Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The film the triumph of the will was a film that I will only watch once in my life time. While this film was very important in terms of what it did propaganda it is an extremely difficult film to watch. Back in the 1930's around when this film was released it must of had a huge influence on the counties that did allow its people to view it. To me this film was almost comical to points. A scene that stood out to me was the scene when the war camp in Germany was preparing and serving soup for all of its soldiers. The camp looked more like a summer camp for little boys it looked like a place that I wanted to be. Everyone was having a good time and just laughing and enjoying each other's company. I thought this was amazing how Germany perceived their camps. As I am sure that this is not what they were like. Another part of the film that stood out to me was the constant scenes of marching. I thought this was a great use of propaganda on Germany's part. Most of these scenes would make me want to be a part of this new German force. This made me realize just how influential propaganda was during the time of the world wars and how it can still impact our way of life today.

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