metropolis

Alena 2022-04-19 09:01:41

1. The religious core under the cloak of science fiction. Both Mary and Fredericsa played the role of God or prophet, but the difference between the two is that God stared at the world and the prophet was trapped Alienation is especially the case in the clock, where the man is tied to time and machinery, but becomes a mechanical thing, while the builder of the city shown in the film cannot live and enjoy the city and form an intertextuality with reality 3. The rebellion of the father and the son The rebellion of the son Due to Maria's (sexual) enlightenment, the road to reformation of patriarchy that seems to be smooth is still inseparable from the protection and acquiescence of my father. On the clock, the male protagonist calls my father what should I do, so our patriarchy actually came from me Father's acquiescence 4. The communication between the elite and the bottom The film constantly repeats the relationship and connection between the mind and the hand. The organizer without the mind (elite) will be out of order (in the film, the workers are finally bewitched by the witch, which leads to chaos in the city) Without hands (workers) Supporting the mind (elite) cannot complete the construction. The wave of workers' resistance is actually the same as the construction of the Babel Tower by humans. God's anger makes the human language incomprehensible.

5. The interpretation of the seven deadly sins is bewitched by the witch and burned to death. The essence of the witch is not the witch's own judgment and reason

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Extended Reading
  • 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.

  • Bertha 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    MOMA Rooftop, restored version, live soundtrack by Shanshui Records. Electronic music brings a sense of the future of the moment, a strange and unusual form that associates the highly developed, abstract industrial-class society with the electronic age. Electronic music is depersonalized, but integrated. It amplifies the effect in emotional scenes and becomes unstable in dialogue. Needless to say, the greatness of the film itself, the people will always be blind and hot.

Metropolis quotes

  • Monk in the Pulpit: Verily, I say unto you, the days spoken of in the Apocalypse are nigh!

  • Freder: I must have a person who is faithful to me, Josaphat - how else will I be able to fulfill my destiny - ?