Triumph of the Will

This documentary showed Hitler and the Nazi party in a light that I have never seen before. Instead of showing the concentration camps or the countless other horrible things that happened during the Nazi era in Germany, they were seen as good people. This propaganda video made it seem like what was happening during Hitler's reign was acceptable. Every scene featured Hitler being portrayed as a God. He was either giving a rally speech to thousands of abiding solders or shaking hands with the public, everyone in the film seemed to LOVE Hitler. He was introduced many times (more than I could remember) and each time there was such a deep admiration for him that you would think Hitler could never do any wrong. In reality we all know it was the exact opposite but to me it is crazy to see how the Nazi's tried to use propaganda film to prove that Hitler was a strong, charismatic leader instead of what he actually was. Obviously we know all about the Nazi's and Hitler but if I were a German during this period this video could have easily swayed my decision about socialism and the Nazi party. Without the constant information that we have access to on a daily basis any German who watched that video could possibly look at Hitler and see him completely differently then others do, in a positive light. Overall the documentary was a little slow for me and repetitive at some points although I have never seen such up-close footage of Hitler before. I also appreciated the commitment it must have taken from thousands of people to create a propaganda video that attempted to brain wash an entire country.