Wednesday, March 18, 2009
"The Devil's Three Golden Hairs" is an interesting movie that reflects the society in which it was produced. From the ornate costume of the devil to the silly humor used throughout the film, it is fairly obvious that the film was created for children. Nevertheless, the messages it send toward the children are quite blatantly political. It communist Germany, ideals such as equality are greatly emphasized. In this film, the character of the king is shown as malevolent and sly, undermining his legitimacy as a ruler. This portrayal emphasizes that the wealthy of the kingdom are no better than the commoners, like Jacob. All in all, the movie targets children and aims to instill Communist ideals in their minds.
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I, too, agree with what you have said. In the beginning when the movie introduces the blacksmiths and the miller, they are serious and hardworking, but the king is foolish and does nothing but parade around in the streets. Yet because of the king, the commoners have to pay a heavy tax for defending their town against nonexistent robbers to a king that does nothing but sit around and worry about being attacked by robbers. I thought this was particularly interesting because of how this particular part of the story parallels to how the U.S. Government escalated the taxes for increasing arms against the U.S.S.R. Although nothing serious happened, the U.S. Government took its citizens' hard-earned money away from them. However, I also see this as the pot calling the kettle black. The communist leaders did the same thing (although they would like to claim that they did not) and this movie tries to breeze over that fact...
ReplyDeleteright on emily. I completely agree with where u are going with the films target market and their subliminal attempts at swaying that generation in a society where such ideals were so strongly advocated.
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