We're not gonna take it.....

Rating: 6/10 (9 May 2011)

This film was about a revolt on a ship that was started because the commanders were not concerned with the midshipmen. The commanders were overworking them and also not feeding them properly and that became a recipe for disaster. The movie reminded me of a grassroots uprising. It was about the little man gaining the respect that he rightfully deserved and finally standing up to the people in charge.
While the midshipmen were on the boat they were constantly treated wrong and then they finally decided to turn on the commanders. This on sea revolt is heard about on land and causes a stir and the people start a revolt on land. The revolt did not go as well for the people on land though, it turned into a massacre. Many of these people that revolted were running down the stairs as they were shot in the back by the infantry of government. I believe this was symbolism of what was going on with the Russian Revolution and how the people have to stand up for themselves and become heroes. This film allows the people who should and would normally be viewed as villains to be viewed as the heroes. This film was one of the better propaganda films of the 20th century. The editing of this movie that I see is the switch between the ship and the stair scene. That makes you think about the revolution on the sea and the contrast between the revolutions on the ship. I think the director did a great job with this film contrasting the views of both on shore and off shore revolts, really made me think. I also believe that this film was very successful because it was something that many people could relate too. In some way I believe that all people feel like someone is holding them down or trying to oppress them and that people who watched or heard about this film could relate to that