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Weapons offers a critique of bureaucracy and authority, highlighting how institutional limitations and societal inattention allow evil to flourish. The school system's inability to effectively respond to Glattis’ (the witch) manipulations exemplifies this failure. The characters’ reliance on official channels contrasts with their actions driven by instinct or personal morality.
The police officer’s efforts to protect the children contrast with systemic indifference, as official inaction or compartmentalization prevents early intervention. The film suggests that societal systems, while intended to safeguard, can unintentionally enable destructive entities—whether through oversight or systemic rigidity.