Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Leni, Leni, Leni....
Summary: 5 Stars
Holy mackeral.
Now this is how a propaganda film should be made.
After watching this, you are surprised that Hitler ever lost WWII.
Movie Review: Absolutely essential
Summary: 5 Stars
This film brings the early Nazi years to life and shows the enthusiasm of party members for their movement. It is an essential archive of 1930's Germany.Movie Review: Very good picture quality
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good quality film. Unfortunately there exist very poor quality copies on the market, but this is to be recommended.Movie Review: Spooky
Summary: 5 Stars
WOW!!! The power of film. Very Scary!!!! It reminds you to be critical of the "information" the media provides.Movie Review: A Hard Lesson
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an important film in understanding a powerful and terrible historical epic.
The thing that we in our time fail at is to disapprove of someone for the right reasons. The true historical significance of Hitler and the Nazis is not well known.
An earlier reviewer ntioned that Germany was in a wretched state economically and morally when the Nazis started to vie for power. This cannot be denied. Nor can it be denied that Hitler repaired Germany's economy and in an astonishingly short period of time brought Germany to the forefront of world power.
What is not understood is the true threat that Hitler posed. The 25 Points of the National Aryan Socialist Party were a list of goals that they wished to achieve. Number 11 clearly stated that they wished to eliminate interest banking; and felt that it was crippling Europe's economy. Of course they blamed the Jews: but this broad-stroke was clearly one of Hitler's failures and the genesis of his implemented genocide.
What is significant is that once Hitler declared this; the international banking cartels realized that he was a threat to them. Any nation who seeks economic autonomy cannot be tolerated. In fact, almost all the wars that have been fought in the last two and a half centuries were merely business deals gone sour.
Hitler never wanted war with England. It was in Churchil's interests to instigate war, owing to his being a puppet for the international financial elite.
Having said that, there is the quality of the nation-state, and its upliftment wherein Hitler was a pioneer and trailblazer. He was the first to use the technological method to achieve his aims. He was the first human being to appear on a public TV broadcast, he used radio and TV and in this case, cinema, to great effect. The holocaust was distinctive only in that it was the worlds first application of technological method towards genocide (unfortunately, not the last).
Watching his speech in this movie was a lesson in the manipulation of public opinion: and in human psychology. There was, within Hitler and his methods, a cynicism and utter contempt concerning the general state of the people. Consider the following quotes:
"I reserve reason for the few, and emotion for the many"
"If I approached my audiences with reasoned arguments, they wouldn't understand me. Their intelligence is small. I must reduce my philosophies to four or five very simple points which I repeat over and over again, until my words become like commands under hypnosis"
This is the general opinion he had of the majority of people. And if you examine any modern politician's speeches, they use the exact same methods of addressing their audiences.
Ms. Reinfenstahl's brilliant cinematography upheld this in an eloquent manner.
Hitler wrote the book on how to effectively set up and maintain a technological tyranny; and his techniques have proven effective - especially when his mistakes are avoided. He was just too obvious. Too much ego.
We can't say we weren't warned.