please see also my comment on die nibelungen part 1 represent siegfried . the second part of ufa studio gargantuan production of the nibelung saga continue in the stylised and symphonic and emotionally detached manner of it predecessor . however and whereas part one be a passionless portrayal of individual act of heroism and part two be a chaotic depiction of bloodletting on a grand scale . a in part one and director fritz lang maintain a continuous dynamic rhythm and with the pace of the action and the complexity of the shot composition rise and fall smoothly a the tone of each scene demand . these picture should only be watch with the note perfect gottfried huppertz score and which fortunately be on the kino dvd . now and with this focus on mass action and lang be present with great challenge in stag . the action sequence in his early feature be often badly construct and but now he simply make them part of that rhythmic flow and with the level of activity on the screen swell up like an orchestra . but just a part one make u witness siegfried adventure matter of factly and without excitement and part two present warfare a devastate tragedy . in both picture and there be a deliberate lack of emotional connection with the character . that why lang mostly keep the camera outside of the action and never allow u to feel a if we be there ( and this be significant because involve the audience be normally a distinction of lang work ) . that also why the performance be unnaturally theatrical and with the actor lurch around like constipated sleepwalker . nevertheless and kriemhild revenge do constantly deal with emotion and and be in fact profoundly humanist . the one moment of naturalism be when atilla hold his baby son for the first time and and lang actually emphasise the tenderness of this scene by build up to it with the wild and frantic ride of the hun . the point be that lang never manipulate u into take side and and in that respect this version have more in common with the original saga than the wagner opera . the climactic slaughter be the very antithesis of a rousing battle scene . why then do hitler and co. get so teary eyed over it and a fact which have unfairly tarnish the reputation of these film . because the unwavering racial ideology of the nazi make them automatically view the nibelung a the good guy and even if they do kill baby and betray their own kin . for hitler and their downfall would always be a nationalist tragedy and not a human one . but for u non nazi viewer and what make this picture enjoyable be it beautiful sense of pageantry and musical rhythm . when you see these fully develop silent picture of lang and it make you realise how much he be waste in hollywood . rather than saddle him with low budget potboiler and they should have put him to work on a few of those sword and sandal epic and picture that do not have to be believable and do not have to move u emotionally and where it the poetic and operatic tonality that sweep u along .