Critical Comparison of 'A Man with a Movie Camera' and 'The Ten Days That Shook the World'

Analysis of “A Man with a Movie Camera Film and "The Ten Days That Shook the World Film
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Analysis of “A Man with a Movie Camera Film and "The Ten Days That Shook the World Film
“A Man with a Movie Camera” is a fascinating example of documentary filmmaking and montage that is susceptible to limitless interpretation and strong messages. Vertov films, a couple signing a marriage registration towards the beginning of the sequence and juxtaposes it with a deep focus long shot with the camera in the foreground spinning 180 degrees quickly with stop motion. The street sign then abruptly reverses direction in slow motion, followed by a Vertov crash cut to a couple divorcing. The overarching message or synthesis is derived from a collection of disparate photos clashing. This was done to signify and express change through the actual and rapid shift in camera direction and the street, sign-changing suddenly with the quick and sometimes startling transition from marriage to divorce.
The film “black-and-white Russian” was released in October, also known as "The Ten Days That Shook the World." The events in Petrograd are reenacted, beginning with the collapse of the Romanov monarchy in February 1917, when the temporary government was abolished, and ending with the declaration of peace and land decrees in November of the same year (Robinson, 2016). Vladimir Lenin, who grew to prominence as an eminent and strong person, led the Revolution, one of the most significant turning moments in the country's history. In April 1917, Lenin, the provisional government's head, returned. In July of the same year, a counter-revolution overthrew an impetuous revolution, prompting Lenin's imprisonment. The Bolsheviks planned an attack at the end of October: 10 days in Russia to rock the entire globe (Robinson, 2016). An experienced soldier intrudes on the stronghold while the Mensheviks pauses. The walkout is orchestrated by Anatol-Oveyenko, who also signs the order that ends the interim government. He also employs camera angles to convey a character's strength or the turmoil of a street riot.
Central Argument of the Films and Their Relation
In the film, A Man with a Movie camera, Vertov argued that the Soviet Union's culture should be as cutting-edge as its political and economic institutions. Vertov saw it as requiring the development of new means of expression that were not bound by traditional, authoritarian, "corrupting" fiction narratives. He also encourages the viewer to look beyond the typical cinematic storyline (Michelson, 2017). After wondering if what they have seen is genuine or a manufactured result of the television documentary, Man with a Movie Camera confronts the audience, encouraging them to develop their version of 'the truth further.
Similarly, John Reed wrote The Ten Days That Shook the World in 1919, reenacting the Revolution's events that brought Soviet power. Reed provides a comprehensive account of the differences in the political climate in an extraordinary, passionate narrative style. However, Foreign and local reviewers and historians chastised the film for fabricating and fabric...