Tuesday, August 2, 2011

  1. How are the Germans (and Japanese) portrayed in the opening sequence? How is irony created? As being exaggerated in a humours nature and being proud and feeling superior and this is ironic because they are singing about how good they are but they are portrayed to be clumsy and idiotic.  
  2. How is propaganda and the effect of propaganda portrayed with the introduction of Donald Duck? The Nazis symbol is everywhere and everyone is saluting and hailing Hitler.
  3. How is irony continued into the breakfast scene? Its ironic because the bread is made of wood and the perfume smells of bacon and eggs which is what the Jewish people would have felt like and had while the Germans soldiers were being well fed.
  4. How is Naxi Germany portrayed in the opening shot at 3:30? It is portrayed in the opening shot in a negative way with the headquarters of the Nazis in a dark and evil way with the dark colours and geometrical shapes.
  5. What is ironic about the song lyrics regarding work and what is happening in the scene? The song is saying that they will never be slaves but Donald Duck is actually being 
  6. What does the conveyor belt portray regarding the lifestyle of Germans? The Germans lifestyle has never ending work which will never stop.
  7. Why do you think that there aren't actually any people that force Donald to work? We only see the ends of bayonets and a speaker. Because we stay focused on Donald so that we think that when we see the bayonets and speaker that it is actually the whole Nazis campaign forcing him to work.
  8. What is ironic about the vacation? Its ironic because its actually not a vacation as he has to keep on working.
  9. In the dream sequence, how are the Germans portrayed? Why? They're portrayed as weapons to shows that they are more powerful than everyone else.
  10. What do the pajamas when we see Donald in his bed tell us? The blue and red pyjamas shows that he is in the U.S.A and he is very patriotic to America.
  11. What is the Statue of Liberty used to convey?
  12. How is Hilter portrayed at the end of the film? What is it about his face that is important?
  13. Why is this a representation of propaganda? Why is it actually ironic considering the way the Nazi's are portrayed?
  14. Who are the villains, victims, and heroes?
  15. How are the portrayed?
  16. What can you conclude about how these characters are portrayed knowing that this was produced in 1943 USA? (write a short essay including a discussion of the director's use of film techniques.)

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