Political theory is inseparable from propaganda. People will only be motivated to continue to learn more if they are contacted and not resentful. The upheaval of socialism in the 20th century was traced to its causes. The bright future of the communist society was generally denied, the advocacy of Western-style democracy and freedom, and infighting among socialist countries made the political discourse power of the upheaval country empty. People reject and resent the ideas of those in power, and cognition and practice are reduced to homework, tasks, and finally secularization.
Although the National Socialist Party has long since ceased to exist, the incitement of the National Socialist theory under the current trend of anti-internationalization cannot be underestimated. Both National Socialism and Communism are full of revolutionary romance, and it is difficult for their target audience to understand objectively with their own rationality. The emotional and subjective expression of political propaganda has become a key part of it.
Art is a gathering of human subjective consciousness, and it is natural to be used by politics. There is no loss of art through the near-infinite amount of money and manpower provided by political demands. Just like the lifting of the ban on this movie, art needs to politicize itself, and excellent works of art can be decoupled from politics at an appropriate time, and become pure art with the development space given by politics. When people stand in front of the statue of David, they will not think of the Medici family who supported the statue.
This documentary, without any narration at all, without any plot, just connects all the shots in chronological order, which is enough to produce a powerful emotional expression. Soaring long banners, huge parades, banner teams, stern and sacred buildings, accompanied by enthusiastic and excited people, happy young people, the film has shaped the ideals and pursuits of National Socialism itself, and has achieved a victorious gesture. . It is not so much the skills and techniques of the documentary director as it is the shock and subtle oppression that the recorded events themselves have on the individual watching the film.
The National Socialist Party's ability in political propaganda is absolutely world-class, and it is not inferior to the present. Under the leadership of Dr. Goebbels, under the guidance of Germany with a strong cultural tradition, it is inevitable to achieve success in propaganda technology and strategies. Transform political concepts that require long-term thinking, understanding and identification into grand and extreme works of art, which pop into your eyes and affect your cognition through direct image parallelization.
As a movement in which the superstructure precedes the mass base, the National Society can be said to be the process of building a house from the top to the bottom. The artisticization of politics makes such a rapid construction possible and has the ability to export theories. This is similar to what the Soviet Union and Germany did. Similar works of art, similar displays of power, and even similar attacks and comments. Our country does not have such a large-scale and systematic literary and artistic work, and the artistic display has the meaning of blundering. The domestic movement of the 1960s, through the sanctification of theoretical abstraction, collective worship, and the same grand, exaggerated, and extreme parades, can also attract those young people in Japan and France who are not aware of it with the sensibility and madness displayed without knowing it. The theory is more impulsive and immature than the first two.
The director herself has suffered a lot of criticism and accusations that do not belong to her because of this film. But people are connected. Under the propaganda of the future, who can stand outside the trend?
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