What core principle of Sergei Eisenstein’s Intellectual Montage states that an abstract idea is generated?

💡 Explanation:

Sergei Eisenstein's Intellectual (or Dialectical) Montage is founded on the core principle that the juxtaposition or 'collision' of two independent shots (thesis and antithesis) does not simply add them together, but creates a new, abstract, and intellectual 'third' meaning (synthesis) in the viewer's mind. This is distinct from rhythmic or metric montage and is the foundational analytical concept of Soviet film theory. Option B describes the common, narrative use of a montage sequence in Hollywood, while A refers to continuity editing, the opposite of montage. D refers to Italian Neorealism, a different movement.