A Movie That Seamlessly Blends Each Montage Perfectly.

Rating: 8/10 (29 August 2014)

Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin", is one of the more tolerable Propaganda movies of it's era. Presenting a dramatised version of the mutiny that occurred in 1905, when the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin rebelled against their officers of the Tsarist regime.
Throughout it's five episode structure, the pacing is impeccable as events unfold and clearly the situation spirals out of control. The most infamous segment "The Odessa Staircase", is pretty much unforgettable in terms of imagery even though it never happened (Much of it inspired artist Francis Bacon and Brian De Palma's "The Untouchables", 1987). Eisenstein's method proved very experimental and was met with mixed results, but definitely proved to be long lasting. It didn't go on to inspire the masses, yet more or less it offended them due to it's scenes of violence which were considered graphic at the time.
Final Verdict: It remains one of the most influential films you should definitely see. Due to it's effectiveness of demonstrating early pioneering techniques of montage, and for being a very strong piece for it's time. 8/10.