Overall Film Better Than The Famous Scene

Rating: 8/10 (8 October 2019)

(Flash Review)
For its time, this film is an editing masterpiece. It was a pioneer in stitching together and juxtaposing different scenes to generate strong emotional tension. Many scenes have quick back and forth edits as well as some noticeable and challenging tracking shots which were novel for this era. That combined with a great music score and dynamic shot framing with rich blacks and whites also make this very appealing to the senses. The film jumps right into regular sailors, on Battleship Potemkin, who are angered by the poor living conditions and the rotting food they are forced to eat as the officers don't respect them. A large and dramatic scuffle/mutiny ensues after the captain's dramatic threat. A sailor is killed and word spreads to the local town of Odessa who are outraged and come in droves to the port where the ship is located. This being a true story, what happens next is truly shocking. What happens on the steps of Odessa? Aside from the technically significant and memorable sequence referenced in film textbooks and film classes, even by today's standards the pacing and drama is still engrossing.