Battleship Potemkin

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Lei-Hsin Y @RT83720880 Oct 17, 2026 A film studies classic that I've seen once in my previous class. I was confused the first time that I watch this but watching it again in this class along with the assigned readings makes me like it more!! I like to see scenes with Kuleshov effect and the scenes piecing together like Einstein's reading. I am also a big history fan so learning about war and military and the people coming together is very entertaining. See more

Cole M @RT43981705 Oct 15, 2026 For this era of filmmaking, the point that stood out the most in Battleship Potemkin was the sheer scale of the production. There are massive real battleships, seemingly endless amounts of civilians boats and more extras than I think I have seen in any film during the sequences of mourning the rebellious leader. The scope achieved with government backing or not is staggering and largely sells the simplistic if not impactful story being displayed. The themes of pushing against the authoritarian fascist oppressors do still ring true as the premise of crewmates being treated horribly to the extent there are facing the firing squad at the refusal to eat rotten meat is a clear premise that communicates the message clearly. The aggressive editing at all times however does severely take away my enjoyment of the film since you can't linger on the massive scale they have achieved. Other than that technical critique this film still holds major stylistic impact and influence in the modern day See more

Sean H @Seanishere Oct 15, 2026 My appeal to Battleship Potemkin comes not only from its reworking of cinematic form and its innovative approach to montage and editing, but also from how its drive to capture collective action has powerfully extended beyond the film itself. Its influence on pop culture, from the baby carriage tumbling down the stairs to the shattered eyeglasses and the shooting of civilians on the public steps, shows how these images have become recognizable beyond their original context. This to me remains powerful, because in storytelling of repression and barriers, a current audience is viewing the limitlessness of the form itself. I think this is especially important to an audience more attuned to a Hollywood approach with more rigid narrative storytelling, and serves as an ironic and humorous turn on the rigid boat that is enforcing the sailors to eat the rotten meat. See more

Robert P @Superbad Sep 8, 2026 This was a great movie but not quite as good as others. Thus my rating! See more

Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz Jun 15, 2026 Cine-Revolution in Action! See more

Julian Rex M @Julian_M Oct 2, 2025 What Battleship Potemkin lacks in cohesion it makes up for in spectacle, creating a swashbuckling yet still somehow down-to-earth adaptation of the early Russian Revolution that continues to raise pulses a century later. See more

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