The first level of analysis brings us to a parallel between the the Mobile Infantry and Hitler's Wehrmacht. The film uses aspects of mise-en-scene, such as setting and costume, to draw strong connections between these two military organizations.

The insignia are only the most obvious parallel. The "National Eagle" insignia on the far left is from the Command Flag of the National Leader of the SS (Kommandostander der Reichsfuehrer SS), and was widely used on German uniforms. Compare this with the insignia of the Mobile Infantry on the far right, worn on berets and caps. The grey uniforms and black trenchcoats sported by military intelligence are also Nazi-esque. And of course, the similarities between a military regime which based its ideology around war and service on the one hand, and Hitler's Third Reich on the other, hardly need to be mentioned. As a social studies teacher notes, "Physical conflict has resolved more issues in the history of mankind than all other factors combined."