Unparalleled sci-fi movie. 1. Religious metaphors, seven deadly sins/Virgin Mary/Children/Statues 5. The fantasy of technology is amazing. Many films in later generations come from here. 6. The acting is a little exaggerated, which is normal. 7. Why don't you resist? ? ? Why adjust? What is the result of the adjustment? [Watching the movie] "Metropolis" 5 points, Fritz Lang. A film that needs to be seen through a dichotomy and a historical lens. Luxurious sets, post-human prophecies, and epic expressions of religious symbols make this film much acclaimed, but on the other hand, class harmony, unmotivated character behavior, and massive metaphorical implications make it unpopular. Possibility to accept and like. It is undeniable that the theme that the director wants to express is too clear: "It is the heart that regulates the head and the hand." Political intentions are blunt, so why should the oppressed be reconciled instead of resisting? Fritz used biblical stories to frame an imagined future society, using pre-humans to represent post-humans. Film and experience are always inseparable, and when the unimaginable and unfounded future needs to be presented, the closest thing to a director/screenwriter is the once-Western social foundation—Christianity. For the East, it is more of a myth and legend. Pre-human and post-human are always two sides of the same coin. Even if it is very simple, the imagination of "Metropolis" was absolutely unparalleled in 1927. It basically influenced all sci-fi movies in later generations, and even predicted the research direction of logical computing in AI. We can clearly see the human beings' view of technology in this film, and we can also have an auxiliary understanding of the development process of AI. Artificial Intelligence is just an English word, which corresponds to Chinese artificial intelligence, or artificial machine + human intelligence. It is also worth thinking about exploring the fascination of human beings with machines with human-like appearance. For me, the plot issues don't take away from the film's charm at all.
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