*(The 86% thing is made-up. You can believe me if you want to, though. I just brainwashed you then!)
I don’t think it’s very surprising that most of North Korean propaganda takes on the form of art. I think it’s because art is everywhere; it’s so accessible. Sometimes it’s even forced upon people without their knowing. Also, art has so many forms that it can be applied to our multiple senses. I’ve been brainwashed myself!
But back to North Korea, take the video we watched for example. In the video there were different kinds of art being used to convey the government’s ideals.
In the beginning there was a scene with a woman and her little girl, singing a song about how horrible the Americans were. Perhaps to the little girl it was just a song, but the actual words were pretty threatening. This song was especially interesting to me because it was a little girl singing those words. The government is absolute in their propaganda by targeting the children at a young age. There are more songs throughout the video that continue this hatred of Americans, like during the factory energy outage scene.
Also, there are other art forms of propaganda in the video. In the factory there was a painting (or poster) overhead with a burning image of the North Koreans and Americans. (I hope my memory is correct.) Also, in the school where the teacher is telling the students about the story of their Leader’s boots there is a picture on the wall of this very story.
This art is so prominent that it can be hard to tune out. Perhaps this is why the North Korean government has chosen to use this as a medium for their propaganda.
