Argumentative Analysis Of The Movie 'Metropolis'

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Comparison with the other movies of the same genre: 1) Man with a Movie Camera(1929): Image 9, 10 It is an experimental silent documentary film without any story or actors. The movie was directed by Dziga Vertov and edited by his wife Elizaveta Svilova. The movie was shot in 3 different cities namely Moscow, Kiev and Odessa. In this movie soviet citizens are shown at work as well as at play in a single day from dawn to dusk. They are shown interacting with the machinery of modern life. Since Vertov had invented many cinematic techniques and used in this movie it was voted as one of the best film ever made. He used fast motion, slow motion, double exposure, jump cuts, freeze frames, split screens, footage played backwards etc. so it was named as best documentary of all times. 2) …show more content…

Due to their creative thinking the movie takes place in 2026. It is visually a stunning film to see though it is regarded as silly and stupid film by the critics. It has very arresting images of the future. For the past 86 years all the science fiction films owe it a debt. Be it Frankenstein, Star wars Terminator or Matrix etc. it was the most expensive motion picture in the silent era. In the movie the society is shown as a split between upper class and the slave workers. There is no middle class. The upper class is shown living with all amenities while workers are working hard on the monstrous

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