1930's was an anxious decade in Europe, and this restlessness was felt in rather peaceful countries too, like in Finland. The Finnish film industry created a trilogy of films for the army, and this movie was the one that depicted the small and struggling Air Force of the nation.
Unlike the more entertaining movie made fore the Navy, the film for the Air Force is actually rather violent and many scenes concern the civilian security in cities that are being bombed from air. It is rather interesting to see how a possible future war was going to be fought, and how the civilians should be protected. Many of these predictions and precautions also turned out to be correct.
Many people will watch this for the aircraft, unfortunately the Finnish Air Force of 1934 was almost a generation away from that of the 1939. The only actual combat plane that is presented the film is Bristol Bulldog, and that type is the "star" of the movie. Another well featured plane is Blackburn Ripon float plane.
I give this movie an extra star, or two, because it contains one of the ultra rare Finnish air combat scenes. For a modern viewer the movie itself could be rather tedious propaganda, or "supervision", but that tediousness is best explained in the context of its own time.
Unlike the more entertaining movie made fore the Navy, the film for the Air Force is actually rather violent and many scenes concern the civilian security in cities that are being bombed from air. It is rather interesting to see how a possible future war was going to be fought, and how the civilians should be protected. Many of these predictions and precautions also turned out to be correct.
Many people will watch this for the aircraft, unfortunately the Finnish Air Force of 1934 was almost a generation away from that of the 1939. The only actual combat plane that is presented the film is Bristol Bulldog, and that type is the "star" of the movie. Another well featured plane is Blackburn Ripon float plane.
I give this movie an extra star, or two, because it contains one of the ultra rare Finnish air combat scenes. For a modern viewer the movie itself could be rather tedious propaganda, or "supervision", but that tediousness is best explained in the context of its own time.
