To deeply understand that M is the murderer, you might as well change the title of the film a little bit to "M is the murderer, but who is responsible for this?" " Watching "M is the Murderer" with anticipation of watching a noir movie like "Double Indemnity", people will inevitably get bored after the film's excellent beginning until the old beggar listens to the whistle to identify the murderer. There were no heroes in the investigation, and the murderer did not have any further criminal plans. There was no back-and-forth fight between the two sides. Some were just the social consequences of the homicide, and there was a tearing over who was responsible for the homicide. The people believed that the authorities should be held responsible, and the authorities would naturally put the blame on the police station. The police station had no choice but to try to pose as if they were looking for a needle in a haystack, but it was like forcing the gangsters who suffered from the surprise inspections to take the responsibility of chasing down the murderer. . The chaotic relationship of responsibility makes the scene where the gang catches the murderer in the commercial building a classic in the history of world cinema: the gangsters have to take the responsibility of catching the murderer, but they have no right to openly arrest them. There is no right but responsibility, so I have to hurt the security of the commercial building, arrest people by burglary in the middle of the night, and punish another crime with one crime. This passage is tense and absurd, a great example of "black" humor. In the end, the murderer was arrested, but before the public trial meeting of hundreds of gang members, he insisted that he was a lunatic and could not be responsible for his actions. At this time, the defender arranged by the gangsters for the murderer (this is of course a kind of black humor) used a very similar action to Hitler (the influence of this super madman in Germany was quite amazing in 1931 when the film was filmed). The attitude defends the murderer: those who cannot be held responsible for their crimes should not be punished. Of course, the gangsters don't like this, but when they gathered to tear up the murderer, the police took the murderer away and put him under the protection of the law. Although the final outcome is open-ended, the director's intention that the lunatic criminals are responsible for the people has been relatively clear. The political metaphor contained in this is quite profound. Weak regime + hypocritical and dogmatic democracy can only allow (political) lunatics to commit crimes. In this case, "the point of this film is not to punish criminals, but to warn mothers: You have to look after your own children!" Because the state is not responsible for the crimes of lunatics, but the people are inevitably responsible, so you can only look after your own children, and you can only protect yourself as much as possible in a crazy era. If you like my interpretation of "M is the Murderer", please pay attention to a comment on the public account, ID: YIZHENPINGLUN
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