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Last year, I had the opportunity to watch Metropolis accompanied by a live orchestra. I have to say, it was quite the experience, somewhere between movie and co
by codeflo 6y ago
Last year, I had the opportunity to watch Metropolis accompanied by a live orchestra. I have to say, it was quite the experience, somewhere between movie and concert, with the audience applauding after each act. It made me truly appreciate silent films as a lost form of art, I can't recommend it highly enough.
Having said that, yes, the film is not what we would today call "hard sci-fi". But a lot of the things that Wells criticizes as unrealistic are clearly intentional and meant to be symbolic, like the machines not serving any visible purpose. H. G. Wells obviously recognized this, which makes the review read a bit unfair and bitter. I wonder if there's a story behind this.
- pmoriarty 6y agoI watched it with a live orchestra too. It was amazing, and I would highly recommend anyone interested in the film do anything they can to have that experience. It really brings the film to a whole other level, far beyond what you'd get when watching it with a pre-recorded soundtrack.
- tannhaeuser 6y agoIf you're into that, I can also recommend Frank Strobel's version and live recording (with full orchestra and chorus) of Prokoview's score to Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible", bringing a film-opera experience like very few other movies. Fun fact: the first part is said to have been Stalin's favourite movie, while the second was censored