There's a sort of manic energy surrounding the events of the movie as, in many ways, and this clearly oversimplifies what happens, it's kind of a tug-of-war between Nikita and Beria and they're trying to pull as hard and as fast as they can to, basically, improve their position. It's completely and utterly fascinating to watch honestly. He's taken a look at the immediate aftermath of Stalin's death, the instant political machinations by both Beria and Nikita in order to assert their vision for the Soviet Union's future by manipulating those around them, trying to gain as many people in the presidium in their favor in order to oust the other.
Armando Iannucci is a satirist, well-known for his political satires The Thick Of It (which was extended to an excellent film called In The Loop), Veep and, obviously, this movie. Armando Iannucci isn't Kenneth Branagh, who would probably go nuts if he was to write and direct this movie, making a four-hour comprehensive epic that would be as close to the real thing as humanly possible. To criticize the movie for not being historically accurate, mostly historians, I feel, is kind of missing the point of the movie. And, of course, I'm not here to suggest that this movie is entirely 100% historically accurate, because it's not. You tell me which class you're gonna remember more? This brings us to this little flick right here. It's not just a stand-up routine, you're actually also learning something about the Soviet Union in the aftermath of Stalin's death. Now, let's take out Ben Stein out of the equation and, say, we put George Carlin in his place or whomever your favorite comic is. For example, take this movie, as an example, and imagine this as a class taught by Ben Stein.
None of that resonates with kids or, really, any student of any age for that matter. Same thing applies to a teacher with no passion for what they do.
Nobody is gonna learn anything from a teacher like that. But, let's just say, that your teacher is like Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, where his monotone and boring form of talking means that he's, essentially, a substitute for Ambien to the kids taking his classes. And there's some truth to that in that you should also learn.
I know some of you, particularly those from an older generation, might say that learning or education isn't about having fun, it's about, well, learning, of course. This is especially true when it refers to school topics such as history, math, english or whatever other subject you may be covering. I've always felt, and feel that this is something that most of you know or, maybe, should know, that you retain information better if you're having fun or if you're being entertained.
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