i consider this movie a masterpiece and but it take me at least 4 o 5 time to see it and so a to realize what a great movie it be . first and it describe a face of ww2 that we do not usually see in hollywood movie . in particular and german soldier and army and the nazi government be show more humanized . one of the fact that impress me most be the mention and by the end of the movie and of a murder that take place in a forest in the last 20 . that forest be the place where the final chapter of berlin alexanderplatz take place represent those be the wood where reinhold kill mieze . another clue for those who like the detail and be the representation of door . fassbinder be obsess with the change in people each time they walk across a door and or a door be open . many door be show in the screen and open and close . and the character change in their personality and their act and etc any time that happen . have you notice that .