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Strike
Eisenstein's editing
eisenstein uses intellectual montage editing throughout his film and strike is no exception. he uses two juxtaposing shots that together hold a different meaning.
an example of this is when the cow is executed to represent the execution of the final strike leader. this is interspersed with shots of the final people. of the resistance being slaughtered,
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key scene examples
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in the scene where the final strike eader is slaughtered we see him taken away and then a cow being slaughtered.
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context
this was the first film in the soviet montage movement and the most important as it started the whole movement. this was a time in the soviet union when the revolution had just ended and things were looking up in russia thanks to leaders such as Vladimir lenin.
this film was made after the revolution but set before it and is made to be a reminder to the people of the soviet union of what their ancestors did and lost for what they have today.
It highlight the level of corruption in the soviet union and demonstrates how deep it runs in society. this emphasizes to viewers the need to ensure that they never fall into this sort situation again where the country is run by the few and not the many.
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narrative
this story follows the organizers and leaders of a workers strike in the ussr. they are then chased down by the fascist leaders of the mass factories that they work in.
these fascist members of the russian elite are presented as fat greedy and unhealthy pigs who can also be stupid.
this film is a direct attack on this former way of life in the ussr and is adapted to try and remind people what life used to be like and not to take anything for granted.
these fascist pigs hire spies to hunt down the strike leaders. these spies have animal code names like monkey. fox and owl.
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film making context.
sergei eisenstein made films about that promote the proletariats ideology to politics. the proletariat overthrow the controlling bourgeoisie and the tsar in the russian revolution.
this movement was led by lenin. cinema was an important medium when it came to sharing messages to the masses through artists like eisenstein
this film is an example of soviet montage film. this refers to the intellectual use of editing to create new meaning which are often politically motivated.
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