The Battleship Potempkin (1925)

The Battleship Potempkin is a 1925 Russian silent, revolutionary propaganda film, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. It was interesting to me because of the dramatic scenes, such as the soldiers marching down the steps and shooting at people. It was one of the most dramatic movies I’ve ever seen. Even more so considering it is a silent film. I thought that being silent would make the movie lack in depth but it surely did not.Although I've never seen another propaganda movie like this one I feel as though it is a good candidate for it's genre. I believe the theme is war. The formal components were ok and it was refreshing to watch a film with no sound. The viewer never knows what to expect without the sound of foreshadowing music. I felt as a propagandist piece it was very culturally significant. It is aimed at an adult demographic.