Katyn Film Analysis

Wajda’s film, Katyn, has a remarkable way of delivering the insight of the Katyn Massacre to the viewers. The stories of each characters were told in different perspectives, which I thought was quite intriguing because they were all fairly tied to one another. Straight off the bat, the opening of the film introduced the separation of Anna and her husband, a Polish Officer, Andrzej, which really hinted the initial issue at the time. Officers were separated from others and were set to deport. The progression of the transitioning from one character to another, which I thought was pretty neat and well arranged, gave viewers the perception as to what it was like during that period in different angles. Andrzej’s parents, the Soviet Officer that assisted Anna in returning home safely, Jerzy and his struggle that led him to suicide, and Todzio’s action that caused his death were just some of the bits that connected everyone together. The struggles the Poles faced. The
Despite how depressing it was, the film did dug up the past within an individual that witnessed it or experienced the tragedy themselves. Although sad memories were brought back, I think it also open up a new chapter for the people of Poland and the country itself. It is difficult having to remember what you’ve been trying to forget, or keep silent, however, the film did a great job in reminding the public what the heroic citizens that lost their lives had done in the past. Ways of Remembering: The Case of Poland by Thompson (2011) explained that regardless of what one may have gone through, discussing it wasn’t an easy job so they relied on other sources like theater, music, and churches. It was a way of weeping on the memories that they didn’t properly been able to do in the past due to the force of having to keep silence about what really