But when the Nazi-Soviet pact was signed, suddenly Nevsky was put away until the Nazis invaded and it was shown everywhere again. The Nevsky story is an obvious rabble rouser. But the Teutonic knights always have their faces in shadow with ominous music in the background. These were not subtle characterizations. The Nazi film- making machine was in place very early.
Motion pictures are such a very, very powerful tool for shaping the mind of a nation.
Plato thought it was. He said that if he could control the music, that he could control people's thoughts. It's a thread that runs all the way hack to Ancient Greece.