Propaganda in Nazi Germany 1930s

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Propaganda in Nazi Germany 1930s                Chris Murray

Triumph of the will

The "Triumph of the will" is a Nazi film created by "Leni Riefenstahl" in the early period of Hitler power [1934]. Its designed to show the Nazis in a good light in a believable way.

   Before watching it we can expect the following things: that it will show the Germans in a good light, it will be most probably biased on the account of what it was produced for. Also the fact that one of the most powerful men in Germany had asked for it to be made, no-one in their right-mind would show the Nazis in a bad light.

  First of all the films name indicates that the people of Germany can rebuild their homelands and the army can conquer any land with the right mindset. This suggests that they already have the power and only need people to accept their beliefs and vote for Hitler and the Nazi party.

  The film starts panning over clouds, the sun and a large aircraft. The clouds and sun often are related to the heavens suggesting that Hitler comes from "the heavens" as a saviour to rebuild germanys prosperity. Which leads us on to when it descends under the cloud line and the camera begins to pan and zoom around historical buildings. This suggests that he can rebuild Germany to its former glory. The music is arousing and patriotic indicating pride and power in the Nazi party.

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  Interestingly the shadow of the plane on the ground is in the shape of an eagle. The plane may of been specificly chosen because of it "eagle" sillouet which brings doubt on the films reliability.

  As he lands there are huge crowds of people, lineing streets, windoes and any object they can find to get a better view. To some extent they could have faked this crowd however their body language - cheering, saluting, talking animatedly, standing on tip toes and waving suggests they ahvent been forced to do it. If you were forced to it, its doubtful ...

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