The thing that you're missing is the reappearance in other places of Metropolis's visual style. It's probably easier to see if you're a fan of Art Deco. It mi

The thing that you're missing is the reappearance in other places of Metropolis's visual style. It's probably easier to see if you're a fan of Art Deco. It might also be easier to see if you watch Tron, which also was influential via visual style (in a different direction and lesser degree than Metropolis).