“M” Movie review

The movie “M” tells the story of a group of citizens that band together to hunt down a psychotic child murderer who is terrorizing the town. While on this hunt, the towns people face moral issues of life and insanity. The movie “M” is a powerful movie which can be appreciated for it’s excellent use of camera angles. The cinematographer uses strong camera angles to communicate emotion to the audience.

About half way through the movie the group of citizens funnel the child murderer in a building. Once the murderer is confined to the precinct of the building, the towns people begin to search the building looking for the murderer. Eventually the murderer is cornered into a closed door hall way. Once realizing he is trapped, he turns off the lights and then hides in the smallest cupboard that he can fit into. During this scene, the camera is placed at the opposite end of the hall and on the floor, so the audience can see the closed door to the hall and the murderer climbing into his hiding spot. Because the audience sees this, it’s likely that the audience feels suspense. Many people in the audience breathe very quietly because they think they’re in the scene and they don’t want to be caught. Also, the audience is likely to feel fear or anxiety because of the approaching civilians. The civilians are only mere people, but when shown storming the hallways in the dark and flipping on lights frantically, the civilians are then almost transformed into hunters. This very thought out camera angle suddenly turns a mildly paced search scene into an event where the audience is being held in fear and suspense.

Thanks to the cinematographers well thought out camera angles, the movie 

“M” is able to invoke powerful emotions in the audience. The camera angles in this movie help turn the movie into an exhilarating roller coaster ride that almost all audiences can enjoy.