“M” by Fritz Lang
The film “M” is deliberated as one of the fascinating movies
of German expressionism. The creator of this film is a German expressionist
movie producer called Fritz Lang. The theme of this movie is a mysterious child
murderer called Hans Beckart; who has killed innocent young girls by being deceptive
and somehow a pedophile. Hans Beckhart disgraceful actions have made his entire
community alert because he couldn’t be trusted. As result, this effort led to a
massive manhunt by angry parents and city residents, which he was forced to
defend himself against the denunciations of his community. Thus, he claimed “I've
done nothing to you!” which made parents more furious by his remarks. Especially, in the scene where a little girl
named Elsie Backmann is playing with her ball and she encountered her murderer Mr.
Beckhart. Although, this scene was vague with so many shadowy backgrounds, it sparks
an arousing moment. One can conclude Mr. Lang was using an expressionist tone
for his audience by allowing the shadowy scene is unclear but yet create an
interesting moment in the film by hearing Hans Beckhart’s voice in the background.
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