Fritz Lang

reflected the characters perspectives and choices, whereas consistent themes are seen in key plot points and recurring motifs. Composers, such as Fritz Lang and George Orwell are influenced by the world around them and their society, with prominent issues and themes of the time period influencing several aspects of their works. Comparing Metropolis, Fritz Lang (1927) and Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell (1949) an individual…

This diversion could be a criticism by Rintaro on Fritz Lang’s portrayal of the mechanical man’s identity, caused by the enormous differences between both films. Rintaro’s version of Metropolis has numerous alike factors to Lang’s, however, varies from its primary proposition substantially. For instance…

George Orwell’s satiric novel 1984 (1948) & Fritz Lang’s metropolis (1927) both composers demonstrate similar ideas which can be linked to their contexts, despite the time gaps, condemning physical control of people and society. Fritz Lang warns of the consequences of rapid tech expansion on human lives through the machine age, closely followed in 1984 George Orwell cautions against totalitarian regimes, surveillance and the role of technology within this. Fritz Lang’s epic German expressionist…

technology and manipulating the subjects as desired by the party, consequently destroying any opposition. These ideas are presented through a satirical manner in, ‘Nineteen-eighty Four’ (1984) by George Orwell (1949) and ‘Metropolis’ directed by Fritz Lang (1927) about a fictitious totalitarian society linked with contemporary events showing how power is maintained by its elite and its destructive and dehumanising effects on those subjected to it. Through the fostering of ignorance, absolute…

AND NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR HEIGHTENS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUES, SIGNIFICANCE AND CONTEXT OF THE TEXTS. In both the political satire, ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ (hereafter 1984) by George Orwell and the science fiction film ‘Metropolis’ (1927) by Fritz Lang, the composers explore the values and attitudes brought about by each of their historical contexts which is impacted by the influence of technology. The composers both use technology as a warning regarding the nature of totalitarian regimes…

Both Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and George Orwell’s 1984 are influenced by their contexts to a great extent. Lang and Orwell use their context to reinforce values and attitudes represented in their texts as to express a dystopian concern for the threat of a primary power within an accelerated industrial world. These concerns are explored through a direct threat individualism. Metropolis provides an optimistic view that not all hope is lost and change can be made, 1984 provides a pessimistic view…

Joseph Minton once said, “True art captures emotions, feelings, and the energy of the object, setting or event that is being depicted. It goes far deeper than the cold, flat surface of duplication. True art has an entity of its own, it is alive, and has the ability to speak, effect, move, and convey emotions to its viewer. This is why I personally choose to paint in derivatives of expressionism.” Art is a form of expression. Art is a way in which society can express themselves and show their…

Candace Eugene Professor Schmidt September 25, 2014 Metropolis: 2.1 Gender and Technology The depiction of technology and femininity is evident in Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1927). This urban dystopian film has distinctive elements that allegorize the female identity and sexual idealizations to appeal to the mass by incorporating technology. In the beginning of the film, viewers see a clear indifference between the ruling class and the working poor. We also see how technology is…

20 years prior to 1984, Fritz Lang’s social critique “Metropolis” also mirrors the inherent repression and disregard for social harmony that…

Fritz Lang’s visionary film, M, was released during an immensely politically and socially relevant time for Germany. With decades of psychological leftovers from the Great War and the rising power of Hitler’s National Socialist party, there were numerous things to be mindful of and much to consider in relation to the deeply politically ruptured state of Germany during this time. Concurrently, media was full of a lot of something else—serial killers. From a contemporary perspective, it seems…