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It is indisputable that Leni Riefenstahl was a brilliant artist, self-involved, and enamored with Hitler. When discussing Hitler in Muller’s documentary, she showed a wide smile when recounting her first meeting with him and never once denounced his actions or beliefs. She claimed that she was not proud of ''Triumph of the Will'', yet when discussing her editing process with Muller and viewing scenes from the film, she beamed with delight. She also told Muller that she did not know the film was about politics and stated that for all she cared it could have been about “fruits and vegetables.” In the same interview she said that she refused to make any ''further'' films that pertained to politics. A logical conclusion to be drawn from this statement is that one cannot refuse to do something a second time unless she was aware she did it the first time; therefore, Riefenstahl knew she had made a political film. Another conclusion to be made is that she was completely unconcerned with the fate of others. To her, “fruits and vegetables” and six million human beings were interchangeable. Her selfish apathy was appalling, most especially after her arrest when she was shown pictures of the victims at Dachau. When recounting this story for Muller she failed to mention the plight of the Jews or exhibit any sadness for these helpless victims. Her only sentiment was that her life had been shattered.

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