"2001: A Space Odyssey", "Star Wars" and "Blade Runner" owe their existence (or at least their power) to it.All information provided is subject to change at any time, without notice. "Metropolis" perhaps is THE most important and influential movie ever made. Many supposedly 'restored' versions have been released over the years (in 19, for example) but the 1926-version is still the finest in my opinion, even though that one already isn't as detailed and punctual as Lang intended it. Fritz' brutal visual style still looks innovative and few directors since were able to re-create a similarly nightmarish composition of horizontal and vertical lines. But, as it is often the case with silent-cinema classics, the respect and admiration you'll develop during watching it will widely excel the enjoyment-aspect. It's essential viewing, anyway! "Metropolis" is a very demanding film-experience and definitely not always entertaining. The further expansions and intrigues in the screenplay are too astonishing to spoil, so I strongly advise that you check out the film yourself. The world has been divided into two main categories: thinkers & workers! If you belong to the first category, you can lead a life of luxury above ground but if you're a worker, your life isn't worth a penny, and you're doomed to perilous labor underground. How can a movie that'll soon turn 80 years old still look so disturbingly futuristic? The screenplay by Thea Von Harbou is still very haunting and courageously assails social issues that are of all ages. Huggoįritz Lang's groundbreaking landmark remains one of the biggest mysteries in the world of cinema. John, unaware that Rotwang has his own agenda., makes plans that include shutting down the machines, with the prospect of unleashing total anarchy both above and below ground. an inventor called Rotwang, who turns out to be But their nemesis goes to works towards quashing a proposed uprising, with Maria at the centre of their plan. But when John learns of what Maria is advocating and that Freder has joined their cause, with the assistance of an old colleague. Freder wants to help the plight of the workers in their struggle for a better life.
Freder learns that the woman is called Maria, who espouses the need to join the "hands" - the workers - to the "head" - those in power above - by a mediator who will act as the "heart". One of the few people above ground who knows about the world below is Freder's father, John Fredersen, who is the founder and master of Metropolis. Trying to follow her, he is horrified to find an underground world of workers who apparently run the machinery that keeps the Utopian world above ground functioning. One day, he spots a beautiful woman with a group of children, she and the children quickly disappear. Sometime in the future, the city of Metropolis is home to a Utopian society where its wealthy residents live a carefree life.
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