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Adventure. A direct sequel to the first, revolutionary and masterpiece cartoon, which was reviewed quite recently (you can read it, you won't regret it). Since the box office success and the audience were on the face, therefore, the creators decided to continue the story that we enjoyed watching on TV as children, and now we have watched it with pleasure, actually for the sake of this review, and the result is somewhat saddening. And here's a brief opinion - A very good continuation of an excellent cartoon. Yes, we have nostalgia for the second part, but we will note both its pros and cons (which are also there). That's why we're finishing such an important introduction and moving on to the interesting ones.

So, the pros: 1. The cartoon script continues the story of the first part, in which, after Shrek and Fiona's honeymoon, they receive an invitation from Fiona's parents, the king and queen of a Faraway Kingdom, in which they ask to visit them and they, in turn, bless their daughter's marriage. Of course, upon arrival, everything goes wrong, because Shrek and the king clearly did not like each other. But that's half the trouble, because Shrek finds out the curious details of Fiona's past. We will see a real drama about love, and with its many sides and facets, because we have brought new characters, one Prince of the Basques (Chaming) and his Fairy godmother are worth a lot. It's a pity that there was only one drama, there were more in the first part, but still the local drama was revealed quite well, it's worth admitting. Add in the happy ending again, even more references to popular culture, sometimes funny jokes, and interesting dialogues that still remain at the same level, and you'll get a really good sequel. And don't forget that here again the fairy tales are reversed, although this is already being questioned in the second part, which is somewhat frustrating.

2. Animation - it got better. The movements of the characters are not ragged, no jambs were found when drawing objects, and this is with high image quality. If there were problems with this in the first part, then here they are eliminated, and it is clear that there were more views and it was much more difficult to draw and animate them. My respects to the artists and animators for such a difficult job.

3. Puss in boots - it's impossible not to mention this milakh separately, because here he is a supporting character, but the potential is already visible, which is realized in future individual projects about him personally. Moreover, he is voiced by Antonio Banderas in the original, and in the Russian dubbing by the equally famous Vsevolod Kuznetsov. And their bickering with the Donkey is a separate topic for conversation.

So, the cons: 1. Music - there are famous songs, but the rest are melancholy and sadness. There are no more compositions that set our hearts on fire and made us relive over and over again, as there were in the first part.

2. Secondary - to begin with, the continuation of this story was not required, because it is already being questioned here. But there's never a lot of money, right, creators? That's why you oversaturated the picture with passing moments and decided to show just one drama instead of going and creating another.

3. Skewing towards humor - more jokes, more awkward situations, more silly and unfunny moments. Less drama, less character disclosure, less great music. The humor only made references, which became more numerous and which are served perfectly, but there are problems with the rest.

You understand that already here, in the second part, the problems began that would eventually ruin the series. And if it's still watchable here, it's only going to get worse and worse.

But the box office success of the second part was even greater than the first, so after a few years the creators rolled out the next, already the third part, but we'll talk about it next time.

My score is 8 out of 10. As for the recommendation, see for yourself!

Adventure. A childhood cartoon, given by a beloved uncle on a videotape for his birthday and watched to the holes, also with a bonus after the finale in the form of a great music video for a great song. This is a memory of a distant and carefree childhood, which is gone, but cartoons like this one have become. We burst into tears from an unprecedented feeling of nostalgia when watching, because once again we were worried about familiar characters. It's worth a lot. And here's a brief opinion - A great cartoon that turned the history of animation around. Despite our unbridled love and nostalgia, we will look at both the pros and cons (many of which became noticeable at a more mature age). And this concludes this introduction and proceeds to the analysis.

So, the pros: 1. The script - it was revolutionary, and that's putting it mildly. Although the story itself is simple. Shrek, a lonely troll living in a swamp, needs to rescue Princess Fiona from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon and bring her to the evil Lord Farquaad in exchange for evicting the fabulous refugees that Lord Farquaad himself drove to Shrek's swamp. Along the way, a very talkative Donkey gets involved with the hero, which becomes the beginning of an amazing friendship. There is a lot of humor, references to popular culture, witty dialogues, high-quality Russian dubbing, a lot of fabulous characters and much more. And of course, a happy ending, where without it.

2. Revolutionary - the fact is that the creators of this cartoon used to work for the Evil Corporation, and when they were kicked out of there, they decided to create their own studio with everything they were supposed to. And for this project, they decided to completely turn the world of classic fairy tales around, in which the Evil Corporation "ate a dog", and more than one. They completely shook up the basics of fairy tales, but they retained the most important thing - faith in goodness and love. After all, Shrek is a classic antihero who eventually becomes a hero. Princess Fiona is not just a spirited "lady in distress," but she can also punish offenders. The Evil Dragon is a lonely girl who also wants attention, and everyone wants to kill her just because she guards Princess Fiona. Etc. Here you can describe each character separately for a long time, but we don't have enough time for that. The creators left the ending classic, because you shouldn't break everything, especially if the happy ending works and is served perfectly (and in this case it is). It seems to us that this was the key to the success of this cartoon.

3. The music is excellent, the compositions chosen for the cartoon are just perfect here. After all, music also has a great effect on the atmosphere here. Moreover, both well-known compositions and music written entirely for the cartoon are good here.

So, the cons: 1. A picture - sometimes it looks pretty cheap, and this has become noticeable in the era of high-resolution images. It's hard to see such small things on a videotape, but you can't get away from it now. But we can forgive this, because the technology was not the same then as it is now, although the preparation of the cartoon took time.

2. Animation - sometimes it is quite ragged. Again, technology, and the studio has just tried its hand at new technology. It's not worth much scolding for this, but it's necessary to specify.

What can I say, this cartoon evokes genuine emotions and makes you worry about the characters over and over again, and the songs of the characters are also pleasing. It seems to me that even the creators of this masterpiece did not realize that their creation, based on hatred of their former place of work, would shoot, so much so that it would become a cult, and not just a cult, but a legend.

The cartoon has deservedly gained cult status and the love of millions and millions of people around the world, because it is a great love story that you watch with awe and breathlessness over and over again.

Of course, such success could not affect the box office, which was excellent, so the creators decided to make sequels, the further the worse, but we'll talk about them another time.

I really want to pretend that there were no sequels.

My rating is 10 out of 10 and a recommendation to watch!

Historical drama. An epic about the service for the benefit of the Soviet state and its people by the most prominent Bolshevik, the creator and first chairman of the Cheka Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, filmed in 1953, but alas, it reached the audience with cut-out moments only in 1956. The original version has not been preserved, so we have only a truncated version from 1956. What can I say, we've been wanting to see this picture for a long time, and we did, and for good reason, because we were more than satisfied with the result. And here's a brief opinion - An excellent biographical Soviet film. We will talk about some of the comments in a separate paragraph, but for now we will focus your attention on the obvious advantages of this wonderful painting.

So, here they are: 1. The scenario - the picture, which has another name "Felix Dzerzhinsky", shows the difficult service of Comrade Dzerzhinsky in the most responsible positions in the Soviet government starting in the summer of 1918 and ending around the middle of the twenties. From the civil war and the restoration of the national economy to the beginning of the industrialization of the country and the struggle against the opposition within the RCPb. We will see a brave, determined Bolshevik who is not afraid to go up against a clearly superior opponent, can convince unstable masses of their mistakes, guide them to the right path, deftly expose a pest, a spy, and finally take care of the people around him as much as possible in his power. We will see an indomitable revolutionary who passed through tsarist prisons and exile. Knight of the Revolution. At the same time, nothing human is alien to him. The Bolshevik Party set difficult tasks for him every time, which he successfully carried out. The fight against the left Socialist Revolutionaries, the fight against counterrevolution and foreign spies, the protection of the party leadership and important facilities, the restoration of the national economy after the devastation of the civil and imperialist wars, the establishment of railway transport, the fight against homelessness and much more. At the same time, Felix Edmundovich was not a physically healthy person already in 1918 (prisons and exile do not add to health), he had a sick heart, but Felix Edmundovich's energy was so strong that he had the strength to be in the ranks at the right time for the country and the party, namely from 1917 to 1926, when His heart stopped beating. The script, though cursory, runs through the main points of Dzerzhinsky's service, the Left Socialist-Revolutionary uprising of 1918 is especially well shown. And the rest also looks interesting. The finale is filled with hope for the best, faith in the triumph of justice and that communism will win. For this alone, the painting earned the highest praise.

2. Atmosphere - the creators managed to immerse the viewer in that era, both with the help of costumes and decorations, and with the help of excellent music by Dmitry Kabalevsky. And this is not surprising, because the creators caught that time and could talk to the participants of those historical events, and after that they embodied them well on the screen. Of course, we personally missed the excellent performance of the famous revolutionary song "Hostile Whirlwinds", after which the picture got its name. It certainly sounds, but almost in passing.

3. The ideological message is true, it is true. It is a pity that this message was not heeded by those who began to lead the country after March 5, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three. It seems to us that the final scene of this painting was intended for them (but the censors in 1956 only cut out Stalin without paying attention to it). Only communism will save Russia and the whole world, only communism can give people everything for a decent life in the world, but the irreparable happened, traitors and opportunists who got to power distorted the words of Lenin, Stalin, Marx, Engels, betrayed their bright ideals and the work of a lifetime, betrayed the work of millions of Soviet people, and now we still We are reaping the fruits of this betrayal.

Now about some remarks. For example, in reality Felix Edmundovich was arrested almost immediately after the murder of the German Ambassador Mirbach, and only after finding out that he was not involved was he released and allowed to put down the Left Socialist-Revolutionary rebellion. Dzerzhinsky did not personally go to the anarchists and did not arrest their leaders with the help of saguited rank-and-file fighters, this scene was invented for the picture solely to reveal the character. And the restoration of the national economy of a huge country was not as smooth as shown in the picture. But all this can be forgiven for the painting, because artistically it was a great success. Although it is sad that the scenes with Stalin were cut out, and the original painting was lost.

Well, the acting is great, which is only worth Vladimir Yemelyanov as Dzerzhinsky, Georgy Yumatov as the leader of the street kids, Alla Larionova and Vera Ivolgina, and of course scoundrels of all stripes performed by other colorful Soviet actors.

It's a pity that such a movie is not shown on TV, but it makes you think about a lot.

Our rating will be 10 out of 10 and recommended for viewing!