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This 5 page paper analyzes this German film made by Fritz Lang in the early part of the twentieth century. Theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Schiller are mentioned as social and aesthetic elements of the work are discussed. Marx's theories are also examined in detail and the film is analyzed in respect to his ideas. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to emanate from the work, the social significance is quite relevant too. Made in the early part of the twentieth century, this film did derive ideals from theorists of the
day as well of those who had already passed. Friedrich Schiller and Karl Marx are two theorists who come to mind when assessing this film in light of political ideology
and social theory. Metropolis is a futuristic film. It is important to remember that it was made in 1920 but depicted the year 2000. Thus, it is unlike films of
today which contain more sophisticated techniques. Interestingly, the film contains a futuristic society that is stratified by class, but it has two distinct classes, the ruling and working classes. If
the precedent sounds familiar one might suggest that the author took the premise from Karl Marxs Communist Manifesto. The Communist Manifesto states that the bourgeoisie had converted every occupation
to one of a paid wage laborer; even doctors and lawyers do not escape the trap (Marx & Engels, 1992). The work also puts blame on the bourgeoisie as being
creators of an increased urban population where a typical worker becomes an appendage of the machine, referring to businesses run by the ruling class. Marx had always embraced his
notions of the division between the "haves" and "have nots" and in fact supported his ideas with the theory of alienation. Further, the theory as presented in the Manifesto itself
suggested that the world would go trough a certain amount of levels before finally reaching communism, beginning with capitalism which existed in the present. The Communist Manifesto said, among
other things, that all history could be explained in terms of class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat or the ruling classes and the working poor. Capitalism was seen
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