Comparing Ballad Of A Solider Directed By Dziga Vertov

When comparing Ballad of a Solider directed by Grigoriy Chukhray with earlier works such as Battleship Potemkin by director Sergei M. Eisenstein and Man with a Movie Camera directed by Dziga Vertov, one should feel obligated to mention similarities in the story, theme, style and, technique, as well as their differences. Their execution of ideas as well as their artistic imprint forever changes how we view modern day cinema. Battleship Potemkin follows a crew of a naval ship, which has been mistreated for the last time. The crew mutinies against their superiors, sparking a revolution, which set in motion, unwanted consequences. The effects of the crews’ rebellion cost innocent people their lives, Tsarist soldiers come and slaughter the civilians, as they celebrate Potekims victory. Opposing ships set out to stop the Potekim, however those same ship s side with the revolt set on by the crew of Potekim. The follow up film, Man with a Movie Camera is partially a documentary and part artistic narrative; the film follows a busy metropolis in the 1920s Soviet Union. Throughout the film Vertov showcases conventional daily life in Russia, while a demanding city plays in the background. Vertov shows the audience what goes into making a film. The last film in the discussion is Ballad of a Soldier, follows a young man named Alyosha Skvortsov on his journey back home to say goodbye to his mother. Skvortsov is on leave, in part due to his heroic display of taking two tanks out in the