I just finished watching the 1925  silent film – Battleship Potemkin. Obviously an ambitious project at the time, the film dramatises the story of the 1905 mutiny on board the Potemkin and the subsequent uprising/massacre in the Russian sea port of Odessa against the tsarist regime. Frame by frame the story is told in a very elegant manner by Director Sergei Eisenstein and the lack of color, speech and the consistent musical accompaniment is the only giveaway that this film was made in the generation of the “pre-talkies”.  At many levels this film is worth seeing – historically and politically and for general learning and entertainment. My favourite aspect of the film, apart from the superb framing of the shots, is the acting delivered by the sailors onboard. A remake of this film with today’s technology would no doubt be successful, and here is a hint to all those considering a remake – this film is in the public domain. One area for improvement is in the actual massace scene called ‘the Odessa steps’. Personally, I would have loved to see some of the people attempting to fight back (throwing stones, rushing and more anger).