Essay On Triumph Of The Will

To understand Triumph of the Will, one must understand propaganda, documentary, and the tumultuous time Germany was going through. Germany was in hard times during and before the Nuremburg rally of 1934. The previous war’s end and their punishment had caused the value of their money to plummet. They were poor and in need. Hitler and the Nazis were attempting to take over Germany as the first step to creating an empire. In prior months Hitler “combined the offices of President and Chancellor”, all other political parties were banned and the Nazi Party won every seat at the Reichstag elections (TIMELINE). As well as only two weeks beforehand, Hitler was approved as the Supreme Army Commander (CASE STUDY). At the point of the rally, it was only starting to become an assured victory for them to conquer Germany. Yes, they …show more content…
One man and “his” party was giving it to the people. Triumph of the Will gives insight into a wary Nazi party, which is nearing total control. One that still has to project perfection and cannot start doing whatever it wants. This is the moment before the world changes, before war, and before the knowledge of the Holocaust. Concentration camps may exist, and anti-Semitism are in full swing, but they can only allude to it. Triumph is on the cusp of war, and is full of leaders waiting for the right moment to show their blacker nature. Smiles, peace, jobs, promises along with more promises. Yet, workers goose stepping, walking in military style. At that moment if you glanced at Germany one would think of a nation struggling to rise again. If one takes a really good look at it, you’d see a nation that is not going anywhere good. Triumph, if glanced at looks like a documentary of one event in history. When looked at closer with its people screaming out, “We want to see our fuhrer”, with people marching, and the words the regime speaks itself, you would find a much deeper, scarier future