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Metropolis by Fritz lang (Biblical references (Tower of Babel story comes…
Metropolis by Fritz lang
Historical, social and cultural context
Between the wars and the Weimar Republic
Germany was living under the Weimar Republic
Period Between Wars
Weimar Republic system of parliamentary democracy based on British Model
Lasted untill 1933 untill the nazis rose to power
Treat of Versailles
Germany agreed to guilt for war
Had to pay reparations as part of reconcilation
Hyperinflation
Sigmund Freud's Psychology
all male babies subconsciously identify their fathers as rivals for the motehrs affection
Child wants to muder their father and marry their mother
Subconscious emotions antagonism towards the father
Freders mother died in child birth
Heightening the guilt, but taking the edge of the rivalry
When Rotwang brings Freders Mother Back to life Rotwang is added to the Rivalry group
German Expressionism
began before World War 1 and peaked in the 1920s
trend against realism
favour of distortion to show an inner thought or emotion being expressed
seeks and emotional response
Art Deco
Style emerged between Wars
embracced technology at the time
rapid industrialization
these are the design elements of art deco seen in metroplis
Fredersons office is all art deco
Heart Machine
CityScape was inspired by langs first sight of the new york skyline
Biblical references
Tower of Babel story comes from Genesis in the Christian Bible
After the great flood people spoke in the same language
decided to build a tower that reached the sky
no one could understand anyone else "Babel" meaning jumble
Audience
Purpose