It's not hard to notice why the leaders of the Soviet Union would love this movie. The sailors rising up and overthrowing their cruel, upper class masters is simply great propaganda. When the city of Odessa joins the sailors cause, the movie is able show how a small group can influence the masses. This would give the people of Russia hope that their country will influence people around the world to join their cause. Also as mentioned in Kenez, there is no distinct leader or hero among the crew of the battleship. Instead the hero's are the group of sailors who work together to overthrow their officers. This would be important to communist because no one worker is above the group and they all must work in order to function as a society. Overall I thought the movie was entertaining, even though I didn't understand what the point of the crazy priest was.