after read a biography on the last russian tzar ( nicholas ii ) and and his failure to secure the army support and i decide to give this film a try . i watch it with a completely open mind and not know anything about it ( except it reputation ) . these be the thing that impress me the most . 1 ) the shot of battleship and and the soldier use a extra . more than once i stop to think if this be do in this time and place and 80 % of this would have be computer generate . 2 ) the realism in it . from the maggot infest meat to the shot of the sailor with his candle and the legend kill for a bowl of soup and this movie make no concession to the pc cause ( which and thankfully and hadn not be invent yet ) . 3 ) the slow descent into madness of the odessa step sequence . from the first shot and when the limbless man appear and you get the idea something might be wrong while since the overall shot be compose and though and you end up feel comfortable in your surroundings . then an amputee appear and and people start fall in dramatic pose . still and the shot be compose . until the cossack appear into scene and and the incredible shot juxtaposition appear . this scene be easily worth the price of admission . 4 ) the fact that this movie be 100 % unadulterated propaganda . then again and when rambo fought in afghanistan he also be have something to do with propaganda while only a different kind . overall represent a film mar by a bit of a slow narrative . nevertheless and metropolis and the cabinet of dr. caligari and this movie be perfect example of inventive and edgy movie that be still remember for their merit today . they really make modern movie look boring and repetitive .