Thursday, October 24, 2019
Battleship Potemkin
To many, Battleship Potemkin remains as powerful today as it was when it saw its initial release in 1915. A great deal of the power the film projects derives from its ability to draw on the emotional content of viewers who hold a dissatisfied feeling towards the government, a perennial feeling that never ââ¬Å"goes out of style. â⬠But does the filmââ¬â¢s political statement undermine the credibility of the film as a work and sway it into the realm of propaganda?In a word, no as this is a highly skilled cinematic presentation that does not fall into the common trapping of propaganda cinema. To say the Battleship Potemkin contains a political point of view is an accurate statement; but, to say that the film is a work of propaganda may not entirely be correct. The reason for this is that propaganda generally involves a dishonest attempt to present a point of view that plays to the viewerââ¬â¢s emotions.Yes, Battleship Potemkin does present its anti-tsarist point of view so as to stimulate the viewerââ¬â¢s emotions to align with anti-tsarist sentiment however; life under the tsar was hardly one that was popular with the ââ¬Å"common person. â⬠In fact, the entire Russian revolution would have been impossible if the population held the ruling class in high esteem. So, the film does not so much change a point of view as much as it reflects what had been a common point of view.
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