tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post6952307302526866045..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: What Modern Day WWE is likeScott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-56314965470939844692015-04-28T12:20:19.118-06:002015-04-28T12:20:19.118-06:00You're adorable.You're adorable.Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-22529308790095862382015-04-28T08:57:46.960-06:002015-04-28T08:57:46.960-06:00"Triumph" has been of interest to film h..."Triumph" has been of interest to film historians because of its manipulation of imagery. Riefenstahl spent her later life defending the film for honestly capturing the power of the Nazi party, while critics contend the film's carefully arranged imagery helped form the myth of said power. This is what leads to debates over its genuine quality as a documentary because of its carefully crafted appearance of perfection. It documents a series of Nazi rallies, but shows no details on the workings of the events. Just the cold mechanical precision with which they were executed for the camera. There is debate over how influential the film really was in Germany as it served as a point of pride for the party, and served as a valuable recruiting tool, yet there's no way to ever gauge its true impact. It was definitely scapegoated after the fact, which is why Leni spent so many years of her life defending its artistic merit. It was grasped by those pre-war who were trying to sound the alarm regarding the rise of fascism in Europe. Within Germany itself there was an entire industry of films devoted to propaganda that arguably had a greater impact than "Triumph" which stirred public unrest regarding the terms which ended the previous World War, the "threat" of the Jews in Germany, the embracing of the Eugenics movement, the Maryanne belief and so forth.<br /><br />The counterpart to all this--primarily in Britain & the US--was the newsreel industry. While German films attempted to form a sense of national pride, in England the newsreels prepared and carried the country into war. Here in America the Roosevelt administration called upon Hollywood filmmakers to help craft pieces to help sell his agenda going all the way back to the New Deal. Had Pearl Harbor not happened this country would still likely have been carried to war in Europe on the back of Hollywood propaganda films. Even Walt Disney got in on the act (though somewhat reluctantly early on, given his personal beliefs).<br /><br />I'm not really sure how we got from Ninja Turtles to Donald Duck, but there it is.John Petrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-72487133955299925512015-04-28T02:47:12.847-06:002015-04-28T02:47:12.847-06:00Happen often? How do you manage to do that often?Happen often? How do you manage to do that often?Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-82291187951340912132015-04-28T02:46:43.047-06:002015-04-28T02:46:43.047-06:00You don't know the half of it.You don't know the half of it.Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-28633796932475948672015-04-28T02:46:21.572-06:002015-04-28T02:46:21.572-06:00I only had one that I sold for a pretty penny. Las...I only had one that I sold for a pretty penny. Last Temptation of Christ. Technique is useless theory when you don't know what you're aiming to do. Not the first movie discussed? It rallied the Nazi regime...not sure how many films have that historical a score, aside from Edison's reel and Birth of A Nation. Birth was fairly shit but ground breaking just because there was so much ground to break (TMNT would have been groundbreaking then too) Train Robbery was pretty exceptional.Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-81535081664340423502015-04-27T21:53:33.351-06:002015-04-27T21:53:33.351-06:00you are shityou are shitRyan O'Riley from OZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-6778397248605663302015-04-27T21:53:13.993-06:002015-04-27T21:53:13.993-06:00go to hellgo to hellRyan O'Riley from OZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-25202084040865943682015-04-27T21:52:40.667-06:002015-04-27T21:52:40.667-06:00u sucku suckRyan O'Riley from OZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-82851684851941862262015-04-27T21:52:26.102-06:002015-04-27T21:52:26.102-06:00pretentious jerkpretentious jerkRyan O'Riley from OZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-70126159213974132112015-04-27T21:52:07.159-06:002015-04-27T21:52:07.159-06:00u sucku suckRyan O'Riley from OZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-91754665048826933502015-04-27T21:51:17.835-06:002015-04-27T21:51:17.835-06:00that not an argumentthat not an argumentRyan O'Riley from OZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-84459734910063629312015-04-27T21:48:51.620-06:002015-04-27T21:48:51.620-06:00trolltrollRyan O'Riley from OZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-87094507194469699762015-04-27T21:38:13.951-06:002015-04-27T21:38:13.951-06:00Funny, every film class I've seen (including t...Funny, every film class I've seen (including the one I took in 1989) started with history of cinema. Then technique. Riefenstahl & "Triumph of the Will" isn't even the first movie discussed when covering propaganda & manipulation in cinema. Perhaps if you're just talking about courses in documentary filmmaking. But even there it usually follows discussion of newspaper syndicates expanding into newsreels. Starting a discussion of cinema with Leni Riefenstahl... that's arthouse stuff. Might as well start with Jean-Luc Godard and how many Criterion Collection DVDs you own.John Petrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-43624704127654600062015-04-27T21:15:28.503-06:002015-04-27T21:15:28.503-06:00Because German propaganda fueled a nation and a wa...Because German propaganda fueled a nation and a war. And when it cones to manipulative messages in cinema she was a forerunner. Which is one of the reasons most film classes begin with her as a prologue. You must forgotten that one.<br /><br />Now, were you going somewhere or were you just throwing as many random and disconnected names (aside from art form) that you could think of?Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-65616689695556525562015-04-27T02:31:50.970-06:002015-04-27T02:31:50.970-06:00Ugh. I said DeMille when I meant D.W. Griffith. I ...Ugh. I said DeMille when I meant D.W. Griffith. I hate when I do that.John Petrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-44721156722077008082015-04-26T19:26:17.529-06:002015-04-26T19:26:17.529-06:00Edison and the Great Train Robbery? Or perhaps Bir...Edison and the Great Train Robbery? Or perhaps Birth of a Nation & Cecil B. Demille? Maybe how United Artists was formed? The studio system. The Method. The French New Wave. Bergman. Riefenstahl? Why would you skip to German propoganda and not discuss the silent film directors who inspired Hollywood in the first place? Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Otto Preminger. Mack Sennett Studios. How do you discuss cinema and not talk about Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle? Mary Pickford. Greta Garbo. Howard Hughes. Howard Hawks. Bogart & Bacall. The Blacklist of the 50's. Independent cinema of the 60's. Easy Rider. John Cassavettes. Post-war Japanese cinema & Kurosawa. You tell me where you'd like to start?John Petrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-19911426794974434922015-04-26T19:01:34.898-06:002015-04-26T19:01:34.898-06:00Really? Forgotten more than I know? Shit that'...Really? Forgotten more than I know? Shit that's some good ganja. Anyway, I'll taken your challenge. I really want finder if you forgotten more than I know. At best I make you feel silly. At worst, I'll have learned something. Where do we begin? Typically most scholars start with Riefenstahl. Where do you wanna start?Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-84122810026648407472015-04-26T18:00:00.247-06:002015-04-26T18:00:00.247-06:00Well I think roman reigns sucks more than you do.Well I think roman reigns sucks more than you do.BOConsciencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-86832324698650482932015-04-26T17:00:25.568-06:002015-04-26T17:00:25.568-06:00Very well could happen. Without Bryan, I really do...Very well could happen. Without Bryan, I really don't see myself continuing to watch wwe.dirtyearsbillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-18473973967124833392015-04-26T15:39:02.152-06:002015-04-26T15:39:02.152-06:00I couldn't even tell you who Taylor Kitsch is!...I couldn't even tell you who Taylor Kitsch is!Daniel Swinneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-41879316688718267572015-04-26T14:09:25.244-06:002015-04-26T14:09:25.244-06:00Are you not entertained by the local men?Are you not entertained by the local men?DeAndrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-8007778761401525292015-04-26T14:09:20.138-06:002015-04-26T14:09:20.138-06:00Best part of the movie.Best part of the movie.Phredericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-43604448119339826872015-04-26T13:22:36.310-06:002015-04-26T13:22:36.310-06:00Purely aesthetic hate, character portrayal is an u...Purely aesthetic hate, character portrayal is an unknown at this point.Clark O'Briennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-51658828169144081222015-04-26T13:21:43.635-06:002015-04-26T13:21:43.635-06:00Wow, that is bad.
What the hell -- did the costu...Wow, that is bad.<br /><br /><br />What the hell -- did the costume designers say "hey, I always thought the Joker should look more like Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers"?JimbobJonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-57965386766981319642015-04-26T13:16:10.635-06:002015-04-26T13:16:10.635-06:00It's the "Damaged" forehead tattoo t...It's the "Damaged" forehead tattoo that I dislike, he might as well carry a sign saying "I'm crazy!" In fact that's pretty much what it is.Clark O'Briennoreply@blogger.com