Battleship Potempkin: a Propaganda Film
Ryan Crowell
Humanities 350 Ethics: Propaganda
July 2, 2012
Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and a must see for historical purposes. It is a propaganda-based film starting the socialist revolution. I will go into more detail about Battleship Potemkin and what the overall message was that the director was trying display to his audience. Battleship Potemkin is considered one of the most influential propaganda films of all time. The movie debuted in 1925 and was based on the uprising that occurred in 1905 on the Russian Battleship Potemkin. The crew was mistreated by their superiors and fed less than adequate food while their senior officers were spoiled with luxuries. The crewmembers tired of being treated this way rebelled and the Bolshevik revolution began. This film was made from the viewpoint of Russian individuals and how the Tsarist regime mistreated them. The Russians were portrayed as good hard workers and were beat and not respected so they rebelled. The crew were fed old rotten meat and horribly tasting soup, so the men did something about it. The crew began to fight back and began throwing officers overboard. They returned to port where the uprising continued. The people of the city saw the mistreatment of their sailors and started to rebel as well. This brought out Tsar soldiers and they began to massacre the civilians. This showed the merciless ways of the Tsars and really made the audience dislike the Tsarist regime. The way they portrayed this massacre showed a major propaganda influence against the soldiers. There was a famous scene that occurred on the Odessa Steps that was a very controversial scene in history. It showed soldiers mercilessly killing women and children with out hesitation. They Murder a woman that is pushing a stroller with an infant in it and the stroller goes careening down the steps. The battleship began firing upon the city to thwart off the Tsars and
Humanities 350 Ethics: Propaganda
July 2, 2012
Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and a must see for historical purposes. It is a propaganda-based film starting the socialist revolution. I will go into more detail about Battleship Potemkin and what the overall message was that the director was trying display to his audience. Battleship Potemkin is considered one of the most influential propaganda films of all time. The movie debuted in 1925 and was based on the uprising that occurred in 1905 on the Russian Battleship Potemkin. The crew was mistreated by their superiors and fed less than adequate food while their senior officers were spoiled with luxuries. The crewmembers tired of being treated this way rebelled and the Bolshevik revolution began. This film was made from the viewpoint of Russian individuals and how the Tsarist regime mistreated them. The Russians were portrayed as good hard workers and were beat and not respected so they rebelled. The crew were fed old rotten meat and horribly tasting soup, so the men did something about it. The crew began to fight back and began throwing officers overboard. They returned to port where the uprising continued. The people of the city saw the mistreatment of their sailors and started to rebel as well. This brought out Tsar soldiers and they began to massacre the civilians. This showed the merciless ways of the Tsars and really made the audience dislike the Tsarist regime. The way they portrayed this massacre showed a major propaganda influence against the soldiers. There was a famous scene that occurred on the Odessa Steps that was a very controversial scene in history. It showed soldiers mercilessly killing women and children with out hesitation. They Murder a woman that is pushing a stroller with an infant in it and the stroller goes careening down the steps. The battleship began firing upon the city to thwart off the Tsars and