Propaganda

I have to say the filming of Triumph of the Will was very artistic and Leni R was a master in her day. The shots were amazing, the angles she shot from, the cuts to the crowd, the way she had Hitler descend from the heavens, it's no wonder Hitler was happy with the film. She definitely captured the feeling he was looking for, if we were not educated in to what was really going on at the time I could see how the people would have a good, patriotoic feeling after watching it. It did its job in making the country seem like a power house ready to conquer the world.
On the other had Why we fight! although it did get its message across also, its filming did not compare to Triumph. The editing of the shots used were not as good, it just didnt have the high quality look that Triumph did, its no wonder Triumph won awards for the film.
As far as propaganda films go, its amazing what you can do with film, how you can influence people and entire countries by what you choose to show and what you choose to leave out.
I think there is an invisible line between documentary and propaganda because everyone has different views. I like to watch documentaries and always assumed the info is true. It is true but as to the person or group who puts the films out point of view as to whats true. I'm going to have a much more objective view of documentaries due to this class. Just because it on History or Discovery Channel does not make it fact.