Metropolis

The films I talk about on the pod are usually ones that I saw when I was younger and then returned to over and over because they struck an emotional chord with me. A very few are films that I’ve heard about due to their impact and finally got around to watching when I was middle-aged (or older!). Today, allow me to wander around a film that, while we may in 2023 need to interpret the effectiveness of the silent film actors, plus a certain admitted goofiness of the story, will allow us to recognize elements and genre of film that have been exploited to this day. It’s the almost one hundred-year-old 1927 film, Metropolis. I’d heard about Metropolis for years and finally began viewing it repeatedly in middle age. I love its boldness and vision and am delighted to trace the roots of many films back to this monumental, far-seeing work. The director, Fritz Lang, is among the most honored in his field, and was a master of many genres, helping to found some of those still resonant today.

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