In his thesis, Kracauer believed that German films produced up to the period of 1933 contained a desired for
an authoritarian leader. Films such
as “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”, “The Blue Angel”, and “M” serve as some of
the prime examples where Kracauer’s thesis can be argued. The
killer, who in this case is Beckert, in a way represents the terror and chaos spreading through
Germany at this time. Germany had barely
recovered from the hyper-inflation of the early 1920s, before going back into
another severe economic crisis in the early 1930s.
The three films that we watched "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Blue Angel, and M" are all a reflection of Kracauer point of view.
In my point of view, I do think Beckert deserved to death penalty because he took away so many lives of young children that can never be forgiven. Just by thinking about it makes me so sad to think that someone can be capable of doing something so malicious. If he had that problem and he knew that it was hard for him to contained himself to killing, he should have asked for help. Something very strong and malicious must have been going through his head.
I agree with you that Beckert deserved to die. I feel that anyone who could kill a child in cold blood like Beckert can not be helped and is a danger to society and to themselves. It is said that someone could do something so traumatic but it shows how crazy Germany was at the time.
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you for agreeing with me.
DeleteI felted disgusted just by thinking about it.
but those kind of people are just consumed by the devil inside of them.
Is it the devil or is it society?
ReplyDeleteI mean something inside of him was forcing him to act that way. I understand that
Deleteit might have been society but, society won't push someone to act that way.
There is more it, that we don't know. There is a motive to everything in life.