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Should I watch the original 1927 movie first?

I dont think it matters which you watch first. The movie takes more ideas from the 1927 film than it does the manga it's based on but it's still enough of it's own thing. That said the anime film is very good but the 1927 film is a masterpiece.

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Fritz Lang's Metropolis is arguably the oldest truly great film in existence

Xethuminra posted...

Fritz Lang's Metropolis is arguably the oldest truly great film in existence

I wouldnt say that, but it is the best Silent film I've seen imo.

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I can't stop loving you~

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Rock is awesome.

Metropolis the anime is great as an ode not only to silent films (note the vignettes and art nuveau) but also as an ode to the old style of Japanese animation & character design. So, the characters look a little more like Cyborg 009 or Astroboy than DB:Z or Akira. I really enjoyed that movie.

Definitely the best silent film I've seen as well. There are other greats, but I haven't seen anything quite on the scale of Metropolis. It has SO many special effects..... Back when they couldn't even sync dialogue. Omg

The original is one of the best silent movies.

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we watched this in japanese class in high school and i cried

its good

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Rottwang reminds me so much of HR Giger

RIP , all

Realforce posted...

I can't stop loving you~

*looks up as everything falls apart and explodes*

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Watch the original, it's great.

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Strider102 posted...

*looks up as everything falls apart and explodes*

Are these genes or memes?

You can't kill an idea.

I saw the silent fin but I didnt understand itcsoi watched an explanation on YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UlSs5r5doM

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Xethuminra posted...

Fritz Lang's Metropolis is arguably the oldest truly great film in existence

The Passion of Joan of Arc, Sherlock Jr, The General, Sunrise, The Gold Rush, etc say hi

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Xethuminra posted...

Fritz Lang's Metropolis is arguably the oldest truly great film in existence

It came out the same year as the first full-length sound feature. It's very late silent era, almost to the point that you're saying it's the only great silent movie.

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GhettoFlip posted...

The Passion of Joan of Arc, Sherlock Jr, The General, Sunrise, The Gold Rush, etc say hi

Interesting! You may be right. The argument stands in Metropolis's lasting contemporary legacy tho and how recognizable the Android is. I may be wrong, but do those films really hold the same merit? Still, I will stand corrected. Is it not Metropolis that comes up time and time again over the decades?

Serious Cat posted...

It came out the same year as the first full-length sound feature. It's very late silent era, almost to the point that you're saying it's the only great silent movie.

The scope of it tho ..

Their depiction of the future.

I would and did hesitate on making a definite judgement call there, saying it's the greatest silent or the first basically perfect movie. However, it's not exactly an uncommon notion...

Xethuminra posted...

The scope of it tho ..

Their depiction of the future.

Definite 10/10 from me, just not the earliest great movie.

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Thanks for posting.

I haven't thought about talkies in months

Doesn't matter what you watch first, as long as you watch both of them. Very good movies, very much suggest some intoxicants for the silent film.

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Blue_Dream87 posted...

Doesn't matter what you watch first, as long as you watch both of them. Very good movies, very much suggest some intoxicants for the silent film.

The social commentary is to die for.

I still like to play friedersen ;)

Especially considering the time the movie came out in.... If I recall, Fritz Lang fled Germany.

I watched Metropolis 1927 for a film class. A very important work perhaps, but damn is it long.

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Doe posted...

I watched Metropolis 1927 for a film class. A very important work perhaps, but damn is it long.

How long ago was this? An uncut copy of the film was discovered only a few years ago which added some 30 minutes or so to the run time.

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The Seventh Seal & Faust come to mind suddenly

DeadBankerDream posted...

How long ago was this? An uncut copy of the film was discovered only a few years ago which added some 30 minutes or so to the run time.

It *felt* like it was approaching three hours, though I'm really not sure. Pretty sure it was a more original copy though

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We're almost 30 messages in.

I'm bringing up Chaplin & Nosferatu.

Xethuminra posted...

The Seventh Seal & Faust come to mind suddenly

The Seventh Seal isn't silent. Are you thinking of The Phantom Carriage by chance?

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GhettoFlip posted...

The Passion of Joan of Arc, Sherlock Jr, The General, Sunrise, The Gold Rush, etc say hi

I wish I could go back and watch The General and The Passion of Joan of Arc for the first time again. Joan of Arc has probably one of the absolutely best performcances I've ever seen.

https://youtu.be/Nrb3EqGEI_E

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