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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the importance of philosophically divorcing ethics and aesthetics. The example of Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" is emphasized. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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and novels that have been banned or excessively criticized because of aesthetic content widely regarded to be unethical. For example, D.W. Griffiths "Birth of a Nation" has been frequently challenged
for its use of racist imagery, despite the fact that the filmmaking techniques used were among the most artistic and innovative of their time. The problem here is that there
is little to no reason to conflate aesthetic concerns with ethical concerns, because these are two entirely separate dimensions by which a work of art might be judged. Such issues
become even more critical when they invoke "sensitive" issues such as the Nazi regime of World War II - a fact made apparent by such works as Leni Riefenstahls classic
documentary film, "Triumph of the Will". This paragraph helps the student present an overview of the film to be discussed in the paper. Riefenstahls film is a documentary overview
of a rally held in Nuremberg to garner support for the newly created (at that time) Nazi party. The director was commissioned directly by party leader Adolf Hitler precisely because
he wanted someone who would capture the images of the rally in a manner that emphasized the aesthetics of the affair rather than the politics. As such, Riefenstahl was chosen
for two reasons - the first being that she had no particularly in-depth knowledge about politics or Nazi ideology, and the second being that Hitler was impressed with her aesthetic
work on an earlier film. Riefenstahl thusly approached the film intended to emphasize the bombastic nature of the party - as such, the
film does contain speeches espousing Nazi ideology, but the focus is more on the aesthetic presentation of the assemblage, invoking elements of classical German Romanticism. For instance, the film uses
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