Write a 300+ word response to Riefenstahls Olympia with a particular emphasis on how it helped construct our conception of sports and athletes in the modern world. So you don’t have to be 550 words. Olympia was a ground-breaking film in terms of cinematography, but also closely linked to Nazi propaganda. Consider some (not all) of the following questions as you construct you response. What propagandistic elements did you notice in the film? What filming techniques did you notice that are still used to shoot sports today? How were the US and Germany treated similarly / differently by the filmmaker? Did this alter your view of pre-WWII Nazi Germany? How were the fans who attended the games integrated into the film? Do you think this was heavily propagandistic, why or why not? How have the Olympic games changed since 1936? How has the filming of the Olympic games changed since 1936? How does race play a role in Riefenstahl’s film?
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