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• Re: What else ? - Dmitry 20:41:05 09/30/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Re: What else ? posted by patrickU on September 30, 2003 at 10:18:29:

  you both are mistaking political satire for propaganda.

  
  
  

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  • This is exactly my point. - djprobed 07:34:14 10/02/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: What else ? posted by Dmitry on September 30, 2003 at 20:41:05:

    The very fact that it is difficult to agree on what genre this film really is, I would say, supports my position.

    In my opinioin there is nothing satirical about the final monologue--it is pure propaganda.

    I agree that the rest of the political content would probably be more appropriately classified as satire. But again, sometimes the satire is hard-hitting (the way the stormtroopers are portrayed as they bully people in the streets), sometimes it is like a newspaper cartoon brought to life (the image of the Hitler character playing with the globe, which I admit is a great image on its own), and sometimes the humour has nothing to do with the political message (the slapstick bits such as the barber chair).

    And I don't need a history lesson, thank you very much. Reflecting on the Holocaust can indeed bring me to tears, even if this film doesn't. I should also mention that I don't object to the mixing of tragedy and comedy as a rule, if these elements are blended with balance and good timing; I just don't feel this film succeeds aesthetically in this respect.
    
    djprobed
    
    

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