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flaiky
I understand that this was a propaganda film, but I just couldn't get past the strident patriotism and militarism. The battle sequence was way too long for me as well.the3rdman
Great cinematography, but rather cheesy and blunt. Still enjoyed it.Siskoid
Alexander Nevsky may be about a 13th-Century Russian prince fighting an army of German Teutonic knights, but given that Eisenstein made in 1938, there's little doubt it's meant to be about Nazi forces amassing on the Soviets' Western border, and indeed serves as a patriotic call to arms in which the title character is not just defeated the Vikings and plans to stick it to the Mongols once he's done with the Germans, but also frequently leads his people into songs about Mother Russia. In this, and in many long, silent sequences, we recognize the film maker's roots in silent cinema, and where there's dialog, the pace is rather slow. This is quite the piece of propaganda, and Nevsky is a two-dimensional character because of it. More interesting are some of the soldiers who follow him - the blacksmith, the two rivals for a girl's affections - and through these we get an emotional context and a bit of heart. Unfortunately, everything takes too long in this film, and it's frequently tedious because of it. It seems to take forever for Nevsky to get involved, the battle is seemingly endless (and the cranked camera doesn't do the action any favors even if the shows are well composed and feature hundreds of extras), and there's a very long epilogue too. Still memorable, mainly because of some shockingly violent (albeit brief) moments.quattuor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKskdbazW7wClassicLady
I don’t know but the battle scenes looked pretty fake to me. Just a bunch of swords and axes flailing around in the air.tommy_leazaq
Should have done away with that pointless romantic sub-plot as rest of the film was really good. The score was awesome.coffeejazzlofi
I missed the Expressionism (may I call it so?) that I adored in "Ivan Groznyy", it felt more "narrative", less stylized. Scenarios and wardrobe are amazing, they blew me away. Scenes with synchronized movement of swords and spears were also so geometrical, I was fascinated. Read comments about child-killing, I was amazed by the special effects at that point.
Can't deny that I am enchanted by Nikolai Cherkasov's eyes. That last sentence that closes the movie, that also comes from the Bible, "Whoever will come to us with a sword, from a sword will perish", thought as a motto to Stalinist Russia is something to think about.
Dieguito
Great battle. I don't like Eisenstein exaltation style.Jumping Elephant
The Battle on the Ice scene is absolutely astonishing.PaulC138
The best score OATOne of the best films OAT
geppetto
braceheart, gladiator and kingdom of heaven out alexander nevsky in.rafalopez2008
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