The document discusses Sergei Eisenstein's transition from theatre to film in the 1920s in the Soviet Union. It provides background on Eisenstein's early career designing productions in Moscow's Proletkult theatre in the 1920s. It then discusses some of his notable early silent films from this period, including Strike, Battleship Potemkin, and October. The document suggests Eisenstein brought techniques from theatre to cinema, such as "Typage", a form of vivid characterization, and questions if modern filmmaker Tyler Perry's work can also be compared to Eisenstein.