The effetc
s of film on WWII propaganda
Without the advent of the medium of film to wage a war of propaganda
both the Axis and the Allies of World War II would have found it difficult to
gather as much support for their causes as they did. Guns, tanks, and bombs
were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more
subtle, forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant
battle for the hearts and minds of the masses of the world just as surely as
military weapons engaged the enemy. Persuading the public became a
wartime industry, almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets and
planes. Both sides launched an aggressive propaganda campaign to galvanize
public support, and some of these nation’s foremost intelletc
uals, artists, and
filmmakers became warriors on that front.
Propaganda in the broadest sense is the technique of influencing human
action by the manipulation of representations. These representations may......
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