Now why should the cinema follow the forms of theater and painting rather than the methodology of language, which allows wholly new concepts of ideas to arise from the combination of two concrete denotations of two concrete objects?
Meaning of the quote
Sergei Eisenstein, a Latvian director, suggests that cinema should not just copy the styles of theater and painting. Instead, it should use the methods of language, which can create brand new ideas by combining two real, physical things. This allows cinema to explore and express concepts in a unique way, rather than being limited to what has been done before in other art forms.
About Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein was a pioneering Soviet film director and theorist known for his influential silent films like Battleship Potemkin and October. He was a master of the montage technique and has been recognized as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
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