A masterpiece of filmmaking technique. Each part begins with a lengthy prologue, a lyrical wordless montage celebrating the human form. And the footage of the events themselves, although a bit repetitive at times, is for the most part filmed beautifully... a tribute to athleticism, often employing slo-mo and dramatic angles to capture bodies in motion. The film ends with a spectacular diving montage. It seems difficult to interpret the film as propoganda. It felt very even-handed to me.

Far less interesting than Pt. 1.

Not quite as gripping as part one, but does have a lengthy homo-erotic bathhouse scene...so, i guess there's that.

Not as great as the first part but still an enlightening historical document with some wonderful artistic sequences. The ending is especially great, and the opening sequence is, um, something. In between the competitions are presented in a more mundane way than the track and field events of Part 1, though the horse jumping events feature some nasty spills.