very conflicted one this one.
metropolis is a great film about love, being human and the class system(i think)
but then again it didn't need to be this long, definitly needs a second watch to take everything in.
Metropolis
There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
2/6/1927Runtime
148 minsGenres
Overview
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
GermanBudget
$5,300,000Revenue
$1,350,322Homepage
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How It Feels
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A towering expressionist vision of social collapse and technological terror in a divided city, told with silent cinema's full arsenal of visual spectacle and moral urgency. Watching Metropolis is like experiencing a fever dream about the abyss between rich and poor.
Mood
Dread-soakedAngryEpic
Themes
ClassPowerCorruptionRedemptionTechnology
Tone
Operatic
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteFormalistHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
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Brigitte Helm
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C.A. Rotwang
Theodor Loos
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Grete Berger
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Olly Boeheim
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Heinrich Gotho
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