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How far are ‘Metropolis’ and ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ representation of the time in which they were made and how far are they predictions of the future?
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The narrative of 'Metropolis takes place in 2026, one hundred years from when the movie was made. The world Von Harbou and Lang created was a cold, mechanical, industrial one. Since the movie was produced not long after the industrial revolution, it could be a foreshadowing of what the world would have been like if the industrial revolution kept growing. The city of Metropolis is a crowded one where people are either of privileged elite, or of the repressed, impoverished masses. Vast numbers of the lower class live underground to run the machines that keep the above ground Metropolis in working order. The workers run the machines, but the machines run the lives of the workers. The film is representative of the time in this sense, as it is a reflective representation of the oppression of the working class at this time. Early on in the film, viewers are shown...
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