"The Enemy" explains the cruelty of war and the complexity of human nature very well. The battle of wits and courage between snipers is certainly exciting, and the characterization is also profound and comprehensive, which is something that most blockbusters do not have.

The most complicated character is the Soviet Red Army cadre responsible for war propaganda. At the beginning, the act of going deep into the tiger's den to distribute leaflets alone fully demonstrated that he was a hero who could sacrifice his life for righteousness. But the hero is also made of flesh and blood, and he also has love and hate.

Looking at Vasily, the sniper hero he created, winning the heart of his sweetheart with his charm, jealousy made him hesitate to slander the sniper who had saved his life. It really makes his image fuller.

This is what he said to Vasily before his death, and the general idea is as follows: Our ideal is to build a society where everyone is equal, but how can people be equal? Some people have talents, some do not, some are loved, and some are not loved. This is destined to be an unequal world. It can be seen that in life, he experienced the disillusionment of the ideals he had fought for.

Although his death exposed the location of the local sniper, it created the conditions for Vasily to kill the top German sniper. But his choice was not sacrifice, but suicide. The desperate defiance of a disillusioned man.

Plot summary of "At the Battle of the City"

During the Battle of Stalingrad, Vasily (played by Jude Law) was a sharpshooter in the Megatron unit. His good marksmanship makes his enemies frightened. In order to boost morale and set an example, Vasily's comrade-in-arms Danilov (played by Joseph Fiennes), an officer in the Soviet Army's Propaganda Department, published a large number of Vasily's heroic deeds in newspapers, making Vasily's image even taller.

However, the appearance of Tanya (played by Rachel Weisz) made both Vasily and Danilov obsessed with this valiant female soldier at the same time. But Tanya likes Vasily, which makes Danilov very jealous.

On the other hand, the German army sent their sniper Connie (played by Ed Harris), who is also a sharpshooter, to fight against Vasily. On the smoke-filled battlefield, Vasily and Connie began a duel of wits and courage.