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WOW
Based on the historical events the movie tells the story of a riot at the battleship Potemkin. What started as a protest strike when the crew was given rotten meat for dinner ended in a riot. The sailors raised the red flag and tried to ignite the revolution in their home port Odessa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Potemkin
Styled very much like German WW2 films , but with real impact
Color ? : no, it's B&W (filmed in 1925) with the exception of one scene where a red flag is hoisted (hand colored on the prints)
Sound ? : no, it's a silent film with a modern reproduction of the original orchestral soundtrack
Memorable ?: heck yes ..probably stay with me a long time.
SW's rating = 9/10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin has received extremely positive reviews from critics. Since its release, Battleship Potemkin has often been cited as one of the finest propaganda films ever made and considered amongst the greatest films of all time.[1][2] The film was named the greatest film of all time at the Brussels World's Fair in 1958.[3] Similarly, in 1952, Sight & Sound magazine cited The Battleship Potemkin as the fourth greatest film of all time and has been voted within the top ten in the magazine's five subsequent decennial polls
Roger Ebert says:
July 19, 1998 |
"The Battleship Potemkin” has been so famous for so long that it is almost impossible to come to it with a fresh eye. It is one of the fundamental landmarks of cinema. Its famous massacre on the Odessa Steps has been quoted so many times in other films (notably in “The Untouchables”) that it's likely many viewers will have seen the parody before they see the original.
“Battleship Potemkin” is no longer considered the greatest film ever made, but it is obligatory for anyone interested in film history, and I got a sense, a stirring, of the buried power it still contains, awaiting a call.
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gr...-potemkin-1925
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