A classic masterpiece by the Father of German Expressionist himself, Fritz Lang. This movie tells the story of the son of the titular Metropolis planner, Joh (Froehlich) who falls in love with a working-class prophet, Maria (Helm), after which he sees the reality of the world he lives in, whereupon the working-class is struggling, a far cry from his usual high society life. Meanwhile, Maria predicts the coming of a savior to mediate the planners and the workers (thus leading to the iconic line in this review title). Unfortunately, at the same time, mad scientist Rotwang (Klein-Rogge) is concocting a sinister plan involving a robot made to look like Maria while kidnapping the real Maria.
Despite being made in 1927, the movie still stands to the test of time, many of the film's tropes and convention will seem familiar to Sci-Fi fans (since this movie is the example to many of them), while the story itself is still timeless with a message still relevant to this very day. There are limitations in the movie, especially in the effects department, but that is to be expected considering when this movie was made, even so the limitations ultimately doesn't hinder enjoyment of watching the movie (even adding to it in some cases), especially since Lang did his best in spite of said limitations. Meanwhile, the characters themselves are all quite well-written and acted making the story all the more convincing and the characters sympathetic .
This movie was restored in almost perfect condition in 2010, with two scenes missing and was one of the most sought-after before, and safe to say the effort that went into recovering this movie is well worth it as we finally could witness the magical father of Science Fiction in (almost) all of its glory.
Despite being made in 1927, the movie still stands to the test of time, many of the film's tropes and convention will seem familiar to Sci-Fi fans (since this movie is the example to many of them), while the story itself is still timeless with a message still relevant to this very day. There are limitations in the movie, especially in the effects department, but that is to be expected considering when this movie was made, even so the limitations ultimately doesn't hinder enjoyment of watching the movie (even adding to it in some cases), especially since Lang did his best in spite of said limitations. Meanwhile, the characters themselves are all quite well-written and acted making the story all the more convincing and the characters sympathetic .
This movie was restored in almost perfect condition in 2010, with two scenes missing and was one of the most sought-after before, and safe to say the effort that went into recovering this movie is well worth it as we finally could witness the magical father of Science Fiction in (almost) all of its glory.