These people are seen as a germ, a bacterium, that is the direct cause of any sort of hindrance to those of a higher standing, race, gender, and ethnicity-wise, from achieving the status of being a pure and first rate, master breed. They are not men, women, or children, they are a nuisance that must be eradicated so that the rest of humanity can continue on with their lives without the burden of having to deal with the inconveniences of interacting with their subhuman counterparts. The men who are forcing their beliefs and the pain upon them have decided that they do not deserve the title of being human and therefore do not deserve to be treated in any sort of humane way. Dehumanization is why they are where they are in the first place. These people are humanized through the lens though the truth behind it is that the reason that they are experiencing such anguish and indignities is because they have been stripped of their title of being human. Those who are the subject of the torment and torture are shown, rightfully so, with immense sympathy and their pain is the driving force behind what makes the film so compelling and the impact upon its viewers so lasting. It’s a mature and deeply serious look at the subject and often in graphic detail that shows the pain and misery of both the afflicted and the afflicters with clear heroes and villains and only showing the men of “evil” cracking smiles and experiencing any sort of joy or pleasure, furthering the audiences belief at their intense sadism. These tales are reserved for the serious, contemplative, and tear-jerking films and the filmmakers who choose to share them that wish to bring to light the atrocities inflicted upon a certain group of people for the purposes of getting their stories to the masses.
There aren’t many descriptions or artists who share stories of war or famine or genocide that elicit an audience to smile or chuckle at what appears on the screen. Tragic events rooted in historical fact are not often laughing matters within the realm of film and storytelling.
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