Order and chaos alternate in the film, and it manifests itself in the very first scene of the film. In the first scene, Hitler's plane flies to Nuremberg, and the camera takes a natural bird's-eye view to show that it was shot from the plane. After shooting some Nuremberg-specific buildings, the main street of Nuremberg is overlooked. There are The crowd was full of commotion and confusion, and the crowds were gathered in piles from a high altitude, while in others the arrangement of people was clearly visible. military uniform. This contrast is a display of power mastery. For a leader, the people and the army, both are indispensable. When Hitler's motorcade drove to the hotel, the camera moved forward slowly with the motorcade, and the editing of the camera moved left and right with Hitler's sight. Shooting Hitler's back from an objective perspective, or giving Hitler a close-up of his face and hands, creating a feeling of frenzy when looking around, and using the picture to tell the audience that there is only one reason for this frenzy, and that is the Führer, Hitler . In the welcoming crowd, there are especially many scenes of women and children. The director reflects the peace and tranquility of the Nazi Empire in this side-by-side manner.
Then in the second scene: in the campsite of the Hitler Youth League and Healing Youth outside Nuremberg, the rows of houses in the campsite are overlooked from the air, nailed to the ground like an array of computers, peaceful in the morning light, slowly. , the crowd began to come out of the tents, the tents were neatly arranged in contrast to the clutter of the crowd, and the shooting time also coincided, because they were the "sun in the morning at eight or nine in the morning". Out, countless close-ups of different young people are accompanied by the shooting of boilers, chimneys and other objects, all of which give people a burning feeling. And the empire is also "the red sun rises, and its road is bright; the river flows out, and the ocean rushes out."
Three or four scenes can be seen as renderings of Hitler's personal appeal. Whether it is the people who love the people who offer the gift of harvest with enthusiasm, or Hitler smiling and talking with the peasant representatives and the labor front, although there is no specific content, the expression of the head of the state shows the side of the great man who is close to the people and has zero distance from the people. , the side of serving the people.
In the scene of the stormtrooper's night rally, I personally think it is the scene with the most attention to the use of light. At first, with the sliding of the camera, a little light appeared, and then the camera moved to the right, and there were more and more soldiers holding lights, and the picture turned from darkness to darkness. bright. The implication is self-evident, it was the Nazis who brought the light of the Germanic nation. The use of light in subsequent speeches was focused on the speaker, and the implication was deepened, indicating that the light of the Nazis was brought about by the light of the leaders. The team workers are only loyal to the Führer," has cast all light on the omnipresent Führer. However, since the head of state was not present, the chaos of this scene was much higher than that of other scenes, whether it was the director's intentional design or unintentional.
The military parade, which can be said to occupy the most time among the 13 scenes in the entire film, is 30 minutes (65'-95'). A military parade has always been the best way to show the strength of a country. There is a very ingenious combination of sound and image: every time Hitler shakes hands with the representative carrying the flag, there will be a cannon shot, showing the powerful strength of the Führer. When reviewing the SS in another place, whether it was a coincidence or intentional, a puff of smoke appeared when a close-up of the passing SS members made the light from the upper left corner of the screen pass through the smoke to show a fantasy-like feeling, almost as if The materialization of murderous intent made the military parade take on a mysterious color.
In addition to the above scenes, there are many other speeches by Hitler in front of different groups. Although the content is different, the rendering of power is incomparable through the alternation of order and chaos. However, the chaos here tends to set off the expression of order, playing the role of wanting to promote before suppressing it. For example, Hitler's speech before the Youth League. Before the speech, the welcoming team, even the Youth League, was full of frenzied chaos, and even gave a close-up of the youth riding on the backs of friends waiting for Hitler's entrance, and the background was full of There were noisy cheers, and all this stopped in an instant after Hitler started his speech. The audience could only hear Hitler's passionate voice and see the meticulous queue. This can be seen as what Hitler only saw. When he could also see the young faces of the children, he said, "There is no other way to connect us, only because you are our flesh and blood, occupying our souls. Thoughts, are also burning in your young minds." Such personal words, as if the whole country is full of hope. Moreover, under this kind of scene, most of Hitler's shots are taken from upside down, and the effect naturally heightens the image of the Führer.
Perhaps most importantly, as stated at the beginning of the article, the author uses the combination of order and chaos to render a strong sense of power in most of the film's scenes. At the same time, with the help of a strong sense of power, it shocked every audience who watched the film. With Hitler's powerful personal charm and the use of speech skills, "Triumph of the Will" is not a classic work that achieves the ultimate beauty by maximizing power.
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