This is a classic among the classics, a masterpiece of the silent film era that has been imitated; it is the first monument in the history of science fiction movies, and its influence can be seen everywhere in future generations of science fiction, no matter the crazy Frankenstein of the 1930s, or " The imagination of future urban landscapes in Blade Runner, Brazil, The Fifth Element, and Star Wars, as well as the image design of C-3PO, the artificial hand of Luke Skywalker and the artificial hand of the female general in Nausicaa , The underground city of Lucas’ TH1138 and the 1138 number itself, all have the shadow of “Metropolis”. Even the rock music videos of Madonna and "Queen" quoted from "Metropolis". Its legacy is visual style, not story and depth of thought. This is the age of reading pictures, a fashionable high-tech visual feast.
The film directed by Fritz Lang is a classic of the late-stage sci-fi film of silent film, and its artistic value is very high. Sharp thinking and spectacular expressionist set design and special effects, as well as geometric figures composed of human bodies, make the film a masterpiece of the golden age of German cinema.
