Film Analysis: Triumph Of The Will

Triumph of the Will The film starts with scenes which indicate Hitler’s arrival to the rally and the sequence consist of several aspect of dramatization. It shows the sky, then modern architecture, marching, masses from Hitler’s point of view from the plane. Later Hitler exits from the plane as the nation waits for him with sheer anticipation and enthusiasm. Parallels are made between Hitler 's arrival through the skies, and the descent of a God, coming to meet his people. Leni Riefenstahl uses poetic attributes to construct certain meaning. The film not only glorifies Hitler, but also on the other hand shows essence of nation buildings. For instance, during the second day of the there are a few shots of the tall and big buildings of the modern architecture in Nuremberg. The scene then cross dissolves from visuals of the buildings to an aerial shot of many little tents that are organized in a synchronize way. During the cross dissolve transition scenes, the two scenes of the modern architecture building and the row of tents are combined into one scene. Soldiers, young and old are shown spraying each other with water as well as participating in activities. During one scene, the men are shown to be playing with the snare drums as they stand in a line which seems like it is infinity of people. Other than that, Leni …show more content…
The secretary’s body is shown in the dim shadows with fragments of his face catching the light, which immediately alerts the audience of his malicious character. Veit Harlan sows the seed in the audience’s heart that every time a Jew shows up on the screen then he is meant to be evil. He reminds the audience with the stereotype of "the fact" that the Jew lives among us is no proof that he belongs to us, just as a flea is not one of the household members simply because it lives in a