Blog Assignment !

For Monday, (for full credit) I want you to post on one or more of the following questions:

Describe the film techniques that Leni Reifenstahl uses in Triumph of the Will.

Specifically, how do these films employ the use of music, camera angels, edits?

Some people argue that “Triumph of the Will” is a propaganda film while others argue that is a documentary because it was made up of “actual” footage of the Nazi Nuremburg rallies. How would you categorize it and why?

If you argue that "Triumph of the Will" was a propaganda film, then what could Leni Riefenstahl have done differently in order for this to be a documentary? Would it have been possible for this to be a mere documentary and not a propaganda film?

Many people argue that “Triumph of the Will” aesteticized politics: it made the Nazi movement look beautiful. Does it make the Nazi movement look beautiful? Is this dangerous? Why?

This film is also good launching point for two of the questions that we will discuss in Unit 3: Manifesting Vision:

What are the potential repercussions of misguided vision?

What are the potential repercussions of misguided action, or of inaction?