Triumph of the Flow.

October 6, 2007 3:35 PM

Triumph of the Will - the Director's Cut This rare director's cut of Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Neger) is a propaganda film by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. It chronicles the Nazi getting fonky at Nuremberg. The film contains excerpts from rhymes kicked by various Nazi leaders at the Congress, including dat Brooklyn flava by Adolf Hitler, interspersed with footage of splifted party members.
posted by empath (39 comments total)

That was waaaay funnier than it ought to be. Usually I hate those mix-ups, but that was well done. Oh, Jesus.

Excellent audio of BIG, anyone know where it's from?
posted by Bookhouse at 3:40 PM on October 6, 2007

Metfilter: O my god, I'm droppin' shit like a pigeon.
posted by John of Michigan at 3:40 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

psssh,

that AH cat was WACK. Tryin' to front like he was freestylin', but he was spitting writtens! You could even see him looking down at the paper!
posted by ShawnStruck at 3:41 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

Seriously, though: [This is good].
posted by John of Michigan at 3:41 PM on October 6, 2007

Does this make Eisenhower Tupac?
posted by fidgets at 3:43 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

You know who else was a gansta-ass motherfucker?
posted by quin at 3:45 PM on October 6, 2007 [5 favorites]

All of these Triumph mashups are in poor fuckin' taste, but it does tell you something about Leni's skillz that people keep recycling her footage.
posted by muckster at 3:46 PM on October 6, 2007

That was crünked up.
posted by phrontist at 3:48 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

Hizitler in teh house.
posted by lalochezia at 3:49 PM on October 6, 2007

Heila back!
posted by soundofsuburbia at 3:53 PM on October 6, 2007

Halt Hammerzeit.
posted by quin at 3:58 PM on October 6, 2007 [2 favorites]

That was funnier than it had any right to be, and the effort to match the mouth to the words really shows.
posted by SansPoint at 3:59 PM on October 6, 2007

I really, really, really, wanted to be offended, but it was just too good, damn.
posted by oddman at 4:21 PM on October 6, 2007

Leni recently checked out of this dimension and good riddance.

You know who else was a gansta-ass motherfucker?

Jesus?
posted by Skygazer at 4:26 PM on October 6, 2007

I think, in case anyone missed it, that it is necessary to mention the best mashup I've seen on this topic, a mashup of "Downfall" .
posted by cotterpin at 4:40 PM on October 6, 2007 [3 favorites]

Excellent audio of BIG, anyone know where it's from?

That would be "Biggie/Tupac Live Freestyle" from Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap's 1999 compliation The Tunnel.
posted by Smallpox at 4:41 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

Man, Hitler was cool.
posted by jefbla at 4:43 PM on October 6, 2007

Hitler would shit a gold plated, jewel incrusted Luger if he saw that. (lol)
posted by nola at 4:47 PM on October 6, 2007

Triumph of the Will (aka Fleisch Prinz of Berlinair)
posted by rob511 at 5:06 PM on October 6, 2007

"My slow flow's remarkable...peace to Matteo....now we smoke blunts like Tony Montana sniffs the yayo!"

shout out to matteo - too funny!
posted by vronsky at 5:07 PM on October 6, 2007

Kick it, old skool!
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 5:13 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

I thought that this would be aß, but it was actually pretty well done. Thanks for the link, empath.
posted by Effigy2000 at 5:34 PM on October 6, 2007

I think, in case anyone missed it, that it is necessary to mention the best mashup I've seen on this topic, a mashup of "Downfall" .

Kottke posted a link to another Downfall mashup the other day, about Hitler getting banned from a game called iSketch, which I thought was done a bit better than the XBox Live one.
posted by good in a vacuum at 5:45 PM on October 6, 2007

um.

Godwin?
posted by psmealey at 6:48 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

Hitler wouldn't do 'number runs'
posted by mattoxic at 7:17 PM on October 6, 2007

Admiral Canaris hanging with my homies
posted by Rancid Badger at 7:18 PM on October 6, 2007

'Cause I got Wehrmacht to pop ya'...
Luftwaffe,
breakin' ya off something propa'...
Signin' off is ein hardcore Führer
A.k.a. blitzkrigger, bring it anytime nigga.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 7:27 PM on October 6, 2007

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted one moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?
posted by PlusDistance at 8:13 PM on October 6, 2007 [2 favorites]

Indeed, the XBox/Hitler mashup is a riot. As for the iSketch riff on it...OK, I wanted to hate it, but it had some fantastic lines. Not as good as the original though.

Nazi Admins sold it :)
posted by effugas at 8:16 PM on October 6, 2007

I really, really, really, wanted to be offended, but it was just too good, damn.

This clip indicates why Hitler was able to charm an entire nation and lead it over a cliff. The BIG clip is also a good example of how bombastic and utterly meaningless pop culture can be.
posted by KokuRyu at 10:18 PM on October 6, 2007

Party people say heil...
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:20 PM on October 6, 2007 [1 favorite]

Awesome.
posted by sveskemus at 3:50 AM on October 7, 2007

Even though I'm not really a footie fan I love this Downfall mashup.

And there's always 'Der Bonker' which caused a bit of a fuss in its home country.
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:08 AM on October 7, 2007

Clear the way for the SS to 1 W
Clear the way for the prophets of rage
Engagin' on the stage, on a track
Tell Jack stay in the back
I was born
Every level I'm on
You're warned
Just in case you forgot
I pump in kilowatts
To let 'em know which direction
To go what's up I wanna know
I test the front row
Forgiven the givin' while the livin' is livin' it up
So many people is sleepin' while standin' up
Not dressed to impress or fess it
That's it text to the brain like FedEx
Treated one and the same
'Cause the name of the game
Don't give 'em checks above necks
Some don't realize the same side
Siddity in the city
Suburbs or projects
But we're livin' in a different time
Some speed, some lead
While some jus' pump rhymes
Then again all in da same gang
Info to flow
And heal all below
Let's go and find
The piece of mind that's taken
Or else the black
or start breakin'
Public Enemy no!
posted by psmealey at 5:53 AM on October 7, 2007

Never underestimate the comedic potential of Hitler.
posted by malaprohibita at 10:08 AM on October 7, 2007

This is ridiculous and great. I wish Hitler were alive to see it, so I could kill him again.
posted by tepidmonkey at 11:25 AM on October 7, 2007 [2 favorites]

This really should have been titled Triumph of the ill.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 12:24 PM on October 7, 2007 [4 favorites]

so true. Wish I had thought of it.
posted by empath at 1:08 PM on October 7, 2007

Strangely compelling bit of video.
posted by Dead Man at 6:39 AM on October 8, 2007