the mushrooms, the aliens - these are just things brought into the movie to make it a bit more interesting, but they mostly lead to no conclusion. It's like watching a movie about the life of an NPC character in Stalker games, some side quest character that lives its own little life while some great stuff is happening out there. The main theme of this movie is about the struggle of Ukrainian people between an uncaring government and impoverished infrastructure left behind from the Soviet times, but if this was done with no mysticism and sci-fi, it wouldn't have been as much fun as it was. The main character, old lady Paraska, is a lot of fun to watch, but the cgi and makeup are on the cheap side.
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Fearsome justice
arsenvishchun1 September 2022
This mystical film is interesting to unravel, although it does not need so much mysticism.
The main character of 'Brama' is not at all grandma Prisya/Paraska, but the Zone itself, which embodies Ukraine. You can look at the Zone from afar, sometimes visit it for exoticism, try to use it in some way, but the Zone finally takes a brutal revenge on everyone who despises it. Grandma is only a servant of the mystical, even demonic justice of the Zone/Ukraine.
This story, in my opinion, must be told a little more simply - without that ridiculous cgi and simbolism as glowing catfish or black goat. All of mysticism should have been left at the level of rumours, I think.
The main character of 'Brama' is not at all grandma Prisya/Paraska, but the Zone itself, which embodies Ukraine. You can look at the Zone from afar, sometimes visit it for exoticism, try to use it in some way, but the Zone finally takes a brutal revenge on everyone who despises it. Grandma is only a servant of the mystical, even demonic justice of the Zone/Ukraine.
This story, in my opinion, must be told a little more simply - without that ridiculous cgi and simbolism as glowing catfish or black goat. All of mysticism should have been left at the level of rumours, I think.
How this was absolutely marvelous
alexgendin5 August 2018
Ok, I don't think I have enough knowledge to write something filled with analytics and objective points. I just know it was a hell of a great movie and I enjoyed it so freaking much. It was the best time I ever had watching a Ukrainian film. The actors, the settings, the camera - everything was so amazing. Thank you guys for making this masterpiece.
Amazing
annayevtushok16 August 2018
I want to unsee this
OlhaDubenska27 April 2020
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