I've seen Metropolis once before in high school for a similar class and I had a pretty fundamental understanding of the movie, but the second time around I think the underlying themes of the movie hit a little bit harder.
Something that was a little bit eerie to me is despite the technological differences in today's world vs. the time Metropolis was filmed, we still predict very similar outcomes in societal structure and interpersonal relationships with other people; depicted as cold, hierarchical structures with broad gaps between the working class and elite class.
Another particularly notable element to Metropolis was the visceral impact of the film - the clutter, the lighting, etc. all evoked a pretty claustrophobic reaction from myself at least. I was pretty uncomfortable during most of the cityscape shots.
I think it's an interesting relationship and nearly-century-long comment on where we might be headed as a civilization if we continue to veer to our selfish impulses rather than collective enrichment.
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