The Man, The Terrible

Astonishing piece of work. I was actually saying as the credits rolled, "For a film finished around the 1940s, this was quite an art." I could feel the passion behind Ivan as he desperately attempted to maintain control of his country of states. I could feel the anger and betrayal he found as the boyars turned their backs on him for more power in a seperated Russia. I could feel the sadness in Ivan as the woman he loves, Anastasia, dies. This film, more than anything, showed me an (what I assume to be) accurate portrayal of a early Russian leader who just wants a solid-ruled nation under one banner, not several; and in that, what he is willing to go through to acheive his goal: One Russian Nation.