To say we live in an absurd world would be an understatement. Russian propaganda tries to call Ukrainians Nazis, yet it is Putin who is acting like Hitler. With the human atrocities in Ukraine, it's despicable and disgusting seeing some Americans support Putin and Russia in recent weeks.
While most of the world has come to support and aid Ukraine, the country is still on its own, fending for itself. This has reminded me of the United Kingdom in World World II before the United States entered the war and the film Darkest Hour.
Darkest Hour is a docudrama and biopic about Winston Churchill during one of Britain's most difficult times in its history. While the movie is about Churchill, it makes you empathize with what he and the British people had to endure.
Gary Oldman delivers another brilliant performance as the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and despite the somber tone of the film, Darkest Hour has some beautiful cinematography. In fact, the film received numerous nominations and awards, including multiple for Best Actor.
Released in 2017, Darkest Hour references at length the rescue operation to save over 300,000 British and French soldiers stranded at Dunkirk, France. So the movie is essentially a "sidequel" to Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, which, coincidentally, came out the same year.
With what's been happening in Ukraine, one can feel helpless for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine, many of whom have taken up arms against the Russian invasion. In a world of absurdities, I wish there was more empathy as history repeats itself.
I think Darkest Hour should be required viewing in schools. Historical films like Darkest Hour can help educate and expose the masses to the realities of world events, particularly in these dangerous times when there's so much denialism, willful ignorance, and misinformation.
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