The first line that caught my attention was about the Jews. It didn't really seem to fit in with the context of what was being said, and I had a hard time even understanding why it was being said. The other thing that struck me about this movie was the fact that more of the dialogue was shared with the audience. Especially in the beginning, less was left up for interpretation compared to the three silent movies watched yesterday.
Towards the end, less seemed to be shared, but less interpretation was required of this film. The scenery seemed more 'simple' meaning, it was not as over the top as before. It helped to have the audience focus solely on what was going on, but at times even this was difficult. Especially during the battleship fight and the massacre on the stairs, it was hard to understand where to look and what was significant to watch.
About Me
- MandoLyn
- I am a student at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. Originally from western suburbs of Chicago, I have recently started studying in the Czech Republic. As a foreign student at Karlova Univerzita (Charles University), it is difficult to immerse fully in the culture. But I am trying. And this blog is meant solely to document my trip while keeping those back in the states aware of my goings on. :)
3 comments:
Odessa had a very large Jewish population (according to wikipedia, by 1897, they constituted some 37% of the population). In fact, what we're essentially being shown in the Odessa Staircase sequence is a pogrom (i.e., an anti-Jewish riot).
Thank you for clearing that up.
I'm glad that somebody else found the comment about the Jews to be rather strange. That part of the movie seemed kind of out of place to me too. I also liked the point that you made about the set being more simple. I never really thought about that watching the movie but in comparison with the Bauer films they definitely were.
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