The Romantic Movement emphasizes the value of individual experiences‚ the contemplation of the emotional resonance of those experiences‚ and the exhibition of those emotions. Freder and Maria‚ the main characters in the movie Metropolis‚ demonstrate these traits by freely communicating their emotions in an unnatural and technologically advanced society Freder is a Romantic Hero of Sensibility‚ a hero distinguished by a capacity for tender emotion instead of intelligence or great deeds. Freder is
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Film Analysis on “ Metropolis” “ Metropolis” directed by Fritz Lang is a science fiction‚ futuristic style film. It is about the socioeconomic differences in the futuristic city of Metropolis‚ between workers and the men who designed and ran the city. Its main character Freder is the son of a man who manages Metropolis and has been privileged to live a very luxurious life until he sees a beautiful women‚ Maria‚ who leads him to beneath the city‚ where all the workers of the city toil. He
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The quote “The object of power is power” is heavily supported by George Orwell’s 1949 novel ‘1984’ and Fritz Lang’s 1927 film ‘Metropolis’ through their intertextual connections and shared perspectives. Both texts were composed around the context of pre and post World War 2 which is clearly evident through their settings‚ characterisation‚ themes and ideas. Through Orwell’s and Fritz’s use of dystopic societies‚ empowerment of women and detrimental dictatorship rule it is blatant that George Orwell’s
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In Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927)‚ many cinematography techniques differ from The Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix (1999). One of the first major differences between the films is the amount of close-ups that are involved in The Matrix and Metropolis. Metropolis consists of very few close-ups and an abundance of wide shots. The wide shots linger‚ giving the audience the ability to see everything happening within that frame composition instead of cutting away to a new angle. One scene in particular
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Contexts of Metropolis and 1984 Metropolis Russian revolution‚ November 1917 Socialists led by Lenin and Trotsky overthrow imperial order and execute Tsar and his family in July 1918 Revolutionary socialism seen as alternate political system to capitalism Huge amount of mutinies and strikes especially from the army who were weakened from war with Germany and did not feel like they had the capacity to shut down the outbreak Socialists had support from lower classes and political left with the Provisional
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Lindsey Wegner Professor Frizzell ARTH 2500-60 Modern Art II 6 February 2014 Georg Simmel’s “A Metropolis and Mental Life” Georg Simmel wrote “The Metropolis And Mental Life” as part of a larger series of lectures about how the big cities are taking over and man is being changed by a rapidly evolving society. Although it was written in the early 20th century‚ a lot of what he writes about the thriving cities and contemporary towns still applies to what goes on today. Georg Simmel talks
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Can Popping Pimples Kill You? Sound like a crazy question? Turns out‚ it’s not so crazy. If you’ve ever been a teenager (and I’ll go out on a limb and say that most of you were)‚ you’re all too familiar with the following scenario: You start to notice a bump forming just above your lip. Or maybe it’s on your chin. Or your nose. Then you start to feel a pus-filled whitehead forming and you can’t wait to get to a mirror (let’s hope at home) to pop that sucker. Chances are that you’ve popped a pimple
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Period of stability Metropolis directors are left wing Rubric In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate understanding of the meanings of a pair of texts when considered together evaluate the relationships between texts and contexts organise‚ develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience‚ purpose and form Compare: Values‚ Beliefs Attitudes METROPOLIS Social (Economic) Technique Evidence Effect Contrast of colour Within the film the rich and wealthy
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Composers such as‚ Fritz Lang‚ Metropolis‚ and George Orwell‚ 1984‚ demonstrates how a government’s repressive values can induce turmoil within societies‚ to subsequently cause an individual to begin to search for meaning. Lang’s melodrama‚ silent film reflects on the consequences of rapid industrialisation in the Weimar republic of Germany post WW1‚ whilst Orwell’s‚ dystopian satirical novel is inspired by the rise of communism and fascism‚ as he warns against the advent of totalitarian societies
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aspects affected how composers viewed the world. With effects of war‚ effects of industrialisation and the corruption of political power‚ many composers of the time believed that they had to be the “conscience of society”. Through this idea‚ we have Metropolis‚ which is a 1927 German expressionism film directed by Fritz Lang; 1984‚ which was written in 1948 by George Orwell of a futuristic
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