Due to the fact that both films revolve around wartime, it is no surprise violence was to be endured. Characters in both Cranes and Battle endured violence for the sake of their country, though in a severely different way. In Cranes, violence was experienced, for the most part, from an external force. World War Two affected more lives because Europe became the battlefield, and thus resulted in the deaths of many civilians and soldiers. This was exhibited in the film through both the bombings of Moscow and the scenes of Boris at war. The Blitzkrieg tactic used by the Germans in the second World War resulted in an increased use of bombs during wartime. People were lost in both their homes, like Veronika’s parents, who failed to leave their apartment
