Just punch in

Merl 2022-04-23 07:01:40

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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  • Aurelia 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    The sci-fi world smells of dystopia, and tearing down the machine is not liberating yourself. Brigitte Helm has played the role of one true and one evil to the fullest. Imagination, lens language, political and religious metaphors are all near perfect.

  • Francisco 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    145 minute version. One of the first of all kinds: Steam Future / Ex Machina / Frankenstein / Apocalypse / Utopia. Silver Wing Attack in the Shell can probably be traced back to here. The number of layers interpreted is also a testament to its power. In addition to ideology and religion, there are quite intentional or unintentional reflections on the status of race and gender in the society at that time. The naked contempt for the people, also known as the rabble, is obvious. Mechanical Maria danced and summoned the seven deadly sins.

Metropolis quotes

  • Freder: MOLOCH!

  • Freder: To the new Tower of Babel - to my father - !