Thomas Cattaneo
2/11/02
Understanding Movies
Fritz Lang "M"
The 1931 German classic "M" was an extremely scary movie. The film touches on many of the typical Lang themes such as: justice & revenge, mob hysteria, the anticipation in watching a helplessly trapped person unsuccessfully trying to escape as greater forces move in. I personally thought the film was wonderful for its time. It wasn't the plot because it the typical plot that we have seen over and over. What sells the movie for me is the acting. It is so good that it can almost be defined as overacting because of the outstanding jobs done by all the lead actors but especially by Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert. The way he uses his eyes to show his emotions was pretty cool it was a something I hadn't really seen too much of in too many movies.
The sound in the movie was very interesting at times. There were scenes where you would see people moving and talking but yet there was no sound. It added an......
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