In the film M, Fritz Lang’s use of costume to disguise and later to expose the child murderer, Beckert, in plain sight creates parallelism to the historical context of the film. The costumes serve as a representation of how people dressed during that time period. Since M depicts a time period in Germany when serial killers terrorized cities without much of a penalty, Lang emphasizes the use of costume and appearance to show how the killers disguised themselves to fit in and avoid punishment.
The costume worn by many of the men actors, including the murderer, consist of dark coats, dark jackets, solid colored suit pants, or trousers, and the classic fedora hats or caps. Thus, this similarity in outfits effectively camouflages the murderer in
The costume worn by many of the men actors, including the murderer, consist of dark coats, dark jackets, solid colored suit pants, or trousers, and the classic fedora hats or caps. Thus, this similarity in outfits effectively camouflages the murderer in