Eisenstein is really a master at frame composition. There is no shot in this entire film that seems unintentional or wasted. Every single shot has a meaning within the sequence of the rest, as well as every shot, in its own right, is visually interesting and dynamic.<\/p>\n
However, I think one of the most iconic shots and the one that lasted the longest in my head after watching the film was that in the beginning of the film of the sailors hanging in hammocks together in the ship. This ship is not only incredibly visually stimulating with many diagonal lines leading the eyes to different edges of the frame, but more importantly it depicts the proletariat work force as a connected web. Each hammock seems to connect to another, linking the workforce. More so, the shirtless men are depicted as vulnerable individually in this state (think of the shot of the young man\u2019s bare back), but because of their numbers and mass in the small room seem imposing. Once the young recruit is whipped, the ripples of that impact echo throughout the whole mass of hammocks, showing how mistreat of one member effects the whole group.<\/p>\n
This single shot cements the character group of the working force in the film. Amazingly, it groups together individuals, showing their power as a collective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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