 Additionally, Kuleshov expressed the subservience of montage to the will of those who deploy it.In his comparisons between Russian, European, and American cinema prior to the Russian Revolution, Kuleshov could not identify a unifying theory between them and concluded a relativistic approach to filmmaking, opting for something similar to later auteur theories.The implication of an exclusive focus on montage is one in which performances become unconvincing given the actors jilted belief in his/her own significance.