I think the scene in M with the
children singing is an interesting one because this is a trope that
is common in setting a tone of underlining creepiness that involves
on having children present or singing in some fashion. A good
example and one the most famous examples is in Kubrick's The Shining
with the twin girls. Children and an outside setting is often used to
invoke a feeling of underling horror. I'd really like to know the
physiological reasoning behind that.
As I said previously I do find it
interesting that the other criminals are hunting for the murder it
could be framed as an anti-heroes and people you want to root for. I
find it interesting that in the world of criminals if there is or
isn't is another matter. But, the fact remains that we like to
believe that in this lawless world there are “rules” or most of
these criminals though they could murder a human in cold blood draw a
line and haven't lost all their humanity. This too is a common trope
and saying about those who harm children or women don't do well in
prison. Maybe it has to do with defending those that can't defend
themselves or a base psychological thing I don't know.
Another element in the whole things
that piqued my interest is the Kangaroo Court by Criminals this too
is a popular thing we've seen in a variety of things one that sticks
out is in Batman when the criminals take over and put people on
trial. Mostly businessmen panting parallels to recent events.
So What does M tells us about Mob
Justice? Is it in support of it or not? At the end the criminals and
the murder all get arrested so one can probably say no. Or is the
fact that sometimes there are things so rotten even the “lowest”
in society set to put things right and that there are things that
are base instincts just can't let slide.
Nice connections!
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