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C/MD/93. Portrayal of technology and urban life in Fritz Lang's futuristic film “Metropolis”

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2010
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The paper looks at the pessimistic futuristic depictions of technology and urban life in Fritz Lang’s 1927 film “Metropolis”. The symbolism of the imaginary city of Neubabelsburg, or New Babel, is discussed highlighting the dangers of an overly functional society where humans are cogs in a greater machine.

 

KEYWORDS: Fritz Lang, Metropolis, futuristic film, urban life, man and machine,

 
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