An essential document of the memes of nationalism and the state.

Probably not advisable for people who have yet to experience some disillusionment of nationalism and the nation state, this is a propaganda film and a good one. For those just starting to doubt these ideals I’d recommend the rodeo scene from Borat’s journey across the states, to start with. -Though actually that scene would have been about ten times more ridiculous (and disgusting) then it was, if he had actually song the national anthem like they usually do.

But apart from the tragedy of it, watching the angry little man can be funnier than watching Chaplin’s parody of him in The Great Dictator

The film is quite long but is well worth watching anytime you are in the mood for a glimpse of the recent past.