Warsaw 44 (2014)

How sad is this?

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

For emotion I give it 10/10.Plot was reasonably interesting, there was some character development, however the main character's actions during the film were often questionable.I felt that they basically threw together random facts and then hammered it together into a story and threw a love triangle in just to make it interesting.Some historical facts were covered hurriedly and not explained or emphasized clearly. The fact that all buildings were to be destroyed unless Poland surrendered was very hurriedly mentioned.Furthermore the combat did not seem representative of the statistical kill ratios as recorded. Statistically the number of Polish resistance casualties was similar to the number of Nazi troop casualties. In the film the Polish troops seem to drop like flies and you almost never see any Nazis being killed, except for in room to room engagements.I also believe that some of the scenes were unnecessary, the unrealistic kissing scene.Overall I enjoyed the film until I thought about the plot after finishing the film. To me the plot felt unsatisfying, but this is my subjective opinion.I must however praise the film for trying to include as many historical events as possible.However I am irritated at the lack of any mention about the weapons manufactured by the resistance. During the Polish uprising, the Polish underground manufactured nearly 1000 Błyskawica submachine guns. I saw none of these during the film. I know it's costly to make a functioning replica of this, but they didn't have to, they could have made a non-functioning replica and had some of the men carrying them. They didn't even mention that they were manufacturing this or that they were manufacturing VIS pistols. You do at least see 1 VIS pistol during the film.

WARSAW 44 makes no apologies, asks for no forgiveness, it's a no holds barred assault on the senses. Komasa doesn't care if he offends, if he steps all over stereotypes and clichés, this is film making at it purest. It's great to see a film maker whose work clearly isn't interfeared with by the powers that be. I went along to the movies not really wanting to see this movie, thinking it was a 'girly' movie, one which had more technical skill rather than a storyline. I was surprised more than anything I could imagine.I have seen a lot of movies in my time, but this movie just took me by storm. Its uniqueness, ironically enough because it was based on a real life situation was a refreshing change from the usual Hollywood blockbuster. This movie provided a brilliant (pardon the pun) insight into how people especially those young ones cope with a tragic trauma that is war in this case.Either way it's a roller coaster and one not to be missed! A war film hasn't been done like this before. Maybe it could refer at times to Inglorious Basterds but WARSAW 44 is much more darker and meaningful in tone. Certainly if you're not a fan of Tarantino's style, this may be bit harder to understand, but never-the-less, it is a film which simply has to be seen. No self respecting film fan should miss this. And the performance of young actors... Oscar don't you dare ignore him!!

If I can summary this movie I would have to do that in two category:Historical accuracy - 10/10 Story and emotional roller-coaster - 9/10This film is a short introduction to the real history of Poland. It speaks through the the young people whose real live in Warsaw between the end of July 1944 and the beginning of October 1944 looked exactly how it was shown in the movie. Absolutely amazing accuracy of the depicting of some events and episodes of the Warsaw Uprising 1944. If you think it's exaggeration, IT'S NOT (even the scene with blood and humans' remains falling out of the sky is authentic)!!I know the famous scene with the kiss looks strange from first view, but this is 'ars poetica', it was (and it's) to show what's going on in the hearts of those young and inexperienced people.What film is not - it's not documentary movie and above all, it's not another fake-story Hollywood-like movie (see e.g. absurd and actually stupid series of war movies with Brad Pitt).I could not sleep after watching of this film and there were many like me. I don't think there is a normal person who would see this movie (knowing that the story inside is the real depict of real events) without any emotional reactions. I really recommend it. YOU MUST SEE IT !!!

do you know this feeling when a film is touching you inside, changes something in you, makes you wanna scream ? i guess this one is one of them i will not tell u much about this film, i never liked to analyze what author wanted to say, what is the message, i wont tell you about the special effect (i guess the best one ever made in any polish production), settings with great detail, great city fight sequences, surprisingly original camera work, no, no I leave all that for experts who know what they saylet me better tell you something that this film changed in mei read a lot about Warsaw Uprisings (both the Jewish one in Ghetto and Uprising 44 - please Don't MIX THOSE TWO), I watched documentaries, movies, i met some fighters when i was in primary school for some educational talks, i think i knew ... but i had no idea until i watched thisis this a historic movie ? No really is this a war movie ? I wouldn't say so Love story ? That would be too simplewhat is it then you ask ? I guess i will need more time and thoughts to figure it out, what i can tell u now is that it showed me people young people like me, who were faced with unthinkable times, unthinkable evil, and how it transformed themit is one of those time when a history book fact, some figure, some picture, drags you into it, and leaves your mind damaged, just like it left those people, their city, their dreamsscary