Review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) by Sarfaraz A — 23 Aug 2011
Battleship Potemkin directed by Sergei Eisenstein. A class of film from silent-era, with astonishing cinematography and montage-work as portrayed by legendary Soviet Director Sergei Eisenstein. It is short in its duration but keeps the the story told in such a simple and thorough way, without (of-course) words to communicate; I guess it is a masterclass approach to gain such professional-skills. Great film Titanic, which James Cameron had said that he had worked out a story of romance so that audience would sympathize with the characters on the ship. Likewise, Sergei Eisenstein's conclusion that a plot of rotten meant with maggots had to be worked out so that audience would sympathize with sailors, about to station an uprising.
A great propaganda film, I think even the other propaganda TALKIE film Oscar-winning All Quite on The Western Front, could less send out its message and theme, as much as Battleship Potemkin does being silent-film.
This review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) was written by Sarfaraz A on 23 Aug 2011.
Battleship Potemkin has generally received very positive reviews.
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