Donald Duck in 'Der Fueherer's Face'

1. How are the Germans (and Japanese) portrayed in the opening sequence? How is irony created?
2. How is propaganda and the effect of propaganda portrayed with the introduction of Donald Duck?
3. How is irony continued into the breakfast scene?
4. How is Naxi Germany portrayed in the opening shot at 3:30?
5. What is ironic about the song lyrics regarding work and what is happening in the scene?
6. What does the conveyor belt portray regarding the lifestyle of Germans?
7. Why do you think that there aren't actually any people that force Donald to work? We only see the ends of bayonets and a speaker.
8. What is ironic about the vacation?
9. In the dream sequence, how are the Germans portrayed? Why?
10. What do the pajamas when we see Donald in his bed tell us?
11. What is the Statue of Liberty used to convey?
12. How is Hilter portrayed at the end of the film? What is it about his face that is important?
13. Why is this a representation of propaganda? Why is it actually ironic considering the way the Nazi's are portrayed?
14. Who are the villains, victims, and heroes?
15. How are the portrayed?
16. What can you conclude about how these characters are portrayed knowing that this was produced in 1943 USA? (write a short essay including a discussion of the director's use of film techniques.)