Thursday, January 3, 2008

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Although the scene on the steps of Odessa is the most frequently talked about, largely because there's no way to avoid it, its the little scenes which captivated me. Take for example the men who were basically told to shove it when they complained about eating rotten meat. Just as its the small moments on the steps that people like - ie. the pram, or the woman whose face is badly injured - its the small moments of the film that I enjoy the most. Although probably more impactful in its day, you can still feel a surge of emotion running through it.

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