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    Metropolis and 1984, depict the ramifications of war and conflict from political, social and personal perspectives providing insight into the diminished value of the individual as shaped by contextual circumstances and intertextual connections. In Fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis and Orwell’s novel 1984, the audience is exposed to societies that have lost the human values of individuality, identity…

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    Asking someone to contemplate on what the future might hold is strange especially when they are still shackled to the remnants of the present. How can someone determine let alone imagine all of the wondrous things that the human mind might conjure up? This was especially difficult during the early 20th century when the emergence of the technological revolution and the impact of science began to take hold. The norms that were in place for centuries were becoming slowly discarded as new ones came…

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    perspectives on this idea? Differing contexts can establish a changing perspective of the innate desire for one’s own individual recognition within a dystopic society. This is particularly demonstrated within George Orwell’s novel 1984 (1948) and fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis (1927), as these both texts have identified an associated suppressive and dystopian theme within their own respective societies. the associative dehumanising effect technology has on an individual as well as the…

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    The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder”. The Film Noir Foundation states this about film noir: “Highly stylized, overly theatrical, with imagery often drawn from an earlier era of German ‘expressionist’ cinema … crime thrillers and murder dramas with a particularly…

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    Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, is a futuristic dystopian film that depicts a stark contrast between social classes within a society. The scene takes place underground and shows the shift change of the workers within the working class, a perfect example of the societal differences. In this film sequence using staging, cinematography and editing, Fritz Lang is able to express a hyperbolic representation of dominant ideologies revolving the working class. The setting and space in the sequence emphasizes…

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    A comparative study of Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell, 1948) sheds light on ideas about progress in the first half of the twentieth century to a large extent. Both texts challenge the vision of “a future society unbelievably rich, leisured, orderly and efficient.” Due to their different contexts, each text presents a different perspective on the issues of the use of social manipulation to achieve progress, and the loss of humanity in relation to the pursuit…

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    The film Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang, is a science fiction film, consisting of a futuristic city dystopia, follows the journey of Joh Fredersen, his son Freder, and a poor worker named Maria through their efforts to overcome the vast differences separating the working class and the elites of the city. Whilst the novel 1984 by George Orwell is also about a dystopian society that is controlled by ‘The Party’ follows the character, Winston Smith who decides to rebel against the Party and fall…

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    Modern life can be described to originate from the process of modernity. In its broader aspect, modernity arises as a topic in both humanities and natural sciences. Modern era, as well as some socio-cultural norms and practices that took place during early Renaissance, are some of the ideas surrounding modernity. The term defines a generation with its unique technological innovation, political structures, and socioeconomics. The society advances in knowledge to surpass its predecessors.…

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    ultimately capture the imperative need for the abolishment of totalitarianism to prevent a cataclysmic milieu based on observations of their epoch. Fritz Lang’s 1927 German expressionist film Metropolis and George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel 1984 explores fascist dogma: hunger for power and monopolistic control, and its consequences for humanity. Lang excoriates the dictatorial totalitarian regime of the Kaiser and Freikorps and Weimer Republic’s capitalist Zeitgeist. Likewise, Orwell also…

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    Manway 1 Patrick Manway COM 320, History of Film Prof. Kim Kneuendorf Paper A First Draft 10-15-15 Max Ophul?s Influence on Stanley Kubrick?s Filmmaking Paper Outline Introduction Ophuls Influence on Kubrick?s technical filmmaking and storytelling Liebelei and Lolita: Comparing the early works of Ophuls and Stanley Kubrick Eyes Wide Shut and La Ronde Interpretations of the work of Arthur Schnitzler Conclusion Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the…

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