Fritz Lang M Sequences

This early 20th century captivating thriller, M, directed by Fritz Lang, clearly shows the relationship between crime and justice in German society and the importance of character physiology. At the time of the film's release in 1931, Germany encountered mass hysteria when the Nazis were brought to power. This film truly corresponds with the lives of all the individuals in Germany, and in a sense showed a glimpse of the chaos fueling their lives, as their political system was afflicted by dysfunction. Within the first few sequences, it sets the backdrop of how danger was integrated and how it was depicted in this serial killer society. These sequences at the beginning of the film, display how highly influential cinematography is when conveying the theme and how the editing helped to channel the human psychology within each of the characters to overall make the production of this film. The cinematography aspect is introduced immediately displaying, Elsie Beckmann, situated in the middle of a

The medium range shot of Elsie gives us an impression that she is no longer safe and evidently at risk of threat. Elsie then happens to stop at the tall post with a ten-thousand-dollar reward sign to find the person who murdered two missing sisters, Klara and Kurt Klawitzky. As she lingers around this area while bouncing the ball against the wall, a dark shadow emerges from the corner. The murderer appears in the scene, choosing Elsie as his next causality. At the end of this sequence, we are all forced to see the inescapable fate of Elsie. The editing then brings us back to a shot of Mrs. Beckmann still completely her daily endeavors in the household. The symbolization of the cuckoo clock becomes evident when, after this time it goes off, it goes completely silent. This silence creates a sense of insecurity because Elise is with the