Come and See

I've finally managed to watch it. A truly horrific portrayal of war. The character of Florya looks constantly mortified , and the Director used live ammunition on set and terrified him throughout filming so that must have been a factor. His transformation on screen is something to really savour, although probably not ethically sound. The sense of impending doom and dread is thrust into the viewers face. Even the noise of the planes overhead sound sinister. I'm not sure I'll be in a hurry to watch it again as it is a traumatizing experience but it's quite clear when watching it, that it is a massively important film. I saw 'The Ascent', made by the Director's wife Larisa Shepitko recently and thought that was superb, but this is a step up. It's surely one of the most harrowing, realistic tales of the brutality of war put onscreen. I haven't rated a movie as 10 out of 10 for a number of years. But this is a 10 out of 10. Unforgettable

It's difficult to review this movie because of what it is. This movie isn't enjoyable; it isn't fun. It's not something you sit down to watch for a good time. Watching it feels like being thrown into a war, experiencing it firsthand. It's not supposed to be entertaining—it's meant to be terrifying.

Most war films, even when anti-war, tend to embellish aspects for the sake of entertainment. At the end of the day, they’re still movies, meant to be engaging. There's nothing wrong with that; I enjoy those kinds of war films myself. A good film is a good film, after all. But none capture the devastation of war quite like this one.

This movie is a nightmare. It's something you absolutely should watch—but probably never will want to watch again.

War as a trip to Hell. A hyper-realistic vision that step by step is becoming more and more allegorical. The Nazis ride through the fog, like horsemen of the apocalypse. Hitler portrayed, Hitler dead. The child turned into a man, the innocent gaze turned into horror. Requiem for the dead peasants. Hell taken to the movies like few times.

The most terrifying movie about fascism.

One of the best war films, if not the best, Come And See turns out to be a real nightmare.

The last 30 minutes were a stab in the heart, showing scenes that were inhumane but unfortunately, really happened. The camera is perfect, plunging us right into the boy's eyes, creating an empathy for him and his people that will shatter our souls. The acting of the boy (and also the girl) are nothing short of perfect for this type of film. The long takes in their eyes filled with terror at the sight of those attrocities, wow.

It is a devastating, brutal, dark, and sad film, and there is no Hollywood happy ending. It is pure war. And Klimov shows it to us as it really was, with this masterpiece of a film.

I have nothing more to say, just watch it.

9/10

Quite possibly the most shocking movie ever made. Powerful stuff!
WWII brought out some of the worst things human beings can do to each other. Genocide like this still happens to this day. Not happy to be human after watching this, thus I could not rate it 5 stars.

Since Carl Th. Dreyer’s _The Passion of Joan of Arc_, I hadn’t seen close-ups as devastating and magnificent. Each gaze, each line of the face, each wrinkle... seems to embody the weight of an inexpressible horror! The film is a window into the very souls of its characters, especially through the eyes of a boy whose childhood is consumed in the face of the brutality and barbarity of war. This is cinema that does not seek comfort, but instead confronts us, with a disarming rawness and a tragic beauty that resonates deeply. It is impossible to look at these faces and not feel, somehow, despite never having lived it, that you, too, are marked by the horror.

Movie is more an experience then a movie

This movie makes Schindler's List look like a comedy.

most disturbing movie I've ever watched (+_+)
and i watched a lot of holocaust movies


first half is very odd for western viewers , the second half is just genius

the acting of the girl was pretty bad, without it this would be 10/10 for the originality and all the efforts (omg the terrorised face expressions of floria)