Ivan's Childhood

I’d say this was an alright movie. It holds a pretty cool story: A kid spy, but luckily, it isn’t Spy Kids…Geez I hate those movies.
What I liked about it was the acting of Ivan. That kid was a pretty good little actor. He really dictates anger pretty well. He has a lot of determination…for blood. Revenge is a motivation I’ve seen in a lot of movies. Sometimes, I get annoyed with it, but this didn’t bother me.
The movie really pulls you in. As in, “that kids floating in the sky, now we see his…mom? SCREEECH!! Then switch to him crawling across a swamp. Huh. Who IS this kid?” Now that I think about it, this is a plot that seems only existent in family comedies. Well, maybe not in WW2, but the idea can be the same. It’s really serious.
The ending is DARK. It’s scary to think about. The way they don’t really show Ivan dying is mysterious. When finding out about somebody who has just ‘disappeared,’ it gives chills. It's better to give the viewer imagination to use. Instead, if Tarkovsky showed a dramatic stab in Ivan's stomach and it sets off a dramatic crying scene, it give a TOTALLY different feel.
Also, that actress playing Masha was really cute! What was that actress's name anyway? And on that note, I take my leave.