In the feature length produced during the Third Reich, the Nazis and especially their head of propaganda, Josef Goebbels used different techniques to get the German masses to buy into Nazi philosophies. Goebbels saw the mistakes made by early filmmakers who in trying to impress their new Nazi leaders made blatantly propagandistic films which were generally rejected by the public. Goebbels then came to the assumption that the best way to do propaganda is to worm its way into the self-conscientious of the audience. Goebbels thought the best way of doing this was by using historical examples that also relay general themes or ideas of the Nazi party. This idea is employed by the propaganda office in all movies that were displayed. Even in movies that used blatant propaganda it was still the most underlying forms and ideas that tell the most about the party and the situation in Germany. By viewing these films one can see the overall state of affairs in Germany and also the generals beliefs the Nazi party holds that they are trying to pass on to the German public.…
