Let me start by saying IMO, this is NOT a documentary. When scenes have been so clearly staged and manipulated in the editing room there's very little of truth left. I know many documentary filmmakers tend to be biased towards, and sometimes against their subjects, but in this case this is just too 'in your face'. I knew it was Nazi propaganda and I thought I knew what I was getting into, but the truth is this movie bored me to tears. I had heard a lot of good comments of Riefenstahl as a filmmaker but all I saw were...
***I'm not sure if these constitutes a spoiler, but be warned just in case*****
...Nazis marching and giving boring generic speeches. Nothing worthy of merit here. Any History Channel doc would've rendered similar results. The cinematography wasn't that bad and the only interesting point to me was that it was shot from within the lion's den if you will. Other than that I was so bored that I struggled not to turn it off before it was (mercifully!) over. 2/10
***I'm not sure if these constitutes a spoiler, but be warned just in case*****
...Nazis marching and giving boring generic speeches. Nothing worthy of merit here. Any History Channel doc would've rendered similar results. The cinematography wasn't that bad and the only interesting point to me was that it was shot from within the lion's den if you will. Other than that I was so bored that I struggled not to turn it off before it was (mercifully!) over. 2/10