A main theme in To Be or Not To Be is the idea of “the clothes mak[ing] the man.” This line comes from Shakespeare which is another theme throughout the movie, which we know from the title. This is displayed in the first couple minutes of the movie when the director tells Bronksi that he isn’t believable as Hitler, followed by the rest of the cast assuring him that Hitler is “just a man in a mustache.” This representation of Hitler, in my eyes, proves that this movie was not offensive to Jewish People or Polish people and was made to make fun of Hitler. The backlash this movie received reminds me of the contentious The Interview, which was made in 2014, making fun of the dictator Kim Jong Un. The screencap that truly encapsulates this is when 5 men are standing around the dead body of the man that Joseph Tura was performing as. Each man in this scene has a twin which serves as a brilliant, ambiguous visual gag. The audience is fully aware of the ridiculousness of Joseph Tura but the theme of performance is directly portrayed when we see all 6 men with their twins. From hairstyle to outfit.