Hatred and Love of Putin in How To Divorce During Wartime
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Free Software fundamentally misses the point. It fails on a practical, ideological, economic, and political level. Let’s examine precisely how (in a slightly different order for the purposes of presentation).
Suppose a family, fleeting from abuse, comes seeking shelter. Do you hesitate to take them in, provide for the basic needs, when the cause of their hardship is an old nemesis of yours? One whose family and yours have been at war since time memorial. ↩ Reply
Now, take the problem and blow it out to a national scale. There is not just one family, but tens of thousands, seeking aid and assistance. The nemesis of this analogy is not a single person, but an entire country and all of its inhabitants(1). Even so, the small person-to-person rivalries continue. ↩ Reply
Were one to wish to emphasize the either side, a simple juxtaposition would do well. Such a prospect was taken up by the Lithuanian director Andrius Blaževičius in the non so romantic drama film How to Divorce During the War. c:0 ↩ Reply
The main literary technique in the film is the pairing of the relationship, or the lack there of, of the protagonist Vytas (Marius Repšys) with his wife Marija (Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė) and the Russo-Ukrainian war. c:2 ↩ Reply
Here the political situation plays a major role in the story, for that which is above is from that which is below. ↩ Reply
You have Vytas live happily, but there is some discord in the family, while in the background there are news of the heating conflict. Until the fateful day the wife tells him to move out and leave her alone. Little behold, the day after that Russia invades Ukraine. c:4 ↩ Reply
The connection between the two events is very often brought to the attention of the viewers, so they'd be aware of how misorussian the family is. This attitude is further justified by showing the act of breaking Russians car windows as an act of valor. ↩ Reply
The movie brakes even ground by showing that for the every act against Russia, be it directly or indirectly (as per artist performances), there always comes a consequence. That's best illustrated by the daughter stuck in all this mess, Dovilė (Amelija Adomaityte). ↩ Reply
I give props to the director of depicting a cognizant child, she is fine with the divorce, because the lead-up was already clear from how her friends' parents acted before the final act. She is well aware of the political situation, to a point where she beats up a Russian boy who calls Ukrainians, Fascists. Although she ends up being beaten up, her heart sits still and is not swayed by the adults persuasion of seeing her behavior as improper. c:0 ↩ Reply
There is no retreat from the politics in this film. Seeking shelter, means you have to deal with their russophobia, so the logical response is not to continue to argue but break the satellite dish, dealing with the Russian news. As a side note, I find it amusing, the pro-Russian father is played by Algirdas Dainavičius, who was in the Andrius Blazevicius film Hunger Strike Breakfast, about the time when Russian military took over the national Lithuanian TV station. It must be a coincidence, not that there is a huge pool of still working Lithuanian actors, so it is normal that this occurred. ↩ Reply
The film ends up resolving the conflict by the ex-husband being severely beaten up Russians. He once again becomes a husband and comes back to the old marital life. All is back in it's tracks, except for the fact the war is continuing in the background. And the daughter takes sleeping pills. At least one character changed. The end. ↩ Reply
Oh and the whole part with the wife Marija sleeping with her female friend, I am not sure it fits into the whole schema of anti-Russian messaging, besides showing a middle finger to the anti-homo stance of the Russian government and peoples. ↩ Reply
To make the experience even more thrilling, before the film there was a teaser shown of an up-and-coming film about the Russo-Ukrainian war, where the son of a Russian soldier calls his father a "fascist". I applaud the person who put the teaser there, these two films would go well together. ↩ Reply
Although, the Lithuanian film market is a bit saturated with films involving Russia, since 2 years prior to the release of the Andrius Blazevicius' film, came out an artistic nature documentary set in the modern day, where Russia manages to pull off blitzkrieg — End's beginning by Vytautas Tinteris, staring Vytautas Tinteris and his wife. This week I bought a small comic at a rare books store, which was printed in 2025 France, and is about, you've guessed it, the socio-political impact of the Russian culture in Lithuania. It calls President Putin — President Vagina, which is a pun on the Lithuanian word for vagina being pūtė. It is also about the Russo-Ukrainian war. ↩ Reply
I here skipped even more culturally anti-Russian tid-bits in the media I've discussed, I hope the review is going to suffice for y'all to show how not Russian Lithuanians are and at what lengths such a nation will go to draw the line and call out the big neighbor at the East. ↩ Reply
Still, I am a bit afraid on voicing my opinion on this matter, given how politically charged it is. There is more nuance on the topic on all the media I presented, I may not have been able to fully express it. But with what I did, it is my hope it reaches the ears of the readers, or eyes if you prefer, and consider that there is another country suffering from trauma, not just the kingdom of David. On that, I'll leave for a next time, when I discuss My Neighbor Adolf. And let's say, Putin and Hitler are quite similar. ↩ Reply
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Vse heil Putler! ↩ Reply
Fin. ↩ Reply
(1) — from the very subjective and emotionally charged reasoning. ↩ Reply
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Blender Dumbass
c:0 October 15, 2026 Divorce
⤴ ViewHm... I wonder what a Divorce looks like for a polyamory people, like from a legal perspective. It would be very interesting to dig into something this complex.
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c:1 October 15, 2026 Now, take the problem and blow it out to a national scale. There is not just one family, but tens of thousands, seeking aid and assistance. The nemesis of this analogy is not a single person, but an entire country and all of its inhabitants. Even so, the small person-to-person rivalries continue.
So, people flee country because all people of that country are bad. Smells of a logical fallacy there.
Blender Dumbass
c:2 October 15, 2026 The main literary technique in the film is the pairing of the relationship, or the lack there of, of the protagonist Vytas (Marius Repšys) with his wife Marija (Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė) and the Russo-Ukrainian war.
⤴ ViewMarija and Vytas decided to do an opera. Vytas fucking won. Marija is fucking upset. He takes notes so high, she cannot reach them. She is a bass compared to him. Verdict - Divorce.
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Blender Dumbass
c:3 October 15, 2026... c:2
Blender Dumbass c:2 October 15, 2026 The main literary technique in the film is the pairing of the relationship, or the lack there of, of the protagonist Vytas (Marius Repšys) with his wife Marija (Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė) and the Russo-Ukrainian war.
⤴ ViewMarija and Vytas decided to do an opera. Vytas fucking won. Marija is fucking upset. He takes notes so high, she cannot reach them. She is a bass compared to him. Verdict - Divorce.
Context:
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=8-qZD6XHVCA
Blender Dumbass
c:5 October 15, 2026 I give props to the director of depicting a cognizant child, she is fine with the divorce, because the lead-up was already clear from how her friends' parents acted before the final act. She is well aware of the political situation, to a point where she beats up a Russian buy who calls Ukrainians, Fascists. Although she ends up being beaten up, her heart sits still and is not swayed by the adults persuasion of seeing her behavior as improper.
What is it with people calling other people "fascists" when they don't like their points of view?
Blender Dumbass
c:6 October 15, 2026 To make the experience even more thrilling, before the film there was a teaser shown of an up-and-coming film about the Russo-Ukrainian war, where the son of a Russian soldier calls his father a "fascist". I applaud the person who put the teaser there, these two films would go well together.
They should perhaps take inspiration from the Grindhouse cinemas and the "double-feature" tickets. 2 for the price of 1... good sale. People will go to watch movies more.
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