Movies have long reflected the obsessions and anxieties of the massive audience watching them. But can they also shape public opinion and condition people to accept certain ideas over time? These are the issues at the heart of “From Caligari To Hitler: Imagining The Tyrant,” an episode of the web series Between The Lines by YouTuber and movie critic Kyle Kallgren. The episode takes its inspiration (and the first half of its title) from a seminal, still controversial 1947 book by Siegfried Kracauer, who examined the supposedly “escapist“ German films from the Weimar era (1919-33)—including The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari—and found that these films foretold the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
Kallgren points out that the directors and actors who worked on these films were not Nazi sympathizers. Many actually fled Germany to escape Hitler. But it is possible that Weimar cinema trained the public ...
Kallgren points out that the directors and actors who worked on these films were not Nazi sympathizers. Many actually fled Germany to escape Hitler. But it is possible that Weimar cinema trained the public ...
- 12/1/2016
- by Joe Blevins
- avclub.com
One of my favorite people on the Internet diving into film is Kyle Kallgren. He has two primary shows he works on. His primary series is "Brows Held High" which is an informative and funny look at, for lack of a better term, "art house" films. His second, which features the video you can watch below, is "Between the Lines". This series takes an analytical look at film and television in the popular consciousness. Past episodes include looks at "Game of Thrones" and Batman. With the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron under a month away, his latest episode concerns the superhero team. He looks at why people respond to these heroes, the pros and cons of grouping such disparate characters, and why people need to be less concerned with what superpower a person has and more about what they do with it. Give the video a watch below. It is well worth your time.
- 4/15/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
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