>>49851
They say it's Wagner. See picrel
>white BALHEP
But they don't say Ukrainians, just enemy.
>the entire movie is just action, they don't stop to discuss politics and hardly even personal matters and character backstories
Yes. It is a very condensed action movie.
It is not easy to sit through, despite it's very exciting. Also despite all just action, it doesn't get boring. It's just hard to sit it through.
>One of the reviewers think the target audience is Ukrainians, to convince them they're the same people as Russians.
I dunno. There are 2 or 3 lines, and are very blunt, and kinda out of place. I don't think it could convince anyone. For those who are in the conflict, be either Russian and Ukranian the fact that they look the same, talk the same, use same tactics, and the same thing is happening to both sides (occasionally it's confusing who just died), might not be convincing either since they are emotionally commited to one side. Grossman notes that civil wars, fights between "brothers" are often more bloody, and ruthless for all the emotions involved.
Maybe you are right for the potential Wagner recruits. But I think maybe the real target audience are the outsiders, and especially Westerners, to show what you wrote:
>brothers fighting brothers until annihilation for zero long-term operational impact
Maybe they try to convey that everybody else is outsider and not involved, not threatened. And supporting the war is just good for brothers killing each other. Don't send more weapons.