The so-called knowledge of the world, when evaluating "Triumph of the Will", one must understand its director Lenny Riefenstahl, how close she was to the Nazi Party at that time, and the consistent fascist aesthetics in her works. . Lenny Riefenstahl's pursuit of aesthetics and the need for propaganda of the Nazi government will lead the film to reconstruct the scene in the form of expression, making its true attributes compromised. So the question is, is "Triumph of the Will" a documentary or a feature film (or a promotional film)? Judging from the shooting principle of the documentary, it is undoubtedly a promotional film. Even the Nuremberg Congress itself was designed for promotional shoots. In designing mass gatherings for documentaries, cause and effect have been completely reversed. From the point of view of the social criticism function of the documentary, it is not desirable to use the superb film language and spare no effort to promote Nazi ideology. But on the other hand, we cannot evaluate the 1930s from the perspective of the 2010s, which would lead to time confusion. Fascism also appeared at that time as a trend of thought to save mankind, and the enthusiasm of the German people and their love for the Führer in the film also came from the heart. From this point of view, the film truly records the appearance of the German Third Reich in the 1930s, and Riefenstahl's excellent scheduling ability for large scenes is indeed a documentary film with a famous film history.
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