Metropolis-by Fritz Lang- Maria's transformation

[DeshGTP]

This is an occult movie, recreated time and time again, and they are mocking you as you cheer on, look at gaga, beyounce, Rihanna , Madonna , spears....

[tobybraunid]

My alt. title would be, "How the GOP tried to clone Mama Grizzly and got M.Bachmann instead."

[ACOJV214TX]

Guess u don't understand what that movies true meaning is bout.

[jaymieannehutchinson]

i wish more people my age got into films like this, id much rather be watching this, than some crappy zac efron movie, which has the same plot as every other movie out today

[TheHDH83]

This film is quite simply fine art, the cinematic equivalent of gazing at a Picasso or Matisse.

[jackpoint188]

When I first saw Metropolis and saw her head move after the transformation it appeared she died. Was glad to see I was wrong.

[litodarko]

the first work of art of the cinema of the last century, a marvel

[unicorn187]

Tarantino borrowed that wink in Pulp Fiction when Uma Thurman's snorting coke!

[jdhoffman1221]

If you haven't seen this movie...see it! If you've already seen it...see it again!

[AnonymousReborn]

@LegallyBlindGamer She wakes up sometime after the transformation. She is freed and saved by Freder from Rotswang. Not only that but she gets caught in a mix with the Machine-Man Maria and Workers.

[cubecapitan]

08:12 Epic Faces!

[LegallyBlindGamer]

I always wondered what happened to the real Maria. Was she aware of what was going on, or was she in a coma while the robot was activated?

[beanbeaner617]

Erotic dancing sure has come a long way

[serentochan]

"My wife left me. I SHALL MAKE A SEXY ROBOT."

[Rockybalboa285]

Maria doesn't have moustache! Freddie has!

[MasterMan0707]

Anyone else search this after watching robot bar fight by your favorite Martian

[josephinfinite3]

I just realized but this masterpiece must be what they based the anime Big O off of. This is one of my top 3 favorite silent movies :)

[sunset261]

@josephinfinite3 What? this is nothing like Big O except for both having a female android. This one is about how the working class and artistocracy need to work together to bring about peace, which of course makes sense as it was made in Germany in the late 20's. Big O is about a negotiator who has a giant robot.

[josephinfinite3]

@sunset261 You must not have watched the whole thing then. It wasn't just about a "negotiator who has a giant robot". I never said they where exactly the same I said that they based it off of it. The same way people take a good (or bad) book, story, or poem and for instance turn it into a movie.For example someone took "Homer’s Odyssey" and used it to create "O Brother, Where Art Thou?". However I realize your opinion differs from mine except hopefully agreeing that "Metropolis" is epic.

[idis1abad]

the symbolism throughout the movie is just downright disturbing. Especially being that this was made in the 20s.

[phoenixgirl39]

If this movie can take my breath away, then there is no reason for movies of today to be total shit-storms. None at all.

[FreedomLogic01]

YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THIS MOVIE SYMBOLIZES RIGHT? I HOPE SO.... lol

[BlueMoonLightDreams]

@FreedomLogic01 sex change hahahaha

[FreedomLogic01]

@BlueMoonLightDreams LOL! close but no..

[MrWackypackages]

Im 13 and i think this movie is the BEST!!!

[umaralansari]

Just shows how much power there can be in silent film-making...

Profoundly occult themes in this particular bit of movie magic... Pentacles/ pentagrams, alchemical jiggery-pokery, Moloch - associated with Baal, whose right-arm-raised-left-arm-lowe­red posture is hinted at by the false Maria enthralling menfolk... Do we see here a replacement of the reverence of Mary with the adoration of Isis (or, for that matter, a "whore of babylon")?

Great film.. full of dodgy kabbalistic messages!

[superhack211]

grandfather what are you doing ? just making a sexy robot ......

[WicCaesar]

I watched today at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro and it was amazing. An extended version with lost pieces of the movie. More dance, more preaching, more sins upon the Earth, more sickness, more awesomeness!

[TaterGumfries]

That scene got the gal in the tube, looks like how they had that gal in the 5th element tied down.

[martm6]

the sad truth is that this what we see in the this movie is happening today in the pop mass media industry...really sad... pray God these people will realise as soon as possible what they are up to..

[Lokus199]

the scene with skull guy means comunism with the sickle and the skull means the nazi

[CerrunosStudio]

is it just me or have anyone noticed the inverted pentagram above the robot, almost forty years before it was adapted by the church of satan.

[JPnintendofan]

Rotwang reminds me of Beethoven.

[JRock005]

Whore of Babylon.

[technologic21]

Love the Futurist/Deco aesthetics of this film.

[lacuca007]

A Great Movie and very daring for its time. It is obvious that mad scientist Rotwang disrobed Maria (Brigette Helm) completely before putting her in that glass tube. This will be a trend visited by sci-fi movies for decades to come.

[Pentalaimon]

I will never forgive what Moroder did to this film in 1984, replacing this wonderful score with shitty 80s guitar riffs and synth sounds.

[tyeb626]

One word illuminati did any one elese notice the upside down star and hidden messages does anyone really know the truth behind this occult movie?

[JRock005]

@tyeb626 Of course they know the occult message of the movie. That's what the whole movie is about. It also has biblical themes in it. Like the girl turning into the whore of babylon. Or the workers being devoured by "Moloch".

Fritz is making a statement, from a German perspective.

[BlueIndividual]

Despite this being a black & white silent film, it still is one of the best movies ever made. Not even the films of today with all their fancy CGI and graphics can even come close to how powerful this film was and still is plus the impact it had on pop culture.

[pspboy7]

Us Germans can be a bit wierd, but certainly brilliant, this is awesome hehe.

[1sababoy]

One word: MASTERPIECE!

[guitarhead429]

wow man this is just simply amazing...and im just 16. I just wish everyone my age could appreciate this as much as i do.

[minnieosbourne]

Maria rising from the floor as the Whore of Babylon held aloft by the seven deadly sins has to be one of the most amazing images committed to celluloid.

[geekthras]

@Defcon666 To be fair, when you adjust for inflation, Metropolis was probably about as expensive, at 200 million dollars or so.

[bunnywailer14]

It really makes me sad to see how most cinema has fallen from a beautiful art form to little more than trashy entertainment

[7375U0]

Never seen such a fascinating, mesmerizing and frightening woman in a movie. Brigitte Helm is surely one of the best, maybe the best actress I've ever seen in any movie.

[Bestmanme08]

Great new book (Did these stories really happen?), at amazon, has section on Fritz Lang!

[enemyofbohemia]

This is the best score this film has EVER had. I wish it were available to buy somewhere.

[DarkBellatrix]

@enemyofbohemia I agree, it fits the film brilliantly.

[xiantiel]

a great movie

[GameAndWatchZL65]

great movie, im 16 and would rather watch this then a shitty remake any day lol

[ringthebellamy]

This film is dark and has a lot of symbolism. It's really creative and also creepy. Still, amazing.

[LockyerJnr]

Holy shit that was scary

[joebruceman]

i remember watching this back in high school. I was soo shocked and amazed at how someone in the 1920's could nail city life and make it a timeless tale!!!

[ranzuki101]

@joebruceman

o god i knoww.

im only 15 and i am not into this type of movies but damnn this is the shit!

ive never seen so much creativity.

this is an ageless movie.

[reddlth]

i finally got the dvd of this

[BrazilianElvisking]

bizarre

[ttimothymurphy]

thanks for uploadsing. appreciated.

but your description is just cut and pasted from wikipedia - unless you wrote the wikipedia article.

[ruizdechavez]

Neither the clip nor the description is mine. I only put them on line. I dont expect any credits for that.

[JamaicanCutie18]

the robot looks like madonna

[PieterBiesemans]

I'm guessing it's the other way around...

[thecollector1138]

Gosh! This movie is beautiful!!! Does anyone know which DVD version of it is the best to get? There are many releases of it out there...

[aerogirl42]

the original movie is pretty long, so a shortened version, which still comes out to about 2 hours, makes it easier to sit through and just as great (I am assuming, as I have only seen the shortened version).

[bej84]

Beyonce has used this movie in many of her performances. It seems to be a theme shes been rocking.

[belathequeen]

Explain please?

[sergei73073II]

the bourgiousie really have strange facial expressions....

[shaman683]

Reminds me of my old girlfriend...had to hit the juice before she came alive!

[wonsaponatime76]

Such a haunting score! Who does the music?

[ruizdechavez]

Music by Gottried Huppertz.

[78timothy]

Ist es nicht dieses Urtext Musich aus 1927?

[ruizdechavez]

What Kino Video says is that this video is restored in Germany with state-of-the-art digital technology, under the supervision of the Murnau Foundation, and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz added

[78timothy]

Thank you for confirming this. W/ the resoration they normally would have had a contemporary Orchestra record the Original Urtest Musical accompaniment especially to get the corrrect emotional impact necessary fromt he music to fit the action adn scene..which they have very well succeeded at. Do you think that Carl Davis had a part of this restoration. Sounds like his style of conducting w/tempi, voicing etc... you thoughts would be most welcome. Danke Sehr! :-)

[ruizdechavez]

Well. At this point you know more than me. The Urtest music is allways better for the profesionals to get the best interpretation possible. Thank for your comment.

[sceincemagicsoul]

Watch the dance at 8:11, Its so funny! i love it!

[Kalamolng]

Beyonce likes to dance like that surprisingly! You will see her incorporate that every so often!

[Sovietbrad]

and rihanna, lady gaga, madonna, whitney houston etc etc.

[sceincemagicsoul]

This is the coolest movie ever!

[sceincemagicsoul]

She looks like one of those exotic birds!

[sceincemagicsoul]

LMAO this is wonderful!

[SEGAClownboss]

04:31

She's hot.

[Kailette22]

as you see we germans invented films ;)))

[abimnazar]

d'un érotisme de métal et de mort ... fritz lang ... un visionnaire

[Blackaeneas]

Fritz Lang, a real genius.!!!