Oktyabr

Title: Oktyabr - October 
Year: 1927
Country: U.S.S.R. 
Director: Grigori Aleksandrov & Sergie M. Eisenstein 
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 142 minutes
Viewed: January 17, 2015 

Review: My apologies for taking so long to review this movie after watching it, but I could not stand this movie. I watched the movie and as I watched, I tried to read online different articles and summaries of the movie, but the only thing that I caught was the propaganda. The propaganda of the film is so clear, growing up in school I remember seeing different propaganda videos from the Nazis during history class, and that is exactly how I felt watching this movie. I understood the movie at the beginning when the people were so excited to tear down the Tsar's monument, but after that it just seemed like propaganda. I don't really even know what to say about this movie. The things that I agreed with 1001 Movies with about why this movie was interesting start with the massive crowd scenes. It is clear that a lot had to go into rounding up that many people to contribute to a film, nowadays it is so much easier, but I cannot imagine what it would have been like in 1927 to try to get so many people to follow direction. And secondly the book states, "For many sitting through it is a real chore." I would 100% agree with that, I have no plans of EVER watching this movie again. Glad it's over with and here's to moving on to the next one. 

Rating: 
1 Shamrock 

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