Watched this in University and people laughed.

From my own days at school I seem to remember that certain kids thought it rebellious and clever to laugh at things they knew were supposed to be disturbing.

Winter-is-Coming. Yeah, we're probably in the same class at the U of M haha. I hope he doesn't laugh through every film we watch. But this one I thought was especially disturbing compared to Das Boot.

"mentally deficient (mild forms of mental retardation exist), have emotional and behavioural problems such as anti-social personality disorder (even a mild form) and so lack the ability to empathise with the victim. "

Wow, that sounds pretty harsh but is probably true. Most likely though the person in question was probably just some *very* immature douche bag, that is no surprise because I have seen TONS of immature punks at the colleges I've been to.

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Coleburg, I think the phenomenon that you describe depends on time, not on place. The cultural needs and the artistic means at every given period of time are comparable for different countries, such the US and the USSR, just like many other aspects of life, despite political and economical dissentions.
As for Idi i Smotri in particular, mind you it was released in 1985.
If you see any 'crazy faces' there, just look for what caused those expressions. Also, have you read the statement shown on screen before the closing?

"Can you imagine a war movie like Platoon/-/ with the protagonist making crazy faces to show emotions".

I don´t need to imagine, I have SEEN that Stone´s cheesefest.



"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

By "the cheesy fireworks they used to show gunfire" are you referring to the tracer bullets that were actually used when shooting in the dark?

"Not to mention the cheesy fireworks they used to show gunfire."

...... they used live ammunition for this movie along with real weaponry. The actors literally had bullets flying mere centimeters above their heads.

.. I ... I can't tell if you are being serious or a troll. This is by far the most realistic war movie ever made.

Can you imagine a war movie like Platoon or Full Metal Jacket that were made around the same with the protagonist making crazy faces to show emotions at the shocking parts?

I'm gonna be watching the movie real soon and I'm assuming it's one of those "let's look at the real reality that the media never tells" kinda movie

As much as I'm a black comedy person myself, I do agree there are things you just can't laugh at or mock(I only have very few myself, since I love pushing limits on many things in films)

But for instance, I can't find myself laughing at or mocking The Passion of the Christ, because I was raised Christian. Even though I'm not even a dedicated Christian or even living like one, I can't help but weep and feel just overwhelmed everytime I watch The Passion.

That's a perfect example I can give from my personal experience in films.

Again, I'm a huge fan of black comedy and I do laugh at some taboo stuff that aren't usually meant to be laughed at, but what really pisses me off is when someone just ruins the movie at a premier, a movie theater, or even watching it at a school or some university by laughing, or just doing distracting things.

I'm a huge movie buff and if someone does that while I'm in presence during the screening, I would literally flip out; I can tolerate if people find the movie dull or boring but if they RUIN IT for ME, that's when it crosses the line.

I wish I were there in that classroom with you and bashed his face in for ruining the movie, regardless of him finding the movie extra boring to him.

People need to realize that not all people go to the theaters to make out with girls or kill time; some people actually want to watch the movie, be entertained or sometimes even analyze them.

What has happened to the cinema in America.......

I haven't read every single post in this thread, but you're also overlooking another possibility: he laughed because it's a terrible film and Florya's reactions to things are trite and and almost comical in their clumsiness.

People on this board find it much more satisfying to adopt the smug stance that someone who laughs at this movie must be stupid, but don't consider that many people will also see this as a bad, ham-fisted attempt at a profound movie. I don't know if the OP's classmate is one of those people, but it's certainly possible.

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And why are they idiots? Because they don't like this movie? Or because they're not sympathizing enough with the character?

If it's the former, you're an elitist, pretentious ass (like most others on this board... what is it about this movie?). If it's the latter, that's a trite observation. I'll put it to you: Did you like Armageddon? or Crank? Did you laugh at them? Well, I bet you wouldn't if you were going through what those characters were going through!

That sounds stupid, right? Well, it's no less valid than your point. It only seems less because of this absurd conviction that this movie is "important." And that makes people overlook how trite this movie really is and how it can fail to connect with people.