Identifying Animations 1: Der Fuehrer's Face
“Der
Fuehrer’s Face” is a political propaganda animation produced by Walt Disney
Productions and released in 1943. The animation had been aimed at the masses of
America during World War II with an effort to sell war bonds and spread scorn
towards the Nazi Party. Due to Walt Disney Productions’ reputation as a creator
of children’s cartoons and the mass globalization of TV Units, the main message
of the animation could easily be dispersed throughout the nation. The
perception of the prevalent audience (children) and the intended audience
(adults) of the animation had varied extremely, for to the children it appeared
as yet another cartoonish adventure of Donald Duck, whilst to the adults the
message became rampantly clear.
For
example, at one point during the short animation Donald Duck (which is
presented as a low-ranked Nazi soldier) experiences a plethora of hallucinations
from the regime’s inhumane standards regarding the labor force. Furthermore,
with the horrible conditions of Donald Duck under the Nazi doctrine, the
malevolence of Nazi Germany’s dehumanizing principles is emphasized in order to
effectively sell war bonds.
“Der
Fuehrer’s Face” is a political propaganda animation produced by Walt Disney
Productions and released in 1943. The animation had been aimed at the masses of
America during World War II with an effort to sell war bonds and spread scorn
towards the Nazi Party. Due to Walt Disney Productions’ reputation as a creator
of children’s cartoons and the mass globalization of TV Units, the main message
of the animation could easily be dispersed throughout the nation. The
perception of the prevalent audience (children) and the intended audience
(adults) of the animation had varied extremely, for to the children it appeared
as yet another cartoonish adventure of Donald Duck, whilst to the adults the
message became rampantly clear.
For
example, at one point during the short animation Donald Duck (which is
presented as a low-ranked Nazi soldier) experiences a plethora of hallucinations
from the regime’s inhumane standards regarding the labor force. Furthermore,
with the horrible conditions of Donald Duck under the Nazi doctrine, the
malevolence of Nazi Germany’s dehumanizing principles is emphasized in order to
effectively sell war bonds.
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