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| Nelson_Mandela 06/04/19 1:18:53 PM #227: | #164. M https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/M_poster.jpg Dir: Fritz Lang Genre: Suspense/Thriller, Mystery, Crime Year: 1931 SephG Superlative: The greatest German film ever made M is the oldest film on this list, yet it feels so incredibly modern. It's a masterful representation of how crime can often bring out the worst in a community, unleashing their fears, paranoia, and vengeance en masse. It also was one of the first films to really use music/sound in the way we expect movies to now, with the killer having his own "theme" so to speak. Although it feels like it could have been released this century, it's also important to view M in the context of 1930s Germany. The mob mentality and paranoia was reaching a fever pitch between the world wars; and, though not meant as a political allegory, it does a great job at capturing how many German communities felt at the time--ready to snap at the next excuse. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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