metropolis
It's hard to believe that this is a movie from 1927. The metropolis, dungeons, machine shops, robots it envisions are still reasonable even in the 21st century. This is the charm of science fiction, grasping a development direction, and then boldly envisioning the future. The process of development is not achieved overnight, and all aspects need to be adapted to each other, but there is no limit to imagination, and a "different future" can be projected into the contemporary era. Expressionism is often used in the film to depict full images through details, such as selfish scientists, rational and indifferent metropolitan rulers, mechanical workers in factories, Maria who shines with humanity, and confused aristocrats. The son Fred, and the people on the ground and underground who lost their minds because they were incited.
There are a lot of places in the film that I don't think can be replicated:
"Father's Reason". When Frederick told his father, Fredson, of what he had seen "shocking", his father's first reaction was not to listen to his son's excitement as he told the whole story, but to discover that there was something in it. Valuable info - there was an explosion at the underground factory and I didn't get a report. Fredson's next series of explanations all showed the rationality of a mature businessman and ruler, starting from "Why is it from my son's mouth, not you, make a detailed report to me immediately. ", to "you go out first", to "what are you doing in the machine hall", and afterwards "from today onwards, I want to get every detail of my son's actions".
"Evil Scientist". In order to achieve his goal of "destroying the world", Luo Hong approached Maria to his trap step by step in the dungeon (this part is really exciting), and Luo Hong hesitated briefly before starting the experiment (multiple personalities).
"The Lost Man". The underground residents who fell into a state of madness destroyed and reveled in front of the ruins. The metropolitans followed the guide day and night, and cremated the "culprit" in laughter.
In addition to this, the director tries to reveal many controversial issues:
Social development and class contradictions, society will continue to develop, and class contradictions will always exist.
A metropolis is a product of social development to a certain extent. Its composition seems to be very simple, the working class and the ruling class. In the movie, it is vividly compared to "one is responsible for the brain and the other is responsible for the hands and feet".
How do class conflicts arise? The so-called class can be understood as a "community of destiny", and class contradiction is the friction between different communities in order to strive for greater interests. Not all classes have class contradictions, depending on the contradiction (or interest). appeals) whether there is overlap, there will be conflict if there is overlap.
Class contradictions are almost a natural thing, but to what extent will such class contradictions develop, to what extent will stakeholders resort to practical actions in order to seek solutions to class contradictions, and what kind of measures will they resort to? action.
How to solve the problem of class contradictions, apart from seeking the solution of class contradictions by peaceful or forceful means, the director gave his point of view, "brain and hand need a regulator, it is the heart", in the director's view, society Classification is inevitable, "adjustment" is a good solution, and the essence of this adjustment is actually an "alternative appeal", as for the director's heart, I understand it as a " mentality".
This movie shows us the whole process of the class conflict between the working class and the ruling class, from the initial "being at peace" to the last "things get out of hand", in fact, only a "incitement" ” can make everything “sequential”.
The development of science and technology and the independent rights and interests of people.
In the mechanical factory of the metropolis, batch after batch of workers are operating machinery all the time. Their only source of inspiration comes from Maria, the one who told them the legend of the Tower of Babel, the one who told them that there was still hope for the future (God will send the next adjuster to save the present life).
The development of science and technology provides more jobs and meets the needs of more people in the society. However, with the further development of science and technology, there will be such concerns: whether the work done by humans can one day be replaced. I think work can be replaced, but people don't exist because of work, work is just a way to achieve the purpose of survival in society.
To paraphrase three lines from the movie to express my opinion: "Destroy this evil machine", "I created the future, they can work 24 hours, and no one can distinguish between robots and real people", "Who asked you to destroy Machines, without machines you're dead." In the eyes of the working class, machines are the source of evil (although this is instigated), the tool by which the ruling class exploits them, and as long as the tool is destroyed, they can regain their freedom. In the eyes of selfish scientists, he created the future, but also has his own selfishness - destroying the world. From the foreman's point of view, the value of a worker's existence is a machine, and without a machine, there is no need for a worker to exist.
It is foreseeable that the development of science and technology will affect people's way of life, but the extent to which it will change depends on the individual's mentality.
The performance of the people who have fallen into "madness" after being bewitched in the film is really wonderful. Think of the current society. How similar is such a situation? A wave of "ignorant and irrational" people was led into "madness", and in the end, a "witch" (scapegoat) was drawn to cover it up. In their opinion, this was done so beautifully, but the people who were deeply involved in it Reduced to "ruthless guns".
rulers and builders of cities
I often heard "I built a house, but I can't afford it". The two are very similar. It turns out that when you hear this topic, you will ponder and be confused. However, you are not the only one doing construction in this society. Just because you are the person who builds the house, so you have the right of priority to move in, it doesn't make sense, it's just that everyone has a different division of labor.
Where will human society go in the end?
Guided by "robots", mankind will go to destruction on its own, or will someone sound the alarm and move on to the next stage?
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"The embarrassing situation of the middle class"
Today's middle class, with their wages beyond their means, pays mortgages, car loans, and various living expenses, loses a job, and tries to survive in the middle class, which is full of people. A stable job may mean the whole of life for them.
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