German Expressionism was a style of film the developed out of berlin in the 1920's and is considered the inspiration for many classic formalist films. Such as Tim Burton films like Sleepy Hollow, Batman returns, Nightmare before christmas, Sweeney Todd and others like Sin City and The Crow.
German expressionism's features are exaggerated shadows which make it seem scarier and more formalist. All the buildings are in strange shapes for example Gotham City in Tim Burton's Batman and the rooftops of the cabinet of Dr Caligari. German Expressionism is also very sinister.
The camera angles that are used show people very big and grand from a worms eye point of view. Almost all the camera angles are very considered each camera angle has a point. This means that It is very purposeful, but it can be quite hard to follow.
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Your first two paragraphs are strong and use well-chosen examples. Good work. I want you to avoid saying the unusual camera angles have a point while 'invisible' camera angles do not. Use words such as 'invisible' and 'expressive' to show the contrast.
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