( warn represent spoiler . although it hard to spoil this film by tell story detail . ) eisenstein black and white propaganda film be not for everyone . it very old and it and er and clumsy . what make it great for me be the soundtrack and not the original but the updated soundtrack . good still and the orchestral version prokofiev create ( my favorite performance be by fritz reiner and the chicago symphony ) . the film be actually funny in place . it reminiscent of the old midsummer night dream . some of the outdoor scene be quite magnificent . some of the actor be also quite magnificent . ( the actor who play nevsky could have be a superstar today . ditto for the warrior chick and vasilisa definitely a rocker . ) this may be the world best collection and on film and of pithy russian saying ( there be ton of them they make up the bulk of the spoken line ) . the battle scenes actually look much more realistic than most high budget hollywood flix . these guy be a clumsy with their fighting a real peasant would be . the weapon look nasty and so the actor be probably try to avoid actually wound one another . the actor play the german grand marshall be try really hard to look scary early in the film and but he look like he be really a pussycat . after he capture he look so pathetic . ( speaks volume about the intended audience and da . ) a really humorous touch be that the german army bring an organ with it and play by a character in a black robe . watch the russian bring this guy down while he play . after the battle be over and almost all of the german be dead come the best part of the film ( and the music ) and the song sung to the dead soldier who have die defend the motherland . this part be so sad it almost an anti war statement . ten time a many men a lady have rat this film . wonder why . warn represent joseph stalin like this film . ironic he kill more russian than anybody . those who come to russia carry a sword will die by the sword .