Best Eisenstein film?
In Ivan Groznyy Eisenstein resume everything he has done before : social against power theme (the strike, potemkin)), music and image (Alexander Nevsky), modernity against antiquity boyards (the old and the new).
Plus in this film there's a lot of themes like love, friendship, betreayal, murder, social changes, patriotism, etc...
Unfortunately those themes disapear in Ivan Groznyy Part 2 who basically follows what happened in the first which is the tragedy of a lonely tyran. You don't see any love, friendship or social talk.
While in part 1 every will or intention a character has it's because a noble reason (Russian unity for Ivan, Family continuity for the boyards, Love for Kurbsky, Better social state for the crowd), in part 2 they all do evil things because of the power and hate, which are not noble reasons.
Part 2 looses the multiplicity of POV, charcters (you don't see Prince Andrei Kurbsky anymore, which was a great character) of the first.
But the visual style is oh my god, it's like seeing a lot of paintings in animation. The face expression is unique.
This is why I love the first Part and not the second.
Can someone explain to me why a lot of people still prefers part 2 ?