Metropolis (1927)

• Year: 1927
• Released: 13 Mar 1927
• Country: Germany
• Adwords: 6 wins & 7 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/metropolis
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/metropolis-re-release
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: German, English
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 153 min
• Writer: Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang
• Director: Fritz Lang
• Cast: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich
• Keywords: based on novel or book, dystopia, black and white, future, robot,

	8.3/10
	98/100
	60% – Audience

Metropolis Storyline

Sometime in the future, the city of Metropolis is home to a Utopian society where its wealthy residents live a carefree life. One of those is Freder Fredersen. One day, he spots a beautiful woman with a group of children, she and the children quickly disappear. 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 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. 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”. Freder wants to help the plight of the workers in their struggle for a better life. But when John learns of what Maria is advocating and that Freder has joined their cause, with the assistance of an old colleague. 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. 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.

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Heart is the Mediator Between Brains and Muscles – A Futuristic View of the Fight of Classes

In the future, the society of Metropolis is divided in two social classes: the workers, who live in the underground below the machines level, and the dominant classes that lives on the surface. The workers are controlled by their leader Maria (Brigitte Helm), who wants to find a mediator between the upper class lords and the workers, since she believes that a heart would be necessary between brains and muscles. Maria meets Freder Fredersen (Gustav Fröhlich), the son of the Lord of Metropolis Johhan Fredersen (Alfred Abel), in a meeting of the workers, and they fall in love for each other. Meanwhile, Johhan decides that the workers are no longer necessary for Metropolis, and uses a robot pretending to be Maria to promote a revolution of the working class and eliminate them.

“Metropolis” is a fantastic futuristic view of the fight of classes. When “Metropolis” was shot, it was a romantic revolutionary period of mankind history, with socialist movements around the world. Fritz Lang directed and wrote the screenplay of this masterpiece certainly inspired in this historical moment and defending a position of agreement and understanding between both sides, showing that they need each other. I wonder how this great director was able to produce such special effects in 1927, with very primitive cameras and equipment. The city of Metropolis is visibly inspired in New York. The performance of Brigitte Helm is stunning in her double role, and this movie is mandatory for any person that says that like cinema as an art. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): “Metropolis”

Note: On 05 March 2019, I saw this film again on Blu-Ray.

So old…and yet so futuristic!