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In 1917, after the Bolshevik Revolution, the new Soviet government controlled the film industry and criticized capitalistic films that were made before the revolution.
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Introduction In 1917, after the Bolshevik Revolution, the new Soviet government controlled the film industry and criticized capitalistic films that were made before the revolution. Soviet cinema was used as a propagandist and educational role to infuse class consciousness. The Battleship Potemkin (1925) is the movie to commemorate 20 year anniversary of the revolution in 1905 and to celebrate the Bolshevik Revolution. The following essay will look at how the film supports and represents the ideological commitment of the revolution through three different sequences - the Men & Maggots, the Drama in the harbour and the Odessa Steps. 1. The revolution for the egalitarianism The revolution was against Tsar imperial government which was corrupted and was leading Russia to perish. As a consequence, this film depicts the antagonistic relationship between the bourgeois or authority and the proletariat or peasants in that period. The camera shows lots of the sailors' white hats through...
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