Triumph Of The Will Analysis

However, as Wolfgang Ruge argues, “the Nazi party developed a propaganda apparatus whose activities far eclipsed all previous heights of the demagogy of German imperialism.” On this note, it is widely agreed by historians that the regime was highly successful in one of Friedreich's principles; control of the increasingly powerful mass media in German society as a mechanism for public control. Primarily coordinated through the work of propaganda minister Goebbels, Hitler was portrayed as a leader who was at the same time moderate and reasonable who put the national good before his own interest. Other themes highlighted images of strength and authority which appealed to the highly nationalist German population; epitomised by Hitler appearing out of the sky to lead the German people depicted in Riefenstahl's 1934 film Triumph of the Will, still widely considered the most influential propaganda film of all time. The radio, state produced to be inexpensive, become the regimes number one weapon as it allowed propaganda to not only infiltrate but permeate as many homes as possible.

Schindler’s List was a movie based on the novel “Schindler’s Ark”. This movie showed a heroic man who saved over 1000 jews. His name was Oskar Schindler. At first, he was wasn’t affected that much by the Holocaust, but over time he grew sympathy and felt bad for Jews. He began to bring in Jews into his factory even if they weren’t up to work. He tried getting everyone that was available to “work” in his factory. He knew how to get his way, so he wanted a new factory built and he got it. He has a list typed out listing each Jew we wanted to work for him. This is exactly where the movie title came from if you couldn’t tell. Though he did save over 1000 Jews, he lost everything at the end. But it all seemed worth it to him. All he wanted to do is save everyone from this terrible war. My opinion on this movie is that it seemed to demonstrate things way better than a documentary would. It showed at least one good man that felt bad and it showed his side of the story. How hard he tried to save everyone with trying to be very secretive about it.

The Nazi’s went day after day without feeding the Jewish individuals. When the Nazi’s gave the Jews food, it was extremely scarce while it still had to be rationed out to others. The documentary stated that “ if they were given food it would be stale bread and the guard would toss water at them.” Not only were the Jewish starved as if they were animal, but they would be called by a number on their arm rather than their name. The tattoo on their arm was a reminder that they were not people, but they were simply the number on their arm. The Nazi’s also killed thousands of people appoximatly an hour after they arrived at camp. After the Jews were killed the Nazi’s would strip the Jews of their values such as gold teeth, jewelry, etc. Whether the Jewish individuals were dead or alive, they were treated like animals with no way

With Germans of all outlooks desperately seeking solutions for the nation's problems, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party began their climb to power. 'Hitler was gifted with effective political talents. He offered an explanation for Germany's defeat, and a vision of Germany's future destiny, that played upon the fears, prejudices, and hopes of many Germans. He promised to rebuild Germany's power and restore its prosperity' (Isaacman, 16). This won the support of many Germans. Hitler was such an effective speaker that anything he said was believed even if it was not true.

“The staging itself reminded the audience of how fascists use such panoramas: […] Hitler at the Nazi Party Conference at Nuremberg in 1934 as reevoked in the monumental Triumph of the Will” (Crowl, 53). The huge red scrolls and banners with Richard’s badge of boar, the vast crowd waving red flags, all these imageries created by Richard Loncraine echo the past “glory” of Hitler when he convinced tamed German citizens with his mouth.

Although presumptions began to arise, Riefenstahl stated that Triumph of the Will was clearly a factual documentary and stated: “Not a single scene is staged…It is history, pure history” and that she simply filmed what she saw. Susan Sontag’s response in her dissertation Fascinating Fascism concluded that the film is fascist propaganda promoting Nazi ideology but itself is not a about fascism . Sontag was right to the title the film was fascist due to Riefenstahl’s extreme forthright about her infatuation with Hitler. In an interview with Detroit news Riefenstahl stated: “To me Hitler is the greatest man who ever lived. He is really faultless, so simple yet so filled with ,manly power... He is really beautiful,

To fully answer this question one must look at the underlying philosophies behind Hitler’s leadership. What did he stand for and did his ideologies have any redeeming characteristics? Indisputably he had an ability to lead and motivate. He was revered with almost God – like fanaticisms by his people. This essay will set out to establish the basis of his leadership and within that framework, the nature of the man and his vision for the world.

Speer’s decision on joining the Nazi party had an improvement of impact to his work as an architect. Even though that didn’t give him many opportunities to create buildings it still gave home work in the field that he loved doing. Having been given the chance to redecorate headquarters, Speer still had shown that he was a willing and capable person to achieving anything and by doing so it had created more jobs and had pushed him closer and closer into becoming a well know architect. Having seen the plans for the Nuremburg rallies Speer, being a person to welcome on challenges had stated that he could do better with the designs for the rally. Speer had wanted to create a setting designed to impress the audience that would make them walk into the stadium at night that then they were confronted with a raised platform to which was draped with two huge black, white and red banners, each taller than a 10 story building with a third swastika banner between them. Illuminated by 130 searchlights this headed towards the heaven this ‘cathedral of lights’ had been the main design and basis for the rally. Splendid in design and marvelous in sight, this was one of Speer’s memorable works, which had given him his statue as a magnificent architect.

“Triumph of the Will” and “Night and Fog,” portray Hitler’s vision for Germany, and the findings of Allied liberators of concentration camps in the beginning of World War II. A comparison of the films present two very different views of what Hitler deemed necessary for Germany. They each displayed propaganda in a way they’re eye-catching simply because of the raw footage. It took everything that we knew about pre WWII and corrected it, so that we knew the truth about how the people of Germany felt, and what they saw in those exact moments. The task of viewing these films was quite difficult, and although both films seem to be a highly emotional and factual, I believe that “Night and Fog” was a more superior piece of propaganda. I will

The directors show what happened to some of the buildings, like the Brandenburg Gate and the homosexual bars. At first, they would keep the gay bars open, they used this as a technique to lure out the gays so they would have more insight on them and who they are. Later on, when they had sought out their information, Hitler had them closed down, and they were guarded by Nazi’s. It was believed, Hitler had Reichstag burned down because there was a rumor the head of the building was having a homosexual affair. Hitler tended to use rhetoric in order to make the citizens think it was the homosexuals who were in charge of Ernst Roem’s murder and declared the cleanse of homosexuals. Throughout the entire first portion of the documentary, the directors play Symphony No. 5(Jean Sibelius), during which the buildings were being destroyed or Nazi vehicles were being driven through important statues. Symphony No. 5 has this dark menacing tone, which appeals with fear. In the first few scenes, the directors’ puts on this mere seriousness, with the help of the audio, which attacks one with the feeling of graveness. Secondly, the directors tend to appeal to past, again. However, it was more of appealing to past with the victims. The directors kept filming the train station and being on the train station. This tends to appeal to past because it puts the victims back into the train

The movie showed some scenes of Adolph Hitler when he was announcing his speeches, by showing these footage the director made the movie seem more realistic and as if they were filming it live as it

In this essay I will discuss the methods that Hitler used to influence the young Germans until the end of the World War II. To analyze this topic will be considerable to show several points. I will discuss the people who supported Hitler in his rise to the power as background, how the Nazis used Nazi Propaganda to influence to youngsters, clarify why the young people

Oppressive leaders like Hitler have used public speaking in order to bring destruction to the world like war. In the scene when the royal family is watching him on the projector, Hitler is controlling a mass army while speaking with a powerful tone in a fast and concise pace. Hitler’s body language also represents the intensity of his message to his country by pointing his fingers vigorously. The

Therefore, this film is not only a testimony about the German past but also the German present. It displays the irrational annihilation of six young Germans at the end of WWII, summoning up a very agonizing recollection of Nazi Germany’s futile effort to turn back the Allied invasion by hurling teenage boys into the

This film was drawn to show footage shot by the British Army in Nazi concentration camps in 1945. They found unspeakable horrors which are still with people all over the world today. The term concentration camp refers to the camps that people were treated in harsh conditions. They were people imprisoned for being born into a family of Jews. People were forced to work and abused. If the people different work, then they were forced to die. The first concentration camps in Germany were established by Hitler in January 1933. Hitler thought at the beginning the camps were for those who opposed the Nazi policy. These “prisons” were then built in Germany, Poland, and other parts of Europe. By 1941, they began to use the camps to kill those who were not ideal blond hair, blue eyed Christians. He began with the Jew descents. He would target the disabled people, Roma or Gypsies, Catholics, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, and others were also considered worthless races, although Jews were by far the most targeted. Europe had over 9 million people considered themselves Jews. In the end, less than 3 million survived. Many of those who survived moved to the United States or other