May 6, 2007
Film for being a film
I have been waiting for an essay like Steve Neale's on Triumph of the Will. Neale brings up the fact that Triumph of the Will has never been looked at as a masterpiece of film. He does not ignore its emotional impact as well as its highly technical shooting. He explores how each shot emotes the core message of the film. For example, he comments on Hitler's evasiveness yet ever being present. Neale does not put down the film for its Nazism, which gives fair grounds for real interpretation. The purpose of the film is to build up Hitler and his power and the film does a great job. The message of the film overrides the direction in most dissections, but by doing that it ignores the mastery of the film.
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I wouldn't say that Triumph of the will has never been explored as a technical or metaphorical masterppiece. I feel that everyone knew from the get go that it was a masterpiece, but they just weren't willing to accept it. Even today, it is hard to accept that something that was so beautiful supported something so evil and destructive. DW Griffiths films are taken the same way. He made masterpieces that redefined the whole film making process and technique for the next century. but hey, who wants to suport a racist?
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