Sergei Modern Times And Metropolis Comparison

German Expressionism was well known to be bold, dark, distorted and spooky. It was emerged in Germany before World War I but, it tremendously influenced music, theater, painting, sculpture and architecture. These German Expressionism films at first were non-realistic, geometrically absurd angles, as well as designs painted on walls and floors represent light, shadows and objects. Meanwhile, many of these films plots dealt with madness, insanity, betrayal and other intellectual topics were triggered experiences form World War I. For instance, when Freder found out how badly the under city workers were being treated in Metropolis. Soviet montage school teaches students all aspects of the film industry. In 1919 Russian filmmakers Sergei …show more content…
In both films the workers were always in a rush to get anything and always on their toes. Workers always knew they had to work as well because they were always being watched. One could also tell in both films that the work condition weren’t that great by telling how hot the factories were. However, the factory owners could careless about their workers they just cared for the work to be done. For instance, in Metropolis when Freder went to tell his father how the workers were being treated he just looked at his son as if he was delusional. In Modern Times the factory owner had a screen in his office to keep an eye on everyone to make sure they were working and not taking a break. Meanwhile the factory owner had his feet on his desk and reading the newspaper as if he nothing better to do. The working class or the poor were always looked down on because they didn’t come from money. The working class had to work till their death and only had enough money to put food on the table or even a roof over their heads if they could even afford it. The upper class didn’t know what it was like to work or to be treated like work slaves. For instance, in Modern Times when the Tramp and the gamin had a house that was falling apart but some how made it work because at lest they had a roof over their heads. Charlie Chaplin vision of the industrialized society is that one had to work hard even if it meant having to find another job. The workers whole life revolved working because that’s all they knew in order to survive. Fritz Lang version of the industrialized society was work till death workers had no choice if they wanted to work or not. The workers were known to be unhuman and working was all they will ever know. However, in both films ended in a happy ending. In Modern Times The Tramp and the gamin realized that it’s okay not to have they