The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is more like an action movie to me. The movie is about an old man who controls criminal activity through his mind. He writes down his plans of action in an insane asylum. Meanwhile, one of his workers decides to bail on a job. I was quite surprised of how much action was involved in this movie. I was pleasantly surprised about the story line and plot of the movie. In the opening scene I thought the movie was silent, which was very interesting to me. This movie was also one of the first movies to use fire in an action sequence. I actually thought Kent was going to die in the room with the bomb, but that was just another twist in the movie. I liked this movie for its action and background. It's nice to see the start of a new film making genre.