"The Triumph of Germany"

Jamel 2022-04-20 09:02:48

In 1934, Hitler held a military parade and speech in Nuremberg. At that time, it was exactly 60 years since the invention of the camera gun, and the Nazis, who were accustomed to manipulating propaganda, took this opportunity to shoot such a grand and spectacular documentary as "Victory of Germany". High-ranking Nazi officials and politicians appeared in the camera and found their respective positions. There is no doubt that Hitler, the Führer, was the protagonist of this documentary. When we were studying history, the teacher told us that Hitler was very talented in acting. This is not true. You can see that he is full of emotion, waving his fists, as if his emotions are heating up, his passion is burning, and he performs this drama to the fullest.

Hitler appeared by plane among the dense clouds, swept the sky, and descended to Nuremberg, where the gray buildings and streets were dense, and the whole Nuremberg boiled. The Nazi propaganda and control of public opinion is evident. Starting from the airport, it was a crowd of people. Hitler took a car and drove slowly on the streets of Nuremberg, greeting the crowd, and gathered countless citizens and police along the way. Thousands of them are supporting roles in this big play, with the only wise leader, surrounded by them, like the stars holding the moon, holding their leaders high and into the clouds. Those who have been to church know how devout Christians express their love and excitement for God. In this documentary, Hitler is like the god of the German world. He is worshipped by the general public. He waved to the people, he raised his right arm and pointed forward, smug. I am amazed that he has mastered the art of leadership. The ant-like people were reviewed by the leader, cheering, their voices surged and piled up like a tide, and their eyes shone with sparkling light.

What kind of scene is this? As far back as the 1930s, Hitler had been known to use "human sea tactics". This also marks that the Nazis, as a "single party of the whole people", have learned to use a new ruling technique to control the whole people. It's also an amazing piece of art and beauty. As a result, we saw a huge crowd throughout the documentary. A clear-cut honor guard team, a well-disciplined labor team, and countless people like raindrops gathered in a melting pot. They obey the only leader, and if one day the leader says to let them flow, they will flow there.

The people ruled by the Nazis are so similar in words and deeds that if you dig deeper, their cultural and psychological patterns should also be similar. In the same environment, receiving the same propaganda, there is only one leader. The Nazis' pursuit of uniformity and discipline enabled them to assemble so many people into a force of absolute allegiance. This is a powerful force.

I noticed their gestures, the myriad of hands raised in the same direction, as everyone did. It is a collective unconscious. Or it can be said that some people consciously create such a way to find common ground. The "Wave" filmed in 2008 also has this vivid scene. This commonality turns everyone from an individual into a part of the whole, like a drop of water into a drop of the ocean. The individual merges into the collective and feels the power of the collective. And as a member of the collective, it is natural to be proud of this powerful force. The individual is protected by the collective, and the insecurity of facing the world and reality alone seems to be eliminated. This collective, enlarged, is the country. We know that a single individual is like an egg in front of the system, often feeling powerless. However, one day suddenly there is a form that can organize each individual into a part of the system, and then there will be a powerful force. This is the power of organization. The Nazis used this technique of domination. He organizes everyone into large groups and then creates an illusion of power for them to be crazy about and proud of without letting them realize that they have lost themselves and their freedom.

This trend of thought was reflected in the Enlightenment movement on the eve of the French Revolution. The "public will" proposed by Rousseau is such an embodiment. Why does he emphasize the public will? Is it not because of personal powerlessness? The collective can give you an intuitive feeling and impact, so people who have not received democratic training surrender their rights and freedoms in this illusion, but think that they can enjoy the collective name and the material of the communist collective in the collective. and wealth. In fact, since everything belongs to the collective, then it cannot belong to each specific person, because the collective does not allow individuals to enjoy, so who does the material belong to? to whomever. In this way, the people lost everything.

"The Triumph of Germany" is a wonderful political drama. It shocks and contaminates those who watch it. If you don't think about it, you will be seen as a cloud of smoke. Maybe, it will be a cloud of smoke. If you think about it deeply, it is not so, and there are many things worth noting. Everyone in the documentary doesn't realize that in fact they are all just actors, everyone is just acting, intoxicated with illusion, and the result is often a disaster. In the end, what I want to say is that no matter what, although human nature always has such and such weaknesses, sometimes we still need to have a clear head and know that individual rights and freedoms cannot be handed over casually. There is no savior in the world. Only when everyone works hard and is strong can they get something that truly comforts the soul.

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  • [first lines]

    subtitle: The documentary of the Reich Party Congress, 1934 - Produced by order of the Führer.

    Opening crawl: On September 5, 1934, 20 years after the outbreak of the World War, 16 years after Germany's Suffering, 19 months after the beginning of the German Rebirth, Adolf Hitler again flew to Nuremberg to review the assembly of his faithful followers.

    crowd: [for more than 20 minutes, there is only one discernible word:] Heil! Heil! Heil!...

    Rudolf Hess: I open the sixth Party Congress in respectful memory of he who has passed on to eternity, Field Marshal and Reich President von Hindenburg...

  • Adolf Hitler: We want this people to be hard, not soft, and you must steel yourselves for it in your youth!