In the past three films we watched I feel that the all three films try to show that the people of Germany do not want an authoritarian leader. In the first two films the two authority figures Dr. Caligari and Professor Rath in the start of the films they are in charge and in control of all the situations they are in. As these two films progress these authority figures start losing control of their surroundings and their minds. I feel that this shows the want to take away the authority figures in Germany. For the third film, there is no real one authority figure. Rather for the first time you have the police with a major role. You have the judges at the end of the film discussing Becert's sentence. I feel that this shows the want and need for a liberal-democratic society. The people of Germany wanted to have a say in the decision of the government as shown in the last scene of M, when the judges do not say a sentence but rather leave it unfinished so the public could decide.
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