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Adelbert 2022-04-22 07:01:08

It is no exaggeration to say that this movie is a masterpiece. The conception is very grand and peculiar, and it has its own world view. I was amazed by the various effects. And quite religious. But I can't accept such a pompous performance. When I watched Singing in the Rain, I knew that silent film performances were bound to be exaggerated. But I was still stunned in this movie because the level of exaggeration was beyond my imagination. Especially the performance of the villain "Bad Maria" gave me a particularly uncomfortable but inexplicable feeling. It's not clear whether this performance has benefited or harmed the character.

What kind of identity is Maria, her existence is a bit abrupt. Looking at her clothes, she does not belong to labor. Is it really a symbol of the Virgin Mary. Judging from the bad Mri's counterpart in the book of Revelation, the movie does have religious metaphors.

Son of John, who does almost nothing in the movie, the character is too flat to be practical.

If the heart is the bourgeoisie, and the working class is the mindless manual worker (the movie does not explain how this class is divided. But it can really be seen from the movie that they are mindless, which makes me very uncomfortable. ) then the bourgeoisie is doomed to enslave the working class. If we talk about making peace, it should also be the bourgeoisie that makes substantial changes. Nothing, just shake hands and make peace. This ending is surprising. Will the bourgeoisie easily let these revolutionaries destroy entire cities? The ending is a happy ending, but it doesn't make people happy. There's even irony.

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Extended Reading
  • Vergie 2022-03-22 09:01:34

    A dystopian movie in a sci-fi guise. The actor's expressions and body movements are exaggerated and jumpy, and the heroine Maria has been scratching her chest. The heavy footsteps of the workers and the machinery that never stops, the mouth of hell and the seven deadly sins perform spectacle. Those who built cities with their hands lived underground, and the upper-level rulers fully enjoyed social resources. When the contradiction becomes more acute and is provoked and erupted, criticizing and resisting will only bring disorder and chaos. The solution is the sympathy and religion of the upper level. Hand and Brain Regulator Idealism is a dramatic compromise. Build a dystopian world with a utopian vision. Yet the Tower of Babel will never be built. Class contradictions will never be closed.

  • Alanna 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    Dungeon - Platonov "Foundation Pit"? Strictly speaking, the post-World War I movies did not completely replace the themes of the pre-World War I movies, but due to the introduction of German Expressionism, those modernist elements were treated gloomily and mysteriously, and films that showed "dehumanizing consequences" Themes replace the fascination with modernity, as in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1926). Architect Le Corbusier's "Shining City" shows the "efficiency", "simple" and "order" of machine aesthetics. The city with distinct divisions, the highway between the towering skyscrapers, and the open ground floor green space all demonstrate the perfect and functionalist future life in Le Corbusier's mind. At this time, people's fantasies about future cities are no longer as wild as the steam era. This imagination has a little more fear and a little more caution.

Metropolis quotes

  • Freder: To the new Tower of Babel - to my father - !

  • Joh Frederson: What were you doing in the machine halls, Freder?

    Freder: I wanted to look into the faces of the people whose little children are my brothers, my sisters...