centuries-spanning conflict

His epic historical films like *Battleship Potemkin* and *October* dramatize revolutionary conflicts that span centuries of class struggle and social upheaval.

Films like *The New World* and *The Thin Red Line* meditate on humanity's cyclical violence and spiritual conflicts across different historical epochs.

His works examine colonialism and post-colonial struggle as centuries-long conflicts between African peoples and external powers, particularly in *Ceddo* and *Moolaadé*.