German expressionism

German expressionism is explained as follows:

German expressionism was born in an anti-traditional trend of thought. In terms of creative methods, it abandons the imitation theory or reflection theory that has ruled Europe for a long time, and advocates expressionist aesthetics with personal characteristics. Artists no longer just describe the world objectively in their painting creation, but create their own subjective feelings, images and fantasies according to their inner needs.

At the same time, this tendency intersects with Nietzsche's tragic aesthetics, Freud's psychoanalysis and Bergson's philosophy of life, resulting in grotesque and novel aesthetic forms and artistic characteristics.

Expressionist film genre

Expressionism film is a film genre that appeared in Germany in the 20th century 10-20, and applied expressionism principles in literature, drama and painting to film creation. Expressionist films reflect the extreme panic and confusion brought to the German people by World War I in an absurd way, and present a highly exaggerated, deformed and subjective world on the screen.

Although this school is not long, it has widely influenced many artistic fields, such as film, drama, music and fine arts. Many energetic, emotional and socially responsible artists love and have tried expressionism. German expressionist film is a distinctive film genre, which introduces people's exploration of truth into people's hearts again, and then discovers social reality through individuals.