Intellectual Montge

The significance of Intellectual montage is prevalent through the history of film. "Man with the Movie Camera" was one of the first films to portray a realistic and abstract juxtaposition of the rich versus poor structure. The intellectual montage is presented in a scene where a woman is getting pampered, smiling and laughing, while a different woman is characterized working outside, covered in dirt and sweat. As the shots change back and forth between the two women, the viewer begins to understand the emotion of the struggling poor woman versus the rich pampered woman.The general focus when viewing intellectual montage is emotion and perception of the shots. The meaning does not exist in the individual shots, but rather only when they are juxtaposed.  During this montage, the viewer begins to think more deeply about how the two contrasting illustrations depict the two women living completely different lives, which gives it a dominant emotional effect. In conclusion as a result of editing, intellectual montage was a significant cinematic technique in "Man With the Movie Camera".