April 9, 2007
Propaganda's progress
It is amazing how much more slick propaganda has become. The tactics used in December 7 were audibly laughable to its present day audience. The narration may have been necessary to guide the audience it was created for, even entertaining; however, for people watching the film today, it is embarrassingly in bad taste. Triumph of the Will seemed to be ahead of its time, especially in comparison to the two American films. The filming techniques, camera angles and choice of shots were more subtle and in turn very effective.
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Propoganda was just as slick back then as it is now...people were just easier to fool then. They didn't have to challenge the media like we do today; and most likely bought into what they saw on the screen because they didn't know any better. I myself was captivated by the smoothness in which December 7 and Triumph of the Will (especially) projected their messages. December 7 relied on somewhat believable images and moving voiceovers while Triumph of the Will relied soley on images in order to portray Hitler in a god-like way. It just goes to show how little it takes to convince an audience that what they're seeing is how it really is, then, and even now.
It does seem like propoganda was much more blatant during that time period, but people 30 to 40 years from now will most likely be saying the same thing about us - that we were just easier to fool. There had to have been people who challenged this 1940s propoganda, they just might not have been as publicly vocal about it. Nowadays there is less of a stigma on speaking about against the gov't, war, etc.
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