In order to destroy or at least stop a tank, it is not enough to pierce the armor. As such, the hole in the armor is not fatal. The main thing is to destroy the crew. And it is better to break the will of the crew, force them to give up resistance - then the tank will turn into a useless piece of iron.
Something similar happened in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the ideological front of the struggle against the USSR. Through the efforts of politicians, the "iron curtain" was slightly opened. What's next? And then you need to break the will of the people and the country's leadership. And the technique was as follows: to show the cultural superiority of the West.
To achieve this goal, entire institutions worked in the United States and various methods of influencing the psyche and consciousness of people were developed. One of the weapons is cinema. Through Hollywood, we were shown the cultural superiority of the American system over the Soviet one. All the heroes of American cinema were supposedly written off from American society and supposedly told us about real American life. For example, Rocky, who beat the cruel and arrogant Russian Ivan Drago (one hundred percent Russians are all like that). Rocky was a money bouncer from his boss's debts, but eventually becomes a star and gets fame and money. We were told: only in America is this possible!
In Star Wars, we were shown the future of American space and the latest technology that the American way of life promises to us. John McLain from Die Hard is capable of neutralizing a terrorist gang himself. In general, all Americans are like that … These are just a few examples.
Our people were taught that the West had built a more advanced and cultured society, and "surrendering" to the United States was the only correct decision. Which is what happened in the end.
In 1952, Soviet director Alexander Ptushko made one of his most famous films, Sadko.
The natural epic hero Sergei Stolyarov and one of the first beauties of Russian cinema, the young debutant Alla Larionova, were involved in the film. The special effects that the film crew created were far ahead of their time. Nothing of the kind has been done in any film studio in the world. Let's say the Phoenix bird fascinated and caused superstitious horror!
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The fairy-tale film confidently gathered halls in the USSR and prizes at prestigious foreign festivals. A dozen years after Sadko triumphantly flew on its canoe to the screens, the Americans showed this film at home … as The Magic Voyage of Sinbad.
It should be noted that Soviet cinematography was absolutely not adapted either for international commerce or for the protection of its copyrights. American director Korman "adapted" the Soviet tape, with a slight movement of his hand, turning the Novgorod guslar Sadko into a daring Arab sailor Sinbad.
At the same time, during the dubbing of the film into English, all the scenes in which Sadko plays the harp and sings (!) Were deleted, the events of the narrative were transferred from the ancient Russian city of Novgorod to India to the city of "Kopasand". Moreover, the names and surnames of the actors and the crew were also changed to names that sound in American: Anna Larion, Arnold Keylor, Lucille Vertisia, and the director … Alfred Posco.
Thus, Russian culture, music, history and language were struck out of the head of the American man in the street - it was clear that the action was taking place somewhere far away, in exotic lands. And is it Russia or the Persian Gulf - who can figure it out?
Original film "Sadko":
Adapted American version of "The Magic Voyage of Sinbad":
