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M, 1931

This movie has an interesting debate towards the end, about pedophiles and serial killers and whether they should go to an asylum, prison or have the death sentence.

I like two scenes. One was when the older blind man realizes that the man whistling has to be the serial killer as he heard the same whistle from a man buying a balloon a few day earlier for a little girl who was later found murdered.  It’s ironic that the law enforcement, the criminals and the entire community were on the search for the killer and who solved the case was a blind man. This is important because it allows for people to understand that we all have wisdom and insight that’s significant in its own way and the ability to perceive and understand things differently. Also it helps us realize that no one can be underestimated and undervalued. In this movie a different type of awareness was necessary as everyone was on the hunt for a person they didn't have a visual description of.

Another scene which I thought was interesting was when the serial killer looked at himself in the mirror and made horrific facial expressions by pulling down the sides of his lips and opening his eyes in a scary manner as to create a monster-like image of himself. Which would've matched how he felt on the inside. This is important because it shows you, in an indirect way, how looks can be deceiving and that you can’t ascertain or value anything by its outward appearance.