Angst

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A grim and pitiful look into a serial killer’s life, Angst features unusual camera angles which was nice to see. Story is pretty much about the life of a serial killer, like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer(1986) or Man Bites Dog(1992). With a German voiceover narrating the story, pretty much everything was explained, and the killer’s reason for killing seemed to be consistent. 

He was abused a lot as a child, he did not want to be ever alone and creating fear is what excited him the most. After his release, he wanders around, looking for a new start not for a new life, but for the same old; that of killing people. In this case, he coincidentally targets a group of which they remind him of his family. This long scene is very well done with the camera while the narrator, the psychopath himself, narrated more about his sad past.
 
The serial killer’s actions looked like a novice, but eventually he succeeded in tying them up. The handicapped son ends up in a bath of water, the mother is strangled and gets an overdose of her pills and the pretty daughter is brutally knifed to death and on top of that, the killer literally slurps her blood out of her neck. The music was dark and Angst was a disturbing movie in overall, highly recommended for those looking for a genuine murder act. Almost authentic.

The ending is kind of ironic, how he walks into that café once again and the same people stare at him and his clothes. The fundamental emotion known as fear will always be one of the most fascinating things to ponder about.

Rating: 7.5