Review – Anastasia

I saw this the same weekend that the remains of the last two generations of the Romanovs were interred in Moscow. The ceremony and the movie share a certain unique perspective on history (i.e. Nicholas has somehow been transformed into a hero, no doubt leaving other long-term residents of Hell like Mussolini and more recent additions like Pol Pot a little glimmer of hope), and the movie shows even less connection with reality (both Anastasia and Rasputin survive the revolution, though the latter appears to be a bit the worse for wear). Otherwise pretty typical Don Bluth Disney-wannabe stuff. Oh, and for the record, I rewatched part of this film a second time on a larger TV screen, and it did improve slightly. Still, the politics were hard to get around. Mildly amusing