Review of Sputnik (2020) by Musicianslife — 15 Aug 2020
Set in soviet era Russia this film brilliantly unravels as a psychological suspense drama with sci-fi overtones. It is at heart a mystery story deconstructed against the socialist structure and forces at play during Russia in the 80s and this sets a tone that is unique to Russian film identity.
It is cleverly told with nuance not found in most American films. The dialogue driven story slowly builds on the suspense that it sets up from the start and climaxes to a satisfying conclusion. The ending seems to be happy but hints at something else going on.
Spoiler alert*** Why does the son refer to himself as a girl and uses Tatyana’s name before meeting her for the first time? Did the creature survive and use Tatyana as a host to connect with Konstantin’s son .
. if so then the connection with his son was established in some way while it was connected to Konstantin. Could this be a metaphor of breaking away from the socialist structure that held it captive to establish a hive mind in which it will now be able enslave humanity itself.
This review of Sputnik (2020) was written by Musicianslife on 15 Aug 2020.
Sputnik has generally received positive reviews.
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