Metropolis Film Analysis
Period of stability
Metropolis directors are left wing
Rubric
In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate understanding of the meanings of a pair of texts when considered together evaluate the relationships between texts and contexts organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and form
Compare:
Values,
Beliefs
Attitudes
METROPOLIS
Social (Economic)
Technique
Evidence
Effect
Contrast of colour
Within the film the rich and wealthy are shown with a brighter light and the poor working class are shown with a dark lighting.
The composer of the film expresses this contrast of colour to define the social context of the time. This great divide between the wealthy and the working …show more content…
He uses a contrast of colour within the film the rich and wealthy are shown with a brighter light and the poor working class are shown with a dark lighting. The composer of the film expresses this contrast to define the social context of the time. This great divide between the wealthy and the working class during Germany’s Weimar Republic highlights the economic hardships that faced the nation. In addition, he uses powerful visual imagery during the start of the film. It starts of showing the workers during shift change. They are shown dressed alike, walking in sync, holding their heads down in submission, resignation and desperation. These images symbolise conformity which is a main motif in the film. It alludes to the Treaty of Versailles and the impact it had on the country. By signing this treaty Germany had accepted the guilt of World War 1 and was to pay reparations as part of the reconciliation process, leading to spiralling inflation. By showing the workers in submission and slavery it alludes to the economic context during the Weimar …show more content…
The film also reveals hopes and fears and enthusiasm for technology. Much of the technology presented in the film (such as "M-machine" and "Heart Machine") is unexplained and bizzare." Machine Human", the female robot, is the ultimate expression of techology in the film. Special effects and designs featured in the film, still impress modern audience.
One of the most famous scenes, commonly referred to as the Moloch scene, is where Freder sees an industrial accident that kills a number of workers. He then imagines the machine turning into a devil that is fed countless numbers of slaves. Those that have been sacrificed are then immediately replaced with more workers emphasizing the unstoppable nature of the machine and the meaninglessness of the workers’ lives.
Metropolis directors are left wing
Rubric
In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate understanding of the meanings of a pair of texts when considered together evaluate the relationships between texts and contexts organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and form
Compare:
Values,
Beliefs
Attitudes
METROPOLIS
Social (Economic)
Technique
Evidence
Effect
Contrast of colour
Within the film the rich and wealthy are shown with a brighter light and the poor working class are shown with a dark lighting.
The composer of the film expresses this contrast of colour to define the social context of the time. This great divide between the wealthy and the working …show more content…
He uses a contrast of colour within the film the rich and wealthy are shown with a brighter light and the poor working class are shown with a dark lighting. The composer of the film expresses this contrast to define the social context of the time. This great divide between the wealthy and the working class during Germany’s Weimar Republic highlights the economic hardships that faced the nation. In addition, he uses powerful visual imagery during the start of the film. It starts of showing the workers during shift change. They are shown dressed alike, walking in sync, holding their heads down in submission, resignation and desperation. These images symbolise conformity which is a main motif in the film. It alludes to the Treaty of Versailles and the impact it had on the country. By signing this treaty Germany had accepted the guilt of World War 1 and was to pay reparations as part of the reconciliation process, leading to spiralling inflation. By showing the workers in submission and slavery it alludes to the economic context during the Weimar …show more content…
The film also reveals hopes and fears and enthusiasm for technology. Much of the technology presented in the film (such as "M-machine" and "Heart Machine") is unexplained and bizzare." Machine Human", the female robot, is the ultimate expression of techology in the film. Special effects and designs featured in the film, still impress modern audience.
One of the most famous scenes, commonly referred to as the Moloch scene, is where Freder sees an industrial accident that kills a number of workers. He then imagines the machine turning into a devil that is fed countless numbers of slaves. Those that have been sacrificed are then immediately replaced with more workers emphasizing the unstoppable nature of the machine and the meaninglessness of the workers’ lives.