classic Soviet montage

Rating: Null/10 (8 June 2001)

This is one of the true greats. In the height of the Russian Revolution, a battleship filled with sailors feel poorly treated by the officers. They are served maggot filled meat as a dinner and when they work hard and get nothing but disrespect out of it, they turn against the officers. The film works well because you care about the characters and most of their names arent even given. The battleship arrives near Odessa where a crowd of people wave them on. What follows is one of the most intense scenes ever filmed. The Officers massacre people. Baby carriage and steps, mother clenching her dead child. These are images that are real and get stuck in your head. Go out and rent this. If you cant appreciate silent films then I guess you have no business being on this site. ****