Thematic Analysis of the Fragment of "Odessa Ladder"

Bennie 2022-03-23 09:02:08

This movie clip tells that when the Russian sailors landed, the people on the shore were very welcome, but what they didn't expect was that the tsarist army opened fire on them, and they had to flee. Showing the brutality and inhumanity of the tsarist army, And perform a dramatic satire on them, while showing the desperation of the people for tyranny.

In this film clip, a lot of close-up and panoramic shots are used, such as the close-up of the man kneeling on his knees after being shot, the close-up of the women screaming in panic when they saw the tsarist army attacking them, the children crying Close-ups, close-ups of the mother being shot, etc., these close-ups are combined with the panorama of the tsarist army walking down the steps neatly, through the repeated use of multiple combined shots, using the product effect of the shots to produce a conflict effect , increasing the impact of the film, emphasizing and highlighting the panic of the people when they fled and the inhumanity of the tsarist army. Combining the plot and the picture, the music of the film is very cleverly used, using the parallel method of sound and picture, and the content of the music and the picture are completely consistent. , the mood is completely consistent, the content is unified and the rhythm is consistent. The music content is a symphony with a very tense atmosphere. The most distinctive feature is the random percussion of the snare drum. The method of using the snare drum to simulate and represent the footsteps of the tsarist army neatly descending the steps, while the tense music represents the panicked crowd. The hearts of the masses were hurt very badly, and the music strengthened the sense of helplessness of the masses, and helped the film to form a unified audio-visual structure, forming the climax of the plot.

In this film clip, the director has combined close-up shots and panoramic shots for many times, and has greatly expanded the time and space of the film through the ingenious use of music and sound. It shortens the distance between the audience and the screen, more effectively shows the inhumanity of the tsarist army and the helplessness of the people, and vividly satirizes the inhumane tsarist regime.

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Battleship Potemkin quotes

  • Woman Protestor: Mothers and brothers! Let there not be differences or hostility among us!

  • Sailor: Shoulder to shoulder. The land is ours. Tomorrow is ours.