(November 5, 2015 at 4:09 am)Ashground Wrote: Metropolis. An old science-fiction movie from 1927. To be honest my expectations were very low (silent film) but it was actually watchable, albeit very weird!
Metropolis was a groundbreaking film. It definitely drags in spots, but its core themes are still relevant, and it's the first film that used the now typical future, towering megacity look. Modern sci-fi (Blade Runner, Judge Dread, The Fifth Element, the Star Wars prequels, just to name a few) crib liberally from Metropolis when it comes to the look and feel of their cities.
If anyone wants a depressing film, watch Bicycle Thieves, a postwar Italian film that's basically about life being unfair.
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