when a movie character needs to buff up
bare down or sharpen their mind this is
the trope they use we’re gonna need a
welcome to watchmojo.com on Taj’s a
succession of shots that show a
character or characters going through a
series of physical and mental exercises
in preparation for the big game upcoming
fight or final battle a montage is a
series of shots edited together to
condense information into a shorter
period of time they’re great at showing
the time is passing and for giving the
audience a lot of information quickly
and efficiently for most movie goers the
word montage is synonymous with iconic
training montages like the famous scene
in rocky training montages provide the
viewer with a glimpse of the rigors that
character or characters are undergoing
in preparation for their upcoming
showdown most of the time with the
accompaniment of inspirational music
so where did the idea of montage come
from well film as an art form is still
relatively young over the course of its
roughly 120 year lifespan it has
received contributions from filmmakers
all over the world
the Russians contribution was montage
beginning in the early 1920s a number of
Soviet filmmakers led by Sergei
Eisenstein began experimenting with
editing and the result was their montage
theory these pioneer directors quickly
realized the potential of their new
cinematic technique and montage quickly
made its way to Hollywood the Russians
saw montage is something that was
completely unique to cinema regarding it
as a form of creative editing some
scenes such as the Odessa steps sequence
from Eisenstein’s 1925 film Battleship
Potemkin left a lasting impression on
the film world that can still be felt
today Russia long look so tough rock
training montages are everywhere and can
be found in just about any genre from
superhero movies to Disney cartoons not
a year goes by without this trope being
used to tell a hundred different stories
while some such as Rocky’s run through
the streets of Philly have gone on to
become iconic film moments others such
as the training montage in Team America
World Police have hilariously parody to
the formulaic nature of these scenes
every shot show a little improvement to
show trauma
that’s the beauty of this particular
trope is that it has a multitude of uses
Bruce Wayne used a montage to hone his
skills in the Himalayas LaLanne learned
to become a soldier and the Karate Kid
Daniel waxed on and off while learning
karate for mr. Miyagi ah but nowhere is
this trope more at home than in sports
fills the rocky franchise got the ball
rolling with a number of stellar
training montages in the 70s and 80s
[Music]
since then it slowly become a staple in
any film about a plucky underdog going
up against a more talented opponent it
may not have been obvious back then but
rocky kick-started a movement that’s
still going strong today
the montage has become such an important
part of showing that an individual or
team is enhancing their skills that it
gets used more times than a bad joke in
fact any sports film that doesn’t
include at least one epic training
montage just doesn’t feel complete our
question is this our training montage is
just lazy storytelling you’re just
jealous
Liz you both it’s been nearly 100 years
since Eisenstein gave us the Odessa
steps sequence since then the montage
hasn’t evolved all that much it’s still
just a series of shots edited together
quicker than normal typically deployed
in an attempt to drum up an emotional
response from the viewer how easy is but
as the old adage goes if it ain’t broke
don’t fix it despite how familiar
audiences are with the formula sometimes
they just work oh they’ll still go a
quick succession of divers and
adrenaline-fueled shots will almost
always grab an audience’s attention who
wants to watch characters improve slowly
just give us the Cliff Notes version and
let’s get to the big climactic showdown
one step one points one round at a time
gotcha so bust out the sweatpants throw
on some 80s hair metal and toss in a
Rakhi flick this is one trope that ain’t
going anywhere so what do you think is a
sports film incomplete without a
training montage what are some of your
favorite examples of the training
montage trope always fade out in a month
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
bare down or sharpen their mind this is
the trope they use we’re gonna need a
welcome to watchmojo.com on Taj’s a
succession of shots that show a
character or characters going through a
series of physical and mental exercises
in preparation for the big game upcoming
fight or final battle a montage is a
series of shots edited together to
condense information into a shorter
period of time they’re great at showing
the time is passing and for giving the
audience a lot of information quickly
and efficiently for most movie goers the
word montage is synonymous with iconic
training montages like the famous scene
in rocky training montages provide the
viewer with a glimpse of the rigors that
character or characters are undergoing
in preparation for their upcoming
showdown most of the time with the
accompaniment of inspirational music
so where did the idea of montage come
from well film as an art form is still
relatively young over the course of its
roughly 120 year lifespan it has
received contributions from filmmakers
all over the world
the Russians contribution was montage
beginning in the early 1920s a number of
Soviet filmmakers led by Sergei
Eisenstein began experimenting with
editing and the result was their montage
theory these pioneer directors quickly
realized the potential of their new
cinematic technique and montage quickly
made its way to Hollywood the Russians
saw montage is something that was
completely unique to cinema regarding it
as a form of creative editing some
scenes such as the Odessa steps sequence
from Eisenstein’s 1925 film Battleship
Potemkin left a lasting impression on
the film world that can still be felt
today Russia long look so tough rock
training montages are everywhere and can
be found in just about any genre from
superhero movies to Disney cartoons not
a year goes by without this trope being
used to tell a hundred different stories
while some such as Rocky’s run through
the streets of Philly have gone on to
become iconic film moments others such
as the training montage in Team America
World Police have hilariously parody to
the formulaic nature of these scenes
every shot show a little improvement to
show trauma
that’s the beauty of this particular
trope is that it has a multitude of uses
Bruce Wayne used a montage to hone his
skills in the Himalayas LaLanne learned
to become a soldier and the Karate Kid
Daniel waxed on and off while learning
karate for mr. Miyagi ah but nowhere is
this trope more at home than in sports
fills the rocky franchise got the ball
rolling with a number of stellar
training montages in the 70s and 80s
[Music]
since then it slowly become a staple in
any film about a plucky underdog going
up against a more talented opponent it
may not have been obvious back then but
rocky kick-started a movement that’s
still going strong today
the montage has become such an important
part of showing that an individual or
team is enhancing their skills that it
gets used more times than a bad joke in
fact any sports film that doesn’t
include at least one epic training
montage just doesn’t feel complete our
question is this our training montage is
just lazy storytelling you’re just
jealous
Liz you both it’s been nearly 100 years
since Eisenstein gave us the Odessa
steps sequence since then the montage
hasn’t evolved all that much it’s still
just a series of shots edited together
quicker than normal typically deployed
in an attempt to drum up an emotional
response from the viewer how easy is but
as the old adage goes if it ain’t broke
don’t fix it despite how familiar
audiences are with the formula sometimes
they just work oh they’ll still go a
quick succession of divers and
adrenaline-fueled shots will almost
always grab an audience’s attention who
wants to watch characters improve slowly
just give us the Cliff Notes version and
let’s get to the big climactic showdown
one step one points one round at a time
gotcha so bust out the sweatpants throw
on some 80s hair metal and toss in a
Rakhi flick this is one trope that ain’t
going anywhere so what do you think is a
sports film incomplete without a
training montage what are some of your
favorite examples of the training
montage trope always fade out in a month
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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