What are they, cool Russian fighters who remain in their memory and gather full halls? These are films where shootings, fights and chases are just an addition to the famously twisted plot, and the presence of special effects, like in Hollywood blockbusters, is completely optional. They are replaced by interest in the personality of the hero.
About the history of the genre
The most visited action movie in the history of Russian cinema is “Pirates of the 20th Century” (1980). 120 million people over the past 10 years crossed the thresholds of cinemas to watch the brutal struggle of N. Eremenko to save the crew of the ship. And then there were films: “Thirtieth Destroy”, “Nicknamed“ The Beast ””, which made the actors who starred, a model of true masculinity. Igor Livanov and Dmitry Pevtsov brought personal charisma, increasing interest in the genre.
Today you can argue as much as you like about what he is - the coolest action movie. A. Balabanov’s Russian film “Brother” (1997), created in 31 days, can rightfully be considered a revival of not only the genre, but also Russian cinema as a whole. For the generation of the 90s, Danila Bagrov became an example of a hero opposing evil. “Brother 2”, released three years later, managed to break the record for popularity, which is a unique phenomenon in the cinema.
The main subject
What topics can cool Russian action movies be divided into?
- Crime. Among the best: “Boomer” (2000), which caused a controversial reaction, but became the first film to recoup costs in times of crisis; “Sisters” (2001) - directorial work of Sergei Bodrov Sr.; Antikiller (2002), which created the image of a fighter with unrighteousness in the person of a former police major nicknamed Lys (G. Kutsenko); Watchmaker (2013) and Black City (2010).
- Historical events: “Servant of the Sovereigns” (2007), awarded the award of the Italian festival “Pages of History”; “Taras Bulba” (2007).
- War: “9th Company” (2005) - a film by F. Bondarchuk about the war in Afghanistan; “War” (2002) another film by A. Balabanov about events in Chechnya; “March toss” (2003).
- Fiction: “Paragraph 78” (2007); “Inhabited Island” (2008).
New film - Russian crime
A cool action movie can also be a remake dating back to the best films of our time. The Watchmaker is associated with the Mechanic (USA), but this is a true Russian film. The protagonist is a killer collecting watches. It is they who will extradite the former commando who made the killing his profession. He never made a mistake, but will he be able to escape retribution from the daughter of a friend and former teacher, whom he killed while fulfilling someone else's order? You can find out about this only by watching the film until the last minute, because the plot is constantly in suspense.
The film of A. Feoktistov is superbly mounted. The camera monitors every little thing, forcing the viewer to reflect on what he saw. The director is betting on one of the most sought-after actors - Maxim Drozd. On the account of the 48-year-old native of Ukraine, almost 80 films, work in the theater. He is not only in brilliant form, which he once demonstrated in The Piranha Hunt, but is also able to get used to any role, avoiding falsehood. His composure and composure are impressive. The entire film, the viewer wonders: "Does such a person even have real affection for anyone?" And what other crime movie is a real cool action movie?
"City of Death": Russian films about lone heroes
Dmitry Maryanov starred in the 2010 film , which aroused additional interest in the film. In the style of Western militants, he was not afraid at first to introduce his hero, Major Borin, as desperate after an unfair dismissal from organs with a “wolf ticket”. A drunk man, who almost lost his family, was returned to service only by the misfortune with his former partner, at the call of which the hero Maryanov goes to the provincial Yegoryevsk. In the city, life revolves around a market officially closed by the authorities. Once in its territory, Borin finds himself in underground labyrinths, where another city, “black,” is rebuilt, and the local mafia thrives. What is there only! Drug manufacturing laboratories, clandestine sewing workshops, brothels and cells for debtors.
Cool Russian militants are distinguished by dynamic plots. Almost alone, Boris is able not only to save a friend in need, but also to destroy a criminal business. When viewing, there is an analogy with the American film "Under Siege". It is all the more interesting to compare the characters of S. Seagal and D. Maryanov. The Russian film is distinguished by the hero’s motivation and reliance on the healthy forces of the provincial town - a conscientious police officer and the bride of a missing friend, who help to cope with the “monster”.
The March Throw (2003)
Consumers who are offended by society and fate often grow from graduates of the orphanage. N. Istanbul film is interesting in that a different hero, a pupil of an orphan institution, comes to the audience, who came to the conclusion: the best relatives are friends. As a real man, he seeks to get into the elite troops of the Russian army - the Airborne Forces, where he lures a draftee with whom he made friends in the military enlistment office. So begins the cool action movie "Detdomovets." Russian films are often known under different names due to the distribution of copies on the Internet. The official name of this picture is “Throw March”, for the landing, craved by the orphanage’s children, is sent to Chechnya. The name of the main character is Alexander Buida. He quickly adapts to the combat situation, in which he has previously acquired skills.
But the friend Volodya Fedotov suffers military deprivation harder. And in the first serious battle, where the Russian convoy is ambushed, he is captured. Alexander does not abandon a friend, first sharing his fate, and then organizing a successful escape. Covering his withdrawal does not even suggest that he will be blown up by a mine, already feeling the joy of freedom. The role of Buida was brilliantly handled by the director’s son Vladimir Volga, a screenwriter by profession and a master of sports in boxing.
Historical action movie "Golden Transit"
In the year of cinema, cinema pleased the next prime minister. One of them is the modern Eastern about the pursuit of gold from the Siberian mines. This is a cool Russian action movie of 2016, shot in Ustyuzhna. According to the scenario, the events take place in the city of Chuisk, on the border with China, where in 1924 the gold miner Astakhov (V. Andreev) returned to take the adult daughter abroad. For her and his freedom, he reveals a cache of gold, which is supposed to be sent by special train to Vladivostok. But by the time the train was dispatched, it turned out that bags of valuable cargo for the Soviet government had been stolen. In pursuit of gold rush: bandits led by a former manager of the mine (A. Ustyugov), police (Y. Shamshin - head Zimin) and unknown robbers.
Astakhov rushes between them, not knowing whom to trust in order to protect his daughter. The actions of Pavel Samsonov (A. Mantsygin), a former bear thief, and now a convinced communist policeman, help the gold miner understand that you can live and work in Soviet Russia. The viewer will be incredibly interested to find out who those unknown robbers who stole gold. Director A. Kozlov managed to create a film where the intrigue will be preserved until the last.
Afterword
Cool Russian fighters do not end with the list proposed in the article. A feature of Russian cinema is a mixture of styles, where comedy is adjacent to satire, and thriller to melodrama. A typical class lesson can end with hostage taking and storming of a special forces detachment (Uchilka, 2015).