Metropolis Essays

“Men have become the tools of their tools.” -Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau displayed his disapproval and rejection for the ideas of the industrial revolution through his essays by stating that nature was lost by the usage of technology and the industrial revolution caused humans to lose their self identity; this led Thoreau to believe that people had to go back to nature for purification. During Thoreau’s lifetime, he saw many technological advancements, which he believed to be detrimental

Music as an artistic way to accompany people from their born to grow up, and it influences people to have their own analysis to art performance, no matter its musical or film music. As I start to take this course, I begin to pay more attention to the film music and realize how the importance of music in a film. Through the learning of unit 4, I got some important concepts of dramatic film score. The music change makes the film industry get into a new page, and directors begin to accept the existence

In the first few chapters of Black Metropolis, St. Clair Drake and Horace R. Cayton provide historical context on the early development of Chicago as the site for an emerging city, which became the American Midwest epicenter that incited significant social, economic and political changes that transformed the country. The authors also establish a foundation that helps to understand the allure of the Windy City, which contributed to the mass exodus of African Americans from the South during the Great

conventions of Western filmmaking for a more off-kilter style of storytelling. Some film historians consider Metropolis (1927) to be one of the most groundbreaking German Expressionist films ever made. However, there are many instances throughout Metropolis in which it deviates from the eccentric Expressionist style. There are many obvious occurrences of expressionism during Metropolis, for example the opening machine sequence, but conventional Western techniques are also common in the film. Lighting

either consciously or sub-consciously, is often influenced by their gender. This affects how the presentation of gender in fictional works, either conforms, or diverges, from the societal gender expectations. By viewing the silent German film, Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang in 1927, we are able to see the contemporary ideas of gender roles and understand the concept of femininity in Weimar Germany. Through the themes of corruption and the characterization of the two protagonists, Lang was able

The imagery in Metropolis can be observed as very dark, as Ake Bergvall demonstrates in his writings on such. First off, Freder runs into a man named Georgy underneath Metropolis. Freder decides to switch roles with him and see what it is like to be in Georgy’s place and so then Georgy can see what it is like to be in Freder’s place. Having Georgy be a worker underneath Metropolis, he works on the clock machine. When Freder takes his place to work on the clock machine, he eventually succumbs

similarities and differences. The R.U.R by Karel Capek and the Metropolis by Fritz Lang’s display similar elements including the references, characterization and share the similar plot. Both of the stories were written around the same time period, the R.U.R was written in 1920 and the metropolis was written in 1927 and Germany was the main origin where both the stories take place. The similar plot between both stories when in Metropolis, the workers cause a terrible flood, which causes the destruction

As examples of dystopian fiction, metropolis and 1984 share some common concerns and conventions. In a comparative essay, analyse and evaluate each text as an artistic response to the political, social and cultural climates of their respective contexts: Texts are inherently responses which represents composers concerns of their political, social and cultural climates. Both Fritz Lang’s German Expressionist Film Metropolis (1927) and George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1948) portray

Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionistic science fiction film, directed by Fritz Lang. Much of the plot is established following influences of the first world war, and the culture of the Weimar Republic in Germany. Although criticised for its allusions to communism in the resolution of the film, Lang explores mostly themes of industrialisation and mass production, which, coincidentally, were two developments that provided a large influence in the First World War. Lang also explores themes of the

zeitgeist is still felt today. This essay will argue that these films, specifically 1927’s Metropolis, had an incredibly deep and profound impact upon the Science Fiction genre. It will explore the elements of German Expressionism, which began with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The essay will go on to discuss the themes and concepts presented in Metropolis, concluding with the argument that the story of Metropolis can be seen everywhere within contemporary Science Fiction. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Osamu Tezuka 's "Metropolis" is a truly unique anime Based on the classic manga by Osamu Tezuka, itself inspired by the homonymous, 1927 German silent film by Fritz Lang, and featuring a script by the anime legend Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), direction by Tezuka 's collaborator, Rintaro (Astro Boy), and animation by Madhouse, "Metropolis" had all the tools for becoming a masterpiece. In that fashion, it succeeded to the fullest, taking advantage of its huge budget ($15 million) in the best way possible

different forms of totalitarianism including surveillance and total control. Throughout the texts Metropolis by Fritz Lang and 1984 by George Orwell. Totalitarianism is a political concept where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible. Loss of privacy is one of the main ideas that is conveyed in 1984 and Metropolis, as a form of surveillance set out by the totalitarianism government. In 1984 totalitarianism was

Poverty and Ignorance - Two Issues Which Still Plague our Society In the science-fiction film Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang in 1927, poverty and ignorance to worldly issues are emphasized as immense obstacles impacting the 1920’s society. Although there have been several modern advancements, today’s society is still struggling with both impoverished individuals and blindness to alarming threats haunting our society. As a poor girl who was born into an underprivileged life, Maria’s life greatly

The perpetual struggle for societal perfection erodes social egalitarianism by distorting human values. This is explored through Lang’s German expressionist silent film, “Metropolis” and Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984” these texts elucidate the contamination of the human spirit due to one’s obsession for control. Both texts are constructed by composers who have lived through hardships in their society, which heavily influenced their visions of the future to be a dystopian world, controlled by either

Whereas Lang’s science fiction film Metropolis (1927) examines the debilitating consequences for humanity in an exploitive Capitalist society, George Orwell focuses on the authoritarian maintenance of power through use of indoctrination in his dystopic novel 1984 (1949). Both texts, however, value the power of the human spirit to rise above oppression, illustrating its persistence against forces that threaten individuals’ autonomy. Directed in a post- WW1 society, Lang criticises the exploitation

Through the portrayal of dystopian worlds in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, the composers aim to encourage their own societies more critically and understand the ways in which governments were able to use power and control to the detriment of the people. The composers skilfully use their settings and fictional world building as well as portrayals of totalitarianism as dystopia to explore governmental control and allow members of the audience and wider societies

The film Metropolis ends with the Foreman and Joh Fredersen shaking hands and making peace, after a clash between capitalists and workers. However, that ending doesn't lead us to a clear conclusion and leaves many questions unanswered. This paper seeks to analyze if this peace is a rational one and if the end of the movie is a moment of totalitarianism. Metropolis is an indicative film of class and social issues. It is based on Marx’s class analysis, with the bourgeoisies at the top of the economic

It is comparable to one of the first scenes where the residents of Berlin are reading out load an article about the new committed crime (00:10:15 – 00:11:12). The scene starts with a previous one because the voice of the reader appears while Bercket is writing his letter. However, in a few seconds one understands that this voice belongs to another character who reads the article in the next scene. Thus, using sounds, Lang creates new frames and various techniques to continue and develop the plot

materialisation of a text from a social text and its perpetual existence within society and history”. This is seen in Fritz Lang's Metropolis and George Orwell's 1984. Studying these two texts with different contexts reveals different values that can only be understood through the eye of perspective. Fritz Lang responds optimistically to the breakdown of class division in Metropolis, as his religious perspective reflects the values of faith in 1927.

Metropolis juxtaposes sexuality and love by comparing the differences in the actions and effects that robot Maria and Maria have on men. Maria is depicted similarly to Mother Mary, a holy figure capable of absolving the pain from the workers and preaching of reconciliation. When she fell in love with Freder, she expresses her love with gentle sensuality. Her body language when she is with Freder is smooth and graceful movements that genuinely express her love for Freder. However, the same innocent