Depiction of Cultural & Political Life in Germany up to 1933
The film cabaret shows the extremes of cultural and political life in Germany up to 1933 by the representation of Jews, women, the clubs, goals of life, as well as the representation of the communists, the Nazis, and general Hindenburg suggests that Weimar Germany's hedonism and indulgence by it's society led to an acceptance of Nazi Germany. The film cabaret depicts the culture of Germany up to 1933 quite accurately. It's representation of the Jewish was one that they were rich, with power, which in Germany at the time was true, for instance, the writer of the German constitution was Jewish. Women were depicted true to life, having many more rights than what would be expected of pre 1933. Women could smoke in the street, wear whatever clothes they wanted, there were women in parliament, and in the movie Cabaret, an important thing to note is that Sally had control over herself, and could decide for herself about her matters, for example, having an abortion. At the club where Sally works, The Kit Kat Club, there are transvestites, demonstrating an extremist social group. These extremists made people become uneasy, and swayed them to believe that democracy provided too much freedom, that democracy meant decadence. The kit Kat c
Posters of General Hindenburg which had been vandalised by the communist party, with the letters KPD scrawled across them in red paint are the backdrop to Brian and Sally walking down the street. This symbolises their indifference to such vandalism, as this sort of occurrence was everyday. It also shows the normality of the political parties, such as the communist party and the Nazi party, battling it out with each other. Political parties are constantly fighting and killing one another and the Nazi's violence is emphasised in the Cabaret. Under a title of decadence, through entertainment legitimate facts of pre 1933 Berlin are displayed while colourful images of the cabaret contrast with the outside political evolution, for example the slap dance inside the cabaret, and the Nazi's violent murder in the streets. Many people believed that the Nazi's and communists would cancel each other out. In the movie cabaret, as maxamillion, sally and Brian are driving home; they drive past a dead communist in the middle of the road. Max says ""the Nazis are just a bunch of stupid hooligans but they a useful purpose. Let them get rid of the communists and then we'll get rid of them. "Many people underestimated the force and power of the Nazi's. Many people did not enjoy the Weimar Republic, and in Cabaret, a passing comment made by one of the ladies staying in Sally's apartment was "I wish the Kaiser was
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