DMS 107 Writing Assignment: The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh
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Films of German Expressionism are known for creating an atmosphere that expresses a psychological state. In the case of The Last Laugh (Murnau, 1924) the audience experiences the mental anguish brought on by the doorman’s downfall? Analyze one scene to explain how Murnau uses specific filmic techniques—lighting, camera movement, mise-en-scиne, pov among
According to Kracauer (2004), there were instinct films in the post WWI period during the 1920’s that highlighted impulses and disorderly lusts mostly set in disintegrated societies and settings. In the 1924 German film, the last laugh Emil Jannings is the hero of the silent film who is suddenly let go no longer working as a hotel doorman and his life loses meaning. In the scene where the main character realizes he has been replaced, he sees another doorman welcoming the guests and when he goes to confirm what he saw, a fellow doorman confirms his suspicions.
Like in other parts of the story Murnau focused more on the longer scenes and...