Introduction on A Comparative Analysis of the Films Triumph of the Will, Prelude to War, and Casablanca

        There is no doubt that cinema has the capability to make people understand reality. It has the power to change the ideology as well as perception of people in society. It is also true that some of the filmmakers used movies to create propagandas, and few movies had no intentions to create any propaganda, but somehow resulted in some sort of propaganda. This paper is a comparative analysis of three movies, Triumph of the Will, Prelude to War, and Casablanca. This analysis is made to analyze that how these movies have impacted the ideologies, perceptions and thought process of people and society.

        The cinema is certainly changing the way people used to think and react to different situations. The “Triumph of the Will” is a famous propaganda film about Nazi Party rule in 1934. This movie depicted 6 days of activities from arrival to departure of the Adolf Hitler's. It comprises dialogues by the major contestants and also thousands of activities about thousands of Nazi supporters who appeared during the events.

        The “Prelude to War” is a certified US Government film about World War II, defining the numerous Allies, enemies etc, and what were the reasons to fight this wart. The movie “Casablanca” is about pessimistic American expatriate fights to choose whether or not he must support her fugitive husband and his previous lover escape French Morocco.