Movies
The atrocities of war, now shown through the eyes of Hungarian troops who fought together with the Red Army. It's a very popular theme in cinema and most films are pretty similar in their handling of the subject. The only thing that stands out here is the cinematography, though not by a lot.
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I appreciated the above-average cinematography, but the rest of the film didn't really appeal to me that much. I didn't think the film was all that effective, the performances were somewhat wooden and the music was a letdown. It's certainly not the worst of its kind, but I've seen better.
After a good six months of detox, I almost feel like a complete newbie tackling core classics like this one. It's difficult to imagine how I dragged myself through so many for the past couple of years, I think it's safe to say now that most of them just aren't for me. The Round-Up was quite the struggle, even though it was relatively short.
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Dreary characters, grim black-and-white cinematography, not much in the way of a score, and a plot that didn't grip me. It's a depressing slog from start to finish, and even though the film isn't without qualities (the stark camera work was decent), it was an absolute struggle to get to the end.