Ugh, and I usually like Eastern Front stuff. Though generally, the Soviet made or Russian made ones are the only decent Eastern Front stuff. The difference between a WWII movie and a Great Patriotic War movie, y’know? Like, I’m not generally a fan of war movies, but… my dad and I rarely get along on anything. One of the few things we can agree on is WWII movies. We both like dead Nazis, and he doesn’t really care who exactly is killing Nazis as long as there’s enough gore and explosions, and sometimes I just like seeing the Soviet Red Army as good guys in a binary good vs. evil storyline, and generally that’s really bloody hard to find in mainstream media (though I also don’t care a great deal who’s killing Nazis as long as there’s Nazis exploding). So one of the few things we’ll sit down and watch together, without arguing about the Cold War, is a WWII movie, or a Great Patriotic War movie.

So, yeah. Usually I like Eastern Front war movies, it means I get to see the Soviets portrayed positively. The idea of something that’s the exact opposite… just. So much “ugh” for me specifically, that goes beyond ideological “fuck Nazis” and into personal “this is ruining a thing I like and enjoy sharing with a person I otherwise struggle to maintain a positive relationship with”.