Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 movie, another look at that;
a singularly more pleasurable watch; moving, exciting, strikingly beautiful
Strangely lyrical, with editing pace key
Simple story, easy to understand. Moves back and forth.
Lack of character drama worked out in large scale scenes (attractions), one following another: revolt, steps, flotilla, etc
Not a lot of axial cutting; same thing from different angles
Very effective close-ups
Much of the montage is still plot based/ eyeline
Conflict within the the shot
Odessa steps; it’s the moving camera that gets us....
for all its great historical worth, it's also simply a finely executed, deeply stirring film, even for the modern viewer
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