The Hitler Myth, By Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl, was a famous film director of the time and a devoted propagandist supporting the Nazis. She was amazing in working the angles. Hitler was shown to the public first as one of them, an ordinary person, and then as a god. In this specific scene, the German population is introduced as a whole united community to put in contrast the failures of World War I and this was thanks to their obedience and loyalty to Hitler. The purpose of all the media creating a media cult on Hitler was to represent “Hitler as Germany and Germany as Hitler” (as Hess is quoted to say in the film), meaning a united population loyal to Hitler.
While studying Goebbels one would note the sense of pride and content he feels about creating the “Hitler Myth”. Goebbels defines it as the biggest piece of work in his entire political career. What the Hitler Myth consisted of is literally what one understands from the term myth. By creating a certain magical and superhuman sphere around Hitler, made all the Germans see him as a god. Hitler to them was that one person that could reunite and make Germany great again, defeat the Allies and every other enemy of the Nazis like Jews, communists
Their Führer was an ordinary person who, according to Goebbels, had taken on the responsibility to lead the country, redevelop it and heal its wounds. But it was so much of a burden that nobody, not even Hitler, could have made it through without the help and support of his people, the Aryan race, the German people. Further down his speech, Goebbels introduces Hitler’s superhuman side of personality. He was almost compared to the Christ, to an ordinary person with extraordinary powers and intelligence. Moreover, he went describing Hitler’s special memory and expertise, qualities that nobody else could ever possibly