The General Line

a beautiful cow wedding and some other stuff also

a beautiful cow wedding and some other stuff also

Felt fitting to watch this after seeing megalopolis given how theyre about very similar things. It's a really great film and I love the way Eisenstein makes his point through images more than narrative. My one problem is that I really don't feel like it had to be as long as it was. As a result of that it kind of struggled to keep my attention at times

Felt fitting to watch this after seeing megalopolis given how theyre about very similar things. It's a really great film and I love the way Eisenstein makes his point through images more than narrative. My one problem is that I really don't feel like it had to be as long as it was. As a result of that it kind of struggled to keep my attention at times

The movie is a marvel in terms of editing and cinematography. The way it’s shot and how it it’s paced is really impressive. The premise.. while blatant Soviet propaganda is structured quite intricately which focus on the collectivization of agrarian society in Russia through the eyes of struggling farmers. That might not sound interesting but with how it’s portrayed and structured it actually is. My only real complaint with this film is the fucking music, I’m not sure if it’s just the version on YouTube.. but that soundtrack was fucking abysmal. 

Overall,
Soviet propaganda, revolutionary ideals and montages and a fairly interesting storyline accompanied by a ghastly score. Worth checking out tho.

The movie is a marvel in terms of editing and cinematography. The way it’s shot and how it it’s paced is really impressive. The premise.. while blatant Soviet propaganda is structured quite intricately which focus on the collectivization of agrarian society in Russia through the eyes of struggling farmers. That might not sound interesting but with how it’s portrayed and structured it actually is. My only real complaint with this film is the fucking music, I’m not sure if it’s just the version on YouTube.. but that soundtrack was fucking abysmal. 

Overall,
Soviet propaganda, revolutionary ideals and montages and a fairly interesting storyline accompanied by a ghastly score. Worth checking out tho.

The General Line (or Old and New) isn’t quite the revolutionary and overtly political epic that one has come to correlate with Sergei Eisenstein. While the thematics and story runs in much the same vain as his other works, it’s a more grounded in its rural setting even if it still plays like a spectacle. 

The Bull God in the sky scene was, for the lack of a better word, awesome. And generally, while the film might be longer than need be, Eisenstein’s direction and knack for editing along with the film’s commanding cinematography all make it well worth watching.

The General Line (or Old and New) isn’t quite the revolutionary and overtly political epic that one has come to correlate with Sergei Eisenstein. While the thematics and story runs in much the same vain as his other works, it’s a more grounded in its rural setting even if it still plays like a spectacle. 

The Bull God in the sky scene was, for the lack of a better word, awesome. And generally, while the film might be longer than need be, Eisenstein’s direction and knack for editing along with the film’s commanding cinematography all make it well worth watching.