It is said that upon release, Metropolis, didn’t really get a huge success at the box office. Now however, it is considered one of the best silent movies ever made. Metropolis is a science fiction vision of a future in which technology is used to oppress, instead of liberate, the masses. In Lang's version of the future, men have built a glittering city, but it is built upon a subterranean factory and city of workers. The workers become part of the dehumanized technology of the factory and are not allowed to enter the city. The visual effects and the audial effects are now considered to be tremendous. I however didn’t really enjoy it. I couldn’t really relate to it and found myself bored in the middle of it. Of course, I’m not an expert in criticizing such great works and I don’t have the right to do that, but still it was very hard for me to watch it. On the other hand we can’t forget the important message behind the film. Lang tried to show us how man is being dehumanized and subjected to all sorts of torture. It’s a creative piece of work but maybe I didn’t enjoy it because I’m not used to these kinds of movies. I’ve seen silent movies before, but not ones with technology and fiction and that’s probably what ticked it for me.
