Irony of Fate Part 2

Irony of Fate part 2 answered many questions that were left off in part 1. One of them being how Ippolit handled the situation that was unfolding in front of him. In the movie, Ippolit is a stern character who is meant to symbolize reliability and sturdiness in Nadya's life. These qualities also have a correlation on how communism has an impact on the public in Russia. The government's job is to make all of the public's decisions for them. Due to Nadya's age, she needed that sort of figure in her life, otherwise her chances of finding another significant other would have dramatically decreased. The fact that Nadya did find a man completely opposite of Ippolit in Zhenya is very ironic to the classic ideologies in Russia. The humor used in the movie is meant to capture this idea.

The second question part 2 answered was whether or not Zhenya and Nadya would end up together. While the ending of the movie was ironic, it also showed similarities to the endings of many American movies. In a typical American movie plot, a situation occurs where the protagonist feels as if he has done something horribly wrong that diminishes any chance of there being a future with his significant other. But, he always gets the girl in the end, whether he has to peruse her or she comes to her senses and returns back. I also want to shed light on how Zhenya's mother reacted to Nadya with her son. She called Zhenya a "womanizer," which implies she does not initially approve of the woman in Zhenya's life. The matriarchs of families in Russia are the unspoken heads of their households and their opinions are very important. Even after Zhenya dated Galya for a year, his mother still had mixed feelings about her. By incorporating this into the film, the directors give the audience a sense of what the balance of power is like in a typical Russian family.

Overall, I enjoyed the film. I have never watched a Russian movie before so it was interesting to see what Russian humor and a plot process is like. I am looking forward to the next film tomorrow.