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* MemeticMutation: Famous qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
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** Dasha, a Russian prostitute, describes black people as "primitive" and having a primal aggression which white people no longer possess, making them superior to white people. Despite being intended to be an empowering line for African-Americans, the line uses the well-worn tropes of black primitivism that black people are less evolved or civilized. This makes the line have the opposite effect for many western viewers.
* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila had made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
** Except that they still had to resolve the issue of Kostya's twin brother being exploited by Mennis, as Belkin wouldn't have done a thing about it.
* MemeticMutation: Famous qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila had made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
** Except that they still had to resolve the issue of Kostya's twin brother being exploited by Mennis, as Belkin wouldn't have done a thing about it.
* MemeticMutation: Famous qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
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** Dasha, a Russian prostitute, describes black people as "primitive" and having a primal aggression which white people no longer possess, making them superior to white people. Despite being intended to be an empowering line for African-Americans, the line uses the well-worn tropes of black primitivism that black people are less evolved or civilized. This makes the line have the opposite effect for many western viewers.
* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila had made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
** Except that they still had to resolve the issue of Kostya's twin brother being exploited by Mennis, as Belkin wouldn't have done a thing about it.
* MemeticMutation: Famous qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.viewers.
* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila had made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
** Except that they still had to resolve the issue of Kostya's twin brother being exploited by Mennis, as Belkin wouldn't have done a thing about it.
* MemeticMutation: Famous qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
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** Except that they still had to resolve the issue of Kostya's twin brother being exploited by Mennis, as Belkin wouldn't have done a thing about it.
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* MemeticMutation: Famous qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It can be argued that Danila's personality was shaped by his experiences of war. He seems stuck in a permanent state of conflict and has a clear division between friends and enemies in his mind when he looks at the world. This state of mind allows him to kill without regret or remorse, cause hey, that's what you do when the war is on. A rather cynical RobbingTheDead scene can also be explained by the war habit of taking the possessions of fallen comrades. Since Danila an Kostya were war buddies it seems to be somewhat appropriate. Danila's TranquilFury may be a representation of emotional numbness after the war.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It can be argued that Danila's personality was shaped by his experiences of war. He seems stuck in a permanent state of conflict and has a clear division between friends and enemies in his mind when he looks at the world. This state of mind allows him to kill without regret or remorse, cause hey, that's what you do when the war is on. A rather cynical RobbingTheDead scene can also be explained by the war habit of taking the possessions of fallen comrades. Since Danila an Kostya were war buddies it seems to be somewhat appropriate. Danila's TranquilFury may be a representation of emotional numbness after the war.
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* MemeticMutation: Famous qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It can be argued that Danila's personality was shaped by his experiences of war. He seems stuck in a permanent state of conflict and has a clear division between friends and enemies in his mind when he looks at the world. This state of mind allows him to kill without regret or remorse, cause hey, that's what you do when the war is on. A rather cynical RobbingTheDead scene can also be explained by the war habit of taking the possessions of fallen comrades. Since Danila an Kostya were war buddies it seems to be somewhat appropriate. Danila's TranquilFury may be a representation of emotional numbness after the war.Sevastopol.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It can be argued that Danila's personality was shaped by his experiences of war. He seems stuck in a permanent state of conflict and has a clear division between friends and enemies in his mind when he looks at the world. This state of mind allows him to kill without regret or remorse, cause hey, that's what you do when the war is on. A rather cynical RobbingTheDead scene can also be explained by the war habit of taking the possessions of fallen comrades. Since Danila an Kostya were war buddies it seems to be somewhat appropriate. Danila's TranquilFury may be a representation of emotional numbness after the war.
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** Depictions of African-Americans in this movie are less than flattering. Despite Aleksei Balabanov, the film's creator, clearly being aware of racial issues in the United States, the film's depiction of African-Americans may come across as crude, racist, and cliched stereotypes. It could be argued that in a Chicago crime movie this portrayal is inevitable.
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** Depictions of African-Americans in this movie are less than flattering. Despite Aleksei Balabanov, the film's creator, clearly being aware of racial issues in the United States, the film's depiction of African-Americans may come across as crude, racist, cliched, and cliched stereotypes. stereotypical. It could be argued that in a Chicago crime movie this criminal portrayal is inevitable.
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** Despite the humorous nature of scenes where Victor insults the Ukrainian mob, many Ukrainians will not find comments about Sevastopol or Victor calling a Ukrainian mobster "Бандеровец" funny or amusing. The plot could also be interpreted as a nationalist Russians triumphing over Ukrainians story. Clearly the Ukrainian government thinks so, banning the film on the grounds that it "humiliates Ukraine as a nation."
** Depictions of African-Americans in this movie are less than flattering. Despite Aleksei Balabanov, the film's creator, clearly being aware of racial issues in the United States, the film's depiction of African-Americans may come across as crude, racist, and cliched stereotypes. It could be argued that in a Chicago crime movie this portrayal is inevitable.
** Dasha, a Russian prostitute, describes black people as "primitive" and having a primal aggression which white people no longer possess, making them superior to white people. Despite being intended to be an empowering line for African-Americans, the line uses the well-worn tropes of black primitivism that black people are less evolved or civilized. This makes the line have the opposite effect for many western viewers.
** Despite the humorous nature of scenes where Victor insults the Ukrainian mob, many Ukrainians will not find comments about Sevastopol or Victor calling a Ukrainian mobster "Бандеровец" funny or amusing. The plot could also be interpreted as a nationalist Russians triumphing over Ukrainians story. Clearly the Ukrainian government thinks so, banning the film on the grounds that it "humiliates Ukraine as a nation."
** Depictions of African-Americans in this movie are less than flattering. Despite Aleksei Balabanov, the film's creator, clearly being aware of racial issues in the United States, the film's depiction of African-Americans may come across as crude, racist, and cliched stereotypes. It could be argued that in a Chicago crime movie this portrayal is inevitable.
** Dasha, a Russian prostitute, describes black people as "primitive" and having a primal aggression which white people no longer possess, making them superior to white people. Despite being intended to be an empowering line for African-Americans, the line uses the well-worn tropes of black primitivism that black people are less evolved or civilized. This makes the line have the opposite effect for many western viewers.
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* MemeticMutation: Famous talk "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
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* MemeticMutation: Famous talk qotes like "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
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* MemeticMutation: Famous talk "What is power, brother?" and "Bitches, you'll answer me for Sevastopol!". The second remark is considered "prophetic" in the context of the Crimean Crisis of 2014, and products with this phrase are popular in Sevastopol.
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* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila had made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
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* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila had made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.murder.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It can be argued that Danila's personality was shaped by his experiences of war. He seems stuck in a permanent state of conflict and has a clear division between friends and enemies in his mind when he looks at the world. This state of mind allows him to kill without regret or remorse, cause hey, that's what you do when the war is on. A rather cynical RobbingTheDead scene can also be explained by the war habit of taking the possessions of fallen comrades. Since Danila an Kostya were war buddies it seems to be somewhat appropriate. Danila's TranquilFury may be a representation of emotional numbness after the war.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It can be argued that Danila's personality was shaped by his experiences of war. He seems stuck in a permanent state of conflict and has a clear division between friends and enemies in his mind when he looks at the world. This state of mind allows him to kill without regret or remorse, cause hey, that's what you do when the war is on. A rather cynical RobbingTheDead scene can also be explained by the war habit of taking the possessions of fallen comrades. Since Danila an Kostya were war buddies it seems to be somewhat appropriate. Danila's TranquilFury may be a representation of emotional numbness after the war.
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* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
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* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila had made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
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* IdiotPlot: There likely would have been no beef between Danila and Belkin should the chief of security who killed Kostya have understood Belkin's orders correctly. There would have been no second act if Danila made an effort to somehow verify Belkin's info about the American's involvement in Kostya's murder.
