Pussy Riot

    This week we watched a documentary on the group "Pussy Riot". I was shocked to see how seriously the Russian court took this case. There seemed to be an assumption by the three members arrested, Nadya, Yekaterina, and Masha, that prison time would come upon them. There was a powerful respect from myself, to the members for the courage and determination it took to stand up and not be sorry. For being in their 20's, they didn't seem scared throughout the documentary, and were seen smiling in court and not showing remorse for their actions. 
    Outside the court people were shown protesting or supporting Pussy Riot. At one point, a man gets physical with another for different beliefs and the man is seen as "possessed" this stood out to me because fighting over opinions is pretty common around us, but there it was seen as something must be wrong with you if you are acting that way. I also felt the court and people tried to demonize Pussy Riot more than they should've been. They wore neon masks and those colors were described as "acidic colors". How could something like that be used against them so harshly? 
    Overall the documentary was very eye opening to see different perspectives. Rebellions like this happen around us everyday, but the people don't nearly face as harsh punishments as the members of Pussy Riot. I do feel the group is dedicated to what they believe, and I respect that strongly after watching this documentary.