My task is to write a clear thesis about the attitudes, values, themes and aesthetic features of the film Metropolis. My chosen theme is how the rich oppress the poor.

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Metropolis

My task is to write a clear thesis about the attitudes, values, themes and aesthetic features of the film Metropolis. My chosen theme is how the rich oppress the poor.

Hello my name is Tom I am writing a report on metropolis and was wondering if you could give me any insight on how the rich in the film i.e Joh Frederson oppressed the workers (people underground working on the machine)?

My task is to write a clear thesis about the attitudes, values, themes and aesthetic features of the film Metropolis. My chosen theme is of course how the rich oppress the poor.

PS. We are also told to relate this film to another film and any suggestions would be great (I was think the 2009 film Intime)

Thank you for your help

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Asked by tom l #315207 on 4/15/2013 4:06 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/15/2013 8:39 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/15/2013 8:39 AM

This was a fabulous film, rather eery in its depiction of a world made possible by technology, as well as a complete shock to me in what film makers were able to accomplish in 1927.

If I remember correctly, only the rich lived above ground. Workers and their families inhabited the underground city that supported the life of the well-to-do in the "real" above ground world. You might want to approach your thesis from Freder's viewpoint, as he lives the life of an idle rich man (the son who has nothing to do but experience pleasure), and then upon realizing the plight of those below ground becomes somewhat of a renegade.

As far as a modern film, I'll have to think about that one. There was an animated film made in the last 10-15 years that bore the same name, although I'm not sure if the topics are related.

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