"Motherland" (TV series): reviews of viewers and reviews

The series "Rodina", which will be discussed below, was released in the spring of 2015. He immediately riveted the attention of viewers with a brilliant cast of actors. And the name of the project evoked patriotic feelings. Many enjoyed watching this movie, anticipating the spectacular spectacle. However, the "Rodina" TV series did not become a super popular one. Reviews, interesting facts, strengths and weaknesses of this project will be the subject of the proceedings in this article.

Actors

Not often on our screens there are really interesting pictures. That's "Motherland" - a series, the reviews of which are very ambiguous. However, the cast of the film does not evoke any criticism. The main role in it is played by the charismatic Vladimir Mashkov. His unfaithful wife is represented by Maria Mironova. Victoria Isakova organically blended with the image of the neurasthenic agent of the FSB, and Sergei Makovetsky - her mentor. They decorated with their presence a series and other beloved actors: Andrei Merzlikin, Alisa Khazanova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Maria Shalaeva, Timothy Tribuntsev. It would seem that with the participation of such talented artists, a real masterpiece was to be born. But not everyone was satisfied with watching the movie.

Plot

An unusual story is the series "Motherland". The feedback of the audience testifies to this. The film begins in 1993, when two officers disappeared during the military operation in the North Caucasus: Khamzin Yuri and Alexei Bragin (Vladimir Mashkov). Six years later, the latter was found in one of the secret bunkers of terrorists. He was very drained, chained to the wall, but still alive and relatively healthy. The story of a miracle survivor from the death of the major immediately became the property of the media. For the rehabilitation of Bragin, the best specialists were involved. And among them - expert analyst of the counterterrorism department of the FSB Anna Zimina (Victoria Isakova). After the first conversation with Bragin, the girl realized that he was hiding a secret. For the first season, she puzzled over this task and in the end almost decided it.

Original sources

Was shot based on the American project Homeland TV series "Motherland". Reviews of viewers therefore can be divided into two categories: those who watched the American version of the film, and those who did not see it. Strictly speaking, the original source is the Israeli television series "Prisoners of War". With him, the Russian public is not familiar, but in the plot of the picture you can catch local realities. The constant threat of terrorism, the visit of the eastern prince in search of girls for the harem, the nuances of intra-family and business relations seem to some viewers to be alien. As one of them said ironically, two Russian peasants, after six years of separation under tragic circumstances, will never sit down to drink red wine on the balcony overlooking the night Moscow. Men in Russia prefer other pastime and, definitely, other drinks. However, the framework of a foreign project dictates its conditions. Therefore, the actors in the Russian version sometimes look unnatural and pronounce the replicas that are not characteristic of their characters.

Dramatism

Made a great impression on the audience the TV series "Motherland" with Mashkov. The reviews of many of them indicate that it is the virtuoso play of this actor that the film owes its popularity. With one glance, Vladimir expresses the whole gamut of feelings of his hero: a secret malice, unspeakable suffering, inexhaustible sadness. However, some viewers argue that such a heat of passion, on the contrary, made them turn away from the screen. It would be better Mashkov saved his dramatic talent for the next adaptation of Dostoevsky, they say. This view was shared by some and to the game of two main actresses of the project - Maria Mironova and Victoria Isakova. The heart-rending suffering of the first and the strange unbalance of the second did not arouse any sympathy. However, here the question is rather to the director of the series Pavel Lungin, than to the famous film stars. Most likely, some nervousness of the heroines had to give the domestic version greater certainty.

Negative feedback

As mentioned above, the series Rodina with Mashkov is borrowed. Comments from fans of the American film about his Russian version leave much to be desired. Even sincere admirers of the talent of Viktoria Isakova, Sergei Makovetsky and Vladimir Mashkov recognize that this time their favorite actors could not cope with their task. Some even argue that unknown artists would be easier to cope with the embodiment of the heroes of the series, while the recognized masters already have their own acquired role. For example, Mashkov is not accustomed to portray both heroes and traitors on the screen, maybe, therefore, he is perceived without much enthusiasm by the fans of the series Homeland. In addition, some viewers believe that the plot of the film in an appendix to Russian realities turned out to be too much for ears.

Positive reviews

Many of those who have not seen the American version of the project, called the completely watchable TV series "Motherland". Reviews of such viewers suggest that the comparison with the original greatly spoils the impression of this film. But if you take it as an independent product, then everything seems not so deplorable. First, almost to the last series it is impossible to solve the main intrigue of the series: will Bragin be a traitor or not? What can make such a person change the Motherland? How can the human psyche be transformed under the influence of severe trials? Secondly, on the Russian screen for a long time did not appear really high-quality spy movies. Spectators missed them and took the TV series "Motherland" as a ray of light in the darkness of long-tired fighters, detectives and melodramas. A small censure causes them only that the action of the film is somewhat prolonged.

Reviews

The series "Motherland", reviews, reviews of which are interesting to many, was negatively received by critics. In such well-known publications as "GQ", "Kommersant", "Afisha" appeared devastating articles about this project. Claims of critics are partly justified: indeed, the actions of heroes in the film are not always motivated, the plot of the plot raises questions, the actors play sometimes looks tense, and the musical accompaniment causes angst. Cinematographers stubbornly compare the Russian version of the film with the American one, and this comparison is not in favor of the former. Critics unanimously recognize Pavel Lungin as one of the best directors of our time, but they consider one of the most unsuccessful of his works the TV series Rodina. Reviews viewers are still less categorical.

Actual errors

The public likes to find actual flaws in various projects. A few such mistakes also include the TV series Rodina. Comments from the audience indicate that the creators of the series did not closely follow this side of the issue. For example, the very first USB-drives appeared on the market of electronic products only in 2000, and in one of the series of the film, the plot of which unfolds in 1999, it is easily used by the resourceful heroine. Of course, we can assume that the flash drives appeared in the arsenal of secret intelligence agencies earlier than ordinary consumers. But this is already a fantasy, and we are talking about facts. In addition, some places in the city of Moscow looked different in 1999. In the first series of the series, the main character sits on a bench in a park near the Rostokinsky aqueduct, which was broken only in 2004. A monument to Dmitry Donskoy in the Tula region, which visits the family of the Bragins in the eleventh series, was restored only in 2005-2007. This is the list of "inconsistencies", which contains the series "Motherland". Reviews, interesting facts about him are detailed on popular cinema sites, which, by and large, indicates that the film still "hooked" the viewer.

Unrealized concept

In each television project project there is a basic idea, which in the process of demonstration is gradually brought to the audience. In this sense, one of the most controversial films is the TV series Rodina. Comments from the audience indicate that they do not understand the motives of the heroes of the picture. Indeed, the Russian version almost sketchily copies the American version, but does not convey its main idea. To begin with, English "homeland" is translated as "native land" as opposed to the concept of "state", that is, a system that often makes decisions on behalf of millions of people, not always being interested in their opinion. The personal patriotism of the protagonist in the American television series - Sergeant Brody - makes him commit treason and go against his criminal leadership. In captivity he formed his own system of values, which he tries to defend on his native land. Against this background, it is not entirely clear what the concept of the Russian project is "Rodina" (TV series). 4 season, the reviews of which we have yet to learn, if it ever will be removed, perhaps, will clarify this issue. The same applies to Anna Zimina. In the American project, agent Carrie Matheson suffers from a bipolar disorder triggered by the Sept. 11 terrorist act, which she, among other scouts, could have prevented. From series to series, it carries the burden of guilt and tries to rehabilitate itself. In the case of Zimina, again, it is not entirely clear what motivates her. In the series, she seems just a very unbalanced woman, who for some reason was hired by the FSB. So, completely copying the American series externally, the creators of the Russian version forgot to breathe life into the inner world of their heroes. And this, perhaps, is the biggest "minus" of the picture.

Conclusion

Now you know everything about the "pluses" and "minuses", which is different for the TV series "Motherland". Reviews, reviews of this movie for you now is also not a secret. Very rarely it happens that projects of Western production transferred to Russian soil take on a second wind and begin to live their own lives. In most cases, such experiments are doomed to failure - the difference in the viewers' worldview is too great. However, we can not call the episode "Motherland" a frank failure. 1 season, reviews of which are already known, had some success with the audience. But much of it is still alien and incomprehensible to the Russian public.