How do the songs and routines reveal and comment on the soci

At the beginning of the film, we see a distorted reflection of the audience and Master of Ceremonies appears. The first song is ‘Wilkommen’. This song welcomes the audience of the film and Kit Kat Club, and further it gives an insight into the feelings of the people of Germany in 1931. Lyrics such as “level your troubles outside”, “outside it is windy, but inside it so hot” and “everything in the cabaret is beautiful”, display the feelings of despair and a desire to escape reality.

The first time we see the Nazis in the audience of the club, we are also shown the mud-wrestling performance. This portrays the mudsling views of the Nazi; views that the Jews were to blame for all the hardship that Germany was undergoing. The Nazis at this stage of the film are perceived as not having much power in the community; with the manager of the club kicking out the ‘tin-cup-nazi’ in a humiliating way. This thinking, that the Nazis were not a force to be worried about, is short lived. The manager of the club is brutally bashed by them in retaliation for his behavior towards th

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Brian Max, Kat Club, Sally MC, Nazi Germany, Belongs Me’, Hitler Youth, , Master Ceremonies, nazi power, rise nazi, nazis audience, brian max, nazi influence, rise nazi power, manager club,