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Einar 2022-04-23 07:01:40

a German film, 1927. "the mediator between hand and head is the heart"


a lot of religious elements from Christianity :

Freder-Christ, the God. for freder, the orientation of sextuality (bad maria dance) is related with his bad dream. (the seven deadly sins) the meet of freder and good maria is about romance , not sextuality.

(good) Maria-saint Maria, mother teresa. The bad maria is from the city. city & gender

tower of Babel (story) --city in metropolis (we dont know whether it's a critic or celebration of the city)


great work was done for the filming-- eg, biulding of the city scene, eight days of work for 10 secends


The heroine Brigitte Helm is super expressive

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  • Michel 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    9.0/10&118min. The highest epic masterpiece of the German industrial empire! Be bold! Shocking! Magnificent luxury! Shake the past! Dystopian fairy tales & prophecies + urban creatures + Tower of Babel + "Howl", the awesome Fritz Lang milestone was born like a masterpiece! Best photography and special effects! It is amazing and breathtaking, and I believe that the extended version must be wonderful and exciting! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

  • Jeanne 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    It is unimaginable that such a grand film could be made in 1927. One of Fritz Lang's expressionist masterpieces. Strong chiaroscuro, disturbing horror close-ups, parallel montages and other elements directly influenced later horror films and film noirs. The forward-looking idea of ​​man-machine integration has been repeatedly cited in many subsequent sci-fi movies. The architectural design in Metropolis is very postmodern and surreal.

Metropolis quotes

  • C.A. Rotwang - the Inventor: She is the most perfect and most obedient tool which mankind ever possessed! Tonight you will see her succeed before the upper ten thousand. You will see her dance...

  • The Machine Man: [disguised as Maria] Who is the living food for the machines in Metropolis - ? Who lubricates the machine joints with their own blood - ? Who feeds the machines with their own flesh - ? Let the machines starve, you fools - ! Let them die - ! Kill them - the machines - !