I like this take on the film. I personally liked the omission of ideology because I felt like it was a big unanswered question. Why is this happening? Why? Why? Why? And I took it as that the effects of war leveling us all to some degree. There are always going to be those trapped in between the violence and those who cannot really take sides (like the press, ideally). And somewhere in the violence, reason gets lost. It's not always a matter of strategy but simply survival. The scope of the individual's awareness shrinks. At least that's how I interpreted it. But I do agree that ideology would have greatly improved the characters and could have opened up doors for better plot as well.
Great post! I especially like your analysis of the opening scene and your reference to Bakhtin
I like this take on the film. I personally liked the omission of ideology because I felt like it was a big unanswered question. Why is this happening? Why? Why? Why? And I took it as that the effects of war leveling us all to some degree. There are always going to be those trapped in between the violence and those who cannot really take sides (like the press, ideally). And somewhere in the violence, reason gets lost. It's not always a matter of strategy but simply survival. The scope of the individual's awareness shrinks. At least that's how I interpreted it. But I do agree that ideology would have greatly improved the characters and could have opened up doors for better plot as well.