Metropolis The Dark Origins of its Iconic Star
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- She was the first robot to appear in film, the first android femme fatale. She was, of course, the robot from Fritz Lang’s 1927 science fiction classic Metropolis. Yet, for all of her greatness, we cannot even agree upon her name. Is she Aurora? Is she robot Maria, or evil Maria, or false Maria? Or do we just settle on Maschinen-Mensch, as is given to us in the original German version of the film?
But what do we really know about her origins? In making this video, I set out to discover just that, to answer the question “why her?” What inspired her creators? And how did she get her iconic look?
Do visit kropserkel.com/robot.html and check out the Metropolis Robot “Maria” Project.
And if you’re in the UK or planning to visit there sometime soon and you would like to see the replica, it’s best to get in touch with the Science Museum first collection.sciencemuseumgroup... as it’s not always on display. It’s object co8564807 (replica of maria robot from Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis). - Zábava
It's a wee criminal that such clarifications on one of Cinema's first proper steps into sci-fi are not more widely watched and commented.
Couldn't agree more @andrefilipe9042 Metropolis deserves greater exploration!
Bravo! Another brilliant and very in-depth video! I truly believe that your work will inspire a new generation of film enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the masterpieces of the past. Thank you for sharing your passion with the world!
Thank you @dominiquedemerteuil I'm pleased that you enjoyed watching it.
Thank you for such great insight. Such an influential film & a fave of mine.
Thanks for the kind words @jamest5180
One of my favorite movies, and you’ve got a new subscriber.
I remember reading some interview with Lang and the subject of Metropolis came up and he mentioned that he wasn’t satisfied with the film because he felt the moralizing and religious themes were somewhat heavy handed, although IMO that film was made by a man at his creative heights and there is little to compare it to in the impact it had on cinema at the time, probably Metropolis and Dr Mabuse the Gambler will always be two of my favorite Lang films of the 1920’s.
Thanks for this video 😊
Thanks @cha5 I'm pleased that you found something from it. I'd be curious to read the interview with Lang that you mentioned as well. If you ever find a link to it, please let me know!
@@thedarksidepress Well it was actually from several interviews with Lang done over his lifetime, I really don’t have a link to them but you can maybe find them with a Google search? When discussing Metropolis Lang’s main issues were with the Mediator between the heart and the hand theme that runs through the film which Lang felt in his own words was “politically naive.” If you have the Kino ‘The Complete Metropolis’ Blu-Ray there’s an interesting documentary in it “Voyage to Metropolis” that has an interview clip with Lang from 1971 in which he mentioned his screen writer and his wife at that time Thea von Harbou who he felt simplified Metropolis and some of his other movies with her own themes.
Sorry if my answer is a little vague there, as I said you can probably find more information online than I can really give you.
@@thedarksidepressWell it was actually from several interviews with Lang over his lifetime but mainly from the sixties and seventies, these were ones I just read some clips from and I don’t really have a link to them, although might be able to find them online with a Google search. Lang’s main issues with Metropolis were with some themes such as “the Mediator between the hand and the heart” which runs through the film which he thought in his own words was “politically naive.”
If you have the Kino Blu-Ray ‘The Complete Metropolis’ you can find a documentary on it ‘Voyage to Metropolis’ which has clips of an interview with Lang from 1971 in which he mentions that his movie co-writer and wife at that time Thea von Harbou in his opinion would simplify some of his ideas for Metropolis and other films of his when they collaborated on movies during the Weimar era up to when he left Germany. Anyways sorry if I’m a little vague with historical information on Lang here, you can probably find more on him online than from me.
@@thedarksidepressI tried sending you some information, but CZcams deleted my reply twice, sorry, anyways I don’t have any links but you can probably find clips from those interviews online with a Google search, they’re mainly from the 60’s and 70’s.
@@cha5 CZcams isn't a fan of links. Not a problem. I'm sure I'll find it. Thanks again!
Metropolis
Your audio needs work. The sound is "blowing out." An audio filter can fix that. Next time test your audio before recording and adjust levels.
Thanks for your technical appraisal @dlschgo I'm aware of the audio issue and though I do test it before recording, peaks are still a problem in the environment in which I'm working. Any advice on how to reduce those would be of great help.
The reason I mentioned it, I struggled to get through your impressive video because of the audio. It would have been a shame to miss it.
Ignore the rude comment about the audio. Your video is the most in-depth one on the subject matter and that's what counts most.
I record music and so am sensitive to poor audio. I didn't realize at all there were any problems until reading the comment. Now I can't ignore it but I don't find it very bothersome. Perhaps if I was using headphones.
There is a slightly "wet" and crackly quality that could be improved upon. A windscreen, lowering the input level, being further away from the mic, a dresser, and a dynamic compressor, etc.
Perhaps the commenter would be kind enough to master the audio for any future videos. I want to emphasize that I'd find this unnotable had this comment not appeared.
It's a wonderful video on a fascinating topic that has reverberated down the years. Please keep at it and not be discouraged by a pair of delicate ears
turn on your CC. move forward@@dlschgo