Well I promised, here is the test. WARNING: WHO HAS NOT SEEN THE BEST FILM NOT READ THIS BECAUSE YOU THE STORY ANALYSIS
The Wave is a German film directed by Dennis Gansel warning against the neglect of democracy and the establishment of totalitarianism.
In the film a group of students should choose a theme for a week of projects being prepared by a school.
Professor Rainer, loved by all, strangely is assigned the matter of autocracy as he always has been the chair of anarchy. Seeing
discouraged and apathetic students decide to change the common lines of the project and do something more dynamic curriculum methodology. Professor proposes to think about their living as a country which will establish an autocracy. At that time begins totalitarianism.
Everything happens in one week in the six days represent the three stages that occur in every form of totalitarianism. It stopping to discuss each of these days. In addition each student stars in any position against these totalitarian society.
the beginning of the first class the most skeptical that there can return to a dictatorship are Kevin, Sinan and Bomber. Those who have notions about what is an autocracy are Karo, Mona and Lisa. Mona is that from the beginning has a strong attitude against the skeptics. While Karo and Lisa at this early stage maintained a passive attitude, because so far they do not feel threatened. Finally Marco does not know what to say when the teacher asked about the issue, apathy is widespread.
Setting represents the apathetic. That part of society that does not know anything about politics, but to focus on his personal life dragged through the inertia of the benefits of democracy itself.
These people, when they realize they're in a dictatorship, can not do anything because they are tied hand and without weapons to combat the looming destruction of individual liberty.
totalitarian
The first phase begins with the leader's ascension to power. Discipline and respect are the first points totalitarian, so your first rule is that students should start calling him by his surname Wenger (Respect), as well as ask for the floor and speak up when they go to (military discipline).
This is essential to totalitarianism because the one who gives the lines of the project should have full attention and focus on what the rule says to start using the "Messianism" (I and I alone I will bring bliss).
The byproduct of this is the polarization, the totalitarian makes the country be divided into those who support and those against (Potential enemies
military strategy). When "democratically"-these regimes hold elections, the teacher is chosen as their leader, the first to reveal is Kevin, who is defeated and forced by the teacher to withdraw from class: it is an "enemy." This represents military power forward, who just wants to overthrow the dictator to get the job and can not. That's why when you realize you can not against the system is joined, declining submissively.
This "revolt failed" I still Sinan and Bomber. They represent the "mass man" who is easily manipulated. Change of opinion with the blowing of the wind and simply attach to the surface leaving his temperance regime. The two returned to the room immediately and Kevin in the future will also join the wave.
A fact Interestingly, the insecurity of Lisa to answer questions. You notice that fear becomes terror to power. Lisa is one group that is so afraid of the dictator who dares not confront him. Besides the fear of being rejected by others if not join the movement. His doubts might raise suspicions.
In the second stage, the dictator creates external enemies. The teacher teaches the flaws and evils of anarchy. When encouraged to make noise to disrupt the class of Professor Wieldland (giving Anarchy), presents him as the evil that must be combated. In this respect Francisco Plaza says "The totalitarian spirit rebels against evil sí mismo, por lo cual entiende que corresponde a la política identificar, combatir, destruir y erradicar el gran mal que subyace a todos los males particulares”.
El siguiente punto es el poder a través de la comunidad. El profesor los une en pequeños grupos para así controlarlos mejor. Toda ideología totalitaria parte de que si se establece “un nuevo orden” se vivirá mejor, se alcanzará la felicidad y más utópico aún la perfección.
Después discuten sobre cuál uniforme debe ser usado. Los uniformes son una manera de eliminar la individualidad de los hombres. El uniforme unifica a las personas y hace que sientan que el que no lo tiene es porque no ha seen the benefits of the movement, has not seen what the leader is and therefore must be exterminated.
At this point arouses such opposition was asleep in the character of Karo. All come in white shirts to class except her. Begins to be removed from the class, along with the rest of the activities, thus becomes the leading opposition figure. We could also think of Mona, but for this level and she changed classes. Surrendered, left the "country" is no longer an opposition that can confront totalitarianism. The price we must pay to be the opposition Karo is that anger gradually losing their spaces to run out. At this stage we discuss the symbols and the name of the movement.
The symbols used in schemes to create a myth to last until the end of time. For a symbol, as opposed to an older person and this has a political fanaticism / religious.
In choosing the name of the band (The Wave), the symbol that identifies you (The hand signal) represents everything the dictator wants to represent. Thus Nazism had a swastika and the "sun salutation", communism hammer and sickle and "fist", the English Falange: Arrows and the bow, etc. ... Francisco Plaza
tells us that "The 'truth' of the myth does not depend on what it claims and promises but the answer deep, instinctive which evokes in the population. Hence, instead of texts and arguments, the totalitarian movements rely on symbols to convey its content: a clenched fist, the gesture of hitting, short slogans, etc.. To be effective and move through symbol, myth appeals to the deepest instincts of the people, their traditions, emotions, hatreds, fears and hopes. Always directed against an enemy (eg, Jews, capitalists, imperialists), the myth appeals to nationalism and symbols history, whose real meaning only embodies the messianic leader. "
Arriving at the third and final stage is important to focus on the figure of Tim. He represents the kind that is dissatisfied and has not been taken into account before and that is fully in accordance with this totalitarianism because finally seen by the rest.
This is the kind who blindly believes in the project and is willing to do almost anything for their leader. Such people are fed resentment given the dictator. So Francisco Plaza explains: "Closely related to the totalitarian myth is the will to pass through the political antagonism of the psychological phenomenon of resentment. A key component of totalitarian message is the constant evocation of humiliation, so that the people permanently revive again feel the re-sits, until you configure the personality so deep emotions from spilling into hostile, vindictive and spiteful. "
For this late stage, the leader has complete control of its population (remember that the opposition has been virtually apart) and may impose a reign of terror, the final stage of all totalitarianism. Many people think that this stage is the first and from there totalitarianism begins. What is false, this confusion may be due to the stage of terror is usually the longest until the regime falls. Finally, he said again the words of Francis Place: The literature on totalitarianism is based on historical experience to show that the totalitarian terror regimes appears fully consolidated and becomes more fierce when it has already managed to suppress virtually all dissenting voices. ( ...) totalitarian regimes do not start from the terror, but lead or end it. In light of this reality, even the terms' regime totalitarian vocation 'or' totalitarian impulse regime "have no lot of sense "What
dizzy after analyzing this German film is based on a true story that occurred in a U.S. university where the symbols and representations of the film gave rise to the recreation of the fictional film that cries out the warning of the totalitarian temptations. No one is safe from totalitarianism, democracy must be careful!
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