Clash of civilizations

His montage theory and films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' explore ideological conflicts and the collision between revolutionary and traditional worldviews.

His films directly confront the clash between African and European civilizations, colonialism, and post-colonial identity through works like 'Black Girl' and 'Ceddo'.

His films explore cultural and moral collisions between different worlds and value systems, particularly in 'Babel' which depicts how civilizations intersect and misunderstand each other.