Aleksei German Jr.‘s film could be seen as a kind of tribute to his late father.
The humans are allowed to display improvisatory behavior that deepens the majesty of the rigorously orchestrated tableaus.
What Leviathan takes most from Job—and also Thomas Hobbes for that matter—is its focus on subjugation.
A film deeply concerned with class resentment, but the filmmakers’ attitude toward their titular character is disconcerting and even shocking.