Metropolis is a German silent film of science-fiction genre which was directed by Fritz Lang but was uncredited. I saw this film in my Cinema 003 class back in fall of 2006( I been at Mission College since fall 2005 as a full and part-time student). The professors at the time with Stan Levine( he was a sweet man). Metropolis was the first silent movie I have seen and enjoyed. Even if at times I don't read the subtitles when they came up to tell about the missing scene that were late years ago. The version I saw was missing 30 minutes to an hour more or less of the footage. Metropolis is a long movie but I have not seen the update version yet. The film was re-release on November 16, 2010 on DVD and Blu-Ray with 25 minutes of restored footage. Also, the film was seen at the TCM Classic Film Festival.
What would you think of this scene once you when it for the first time? Would you like how it looks now or can the scene be better in some other way?
Even in this scene were the cyborg is going to transformation into the female in the movie, the female name is Maria played by Brigitte Helm. This made my mind think in how were they able to make that scene came to life in my eye. You should see this scene for yourself if you have not yet.
Another thing is the actors and the actress in this film were great even if they don't talk. The movement in their hands say it all, when they are mad, sad, in love, happy( in a good and an evil way as well), scared, and so much more that went along with their face movements.The cast and crew from this film is in the TCM website, http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/5892/Metropolis/ check it out to know more about the film and others films as well.
I know there is so much more I can say about this film but I only seen it once sadly. Next week, I will talk about another film I also saw in my Cinema class( I really enjoyed this class. But Rodriguez Aviles is a good professor as well.). I'll see everyone on Wednesday to find out which movie I will talk about next. Remember stay young ^.^ Rosebub
There are a lot of films that deal with a utopian future or the cliche "Land of Tomorrow' so popularized in the 1950's. In each as well, there always seems to be either boredom or consequence to all of the advancements. While the cities and landscapes are phenomenal and awe inspiring (much like in Metropolis) there is always something dark or troublesome afoot. Whatever you can pull away from that message, it seems even at our best there will be errors.
ReplyDeleteI as well took a cinema class where the teacher would show us amazing movies that they ofcourse do not make anything close to how movies were back then, witch is a shame! I noticed you used Rosebud! I got to see "Citizen Kane" and at the end of the movie they found the sled that had rosebud written on it.. Are you a fan of the movie?
ReplyDeleteI love silent movies, i love how the face expressions or the way the actors are moving make the story move on. Its a reason why i like charlie Chaplin soo much because they are really well thought out.The picture of the city is really well done, the black and white show how dark the place is,its quite amazing
ReplyDeleteI should take a cinema classs, this class looks really interesting for me because I love movies, and I am agree with Castillo when he said about Charlie Chaplin the pictures of the movie and the scenes are really cool and it's cool to see how the movies where before the technology becomes.
ReplyDeleteEva~ Your entry makes me want to watch Metropolis! I haven't seen it in years, but I think that my partner has a copy of it stashed away somewhere with the rest of his movies.
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