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@TrafficusMaximus

6 ай бұрын

"Site not found"

@davidhowell1415

5 ай бұрын

This isn’t 19th century

@TrafficusMaximus

5 ай бұрын

Site now working. Very impressive up-res, BTW.

@e-man2081

4 ай бұрын

The quality of the film will be limited to whatever quality it was originally filmed in, minus any deterioration. Any attempts to "upscale" are only educated guesses by the computer.

The fact that this movie was made in 1927 is absolutely mindblowing, such a cinematic masterpiece

@sallywebb9598

Жыл бұрын

My grandmother was 1 years old

@henryskott5131

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to understand it, but apparently more drugs are needed

@Teeb2023

Жыл бұрын

@@henryskott5131 No drugs required, just life experience.

@henryskott5131

Жыл бұрын

@@Teeb2023 it reminds me of fashion shows, where designers take too much acid. And you see a woman with a steering wheel on her back and the audience on acid excited.

@donl1846

Жыл бұрын

Agree, it was way ahead of its time.

People will never understand what a feat of ingenuity this movie is. This we can now do with a computer. They accomplished this by camera only. The multiple “eye” scene is spectacular.

@zero_bs_tolerance8646

Жыл бұрын

Some people.

@zacmumblethunder7466

Жыл бұрын

@@zero_bs_tolerance8646 That's three of us so far. My mate thinks it's good too. Seriously, my heart sinks when I hear people say "It's not in HD, why would I want to watch that?". Before that it was black and white that people turned their noses up at. Someone I used to know wouldn't even give B/W films a chance. "If I see black and white when I'm channel surfing I move on straight away." There's some pretty amazing stuff. Not just in big movies Luke this or Douglas Fairbanks' Thief of Baghdad, but in the comedies, particularly Buster Keaton, who never let impossibility stop him doing something.

@j.vonhogen9650

Жыл бұрын

@@zacmumblethunder7466- Why would your heart sink? If I were a huge admirer of early medieval art, I might say the same about your love of B/W movies. Back when these movies were shown in the theater, there were many people who preferred reading books. Did their heart sink when people around them went to the movies instead of their local library? Maybe some elitists complained about it, but they were probably rejecting all forms of popular entertainment anyway. I love the songs written by the English Renaissance composer John Dowland. Does it bother me that nowadays relatively few people are listening to these wonderful pieces? Not at all. Today, more people are listening to and enjoying John Dowland's music on a single day, than during Dowland's entire life! In fact, John Dowland is now way more popular than he was back in the 16th and 17th century! The same can be said about Franz Schubert's sonatas, or Bach's Goldberg Variations. Similarly, more people are watching Metropolis today than ever before, especially now with KZread and other video platforms where you can watch the movie for free in the most authentic version since its premiere. Just enjoy the movies you care about. Movie classics are here to stay. The suggestion that nobody would care about old B/W movies anymore is simply not true.

@zacmumblethunder7466

Жыл бұрын

@@j.vonhogen9650 Yeah, hadn't thought about it like that. I think it's easy to forget that somewhere, someone is interested in the same things we are and can find them if not _on_ the internet, perhaps _through_ it. It just saddens me that people miss out on something they might enjoy just because they don't like the format. Cheers. I'll look up John Dowland as well.

@jamesmcinnis208

Жыл бұрын

@@j.vonhogen9650 I'm 100% with you. I don't understand those who need others to enjoy what they enjoy. I frequently see comments here on KZread criticizing audiences for not laughing or applauding enough. I can't even imagine caring how an audience responds unless I were directly invested in the production.

Can't believe that this is almost a hundred years old.

@eligebrown8998

4 ай бұрын

That didn't even dawn on me till I read your comment.

@sissysovereign1294

22 күн бұрын

I find it very interesting though how mens suits and ties stayed the same for over a century

I watched this movie when I was 9 years old and I was absolutely riveted by it. It was my first silent film, I'm almost 30 now and I still think it's a masterpiece!

@George32027

5 ай бұрын

who watches silent movies at 9 yo

@smile_cheese

5 ай бұрын

You're so lucky!

@EducatedSkeptic

5 ай бұрын

The YOUNGEST of our kids is almost old enoughto be your daddy, but even WE think this is pretty awesome!

@commandercaptain4664

4 ай бұрын

@@George32027 Awesome people.

@p97dav45

4 ай бұрын

I did. I used to watch Harold Lloyd every saturday. "Safety First" is great for little kids.@@George32027

From 1927.... from today this is 95 years old... totally fantastic and a masterpiece. That dancing girl was phenomenal.

@watchmanschannelofdespair

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@nedshead5906

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was a man?

@911choroszcz

Жыл бұрын

Its dancing man

@poorthing

Жыл бұрын

The actress was Brigette Helm, she was a German actress & this was her 1st film, she was only 18. She retired in 1935, moved to Switzerland largely because of the rise of Hitler and Nazism in the German film industry. She refused to talk about her film career. * she was considered for the part in 'Bride of Frankenstein' - Elsa Lancaster played the part in 1935.

@Nobody_896

Жыл бұрын

I'm in my late fifties now , but when I was a young man there were still many stars still living from the silent era ,but they have all gone now and it's even rare to find stars still alive from the 1950's, smoking took so many before their time was due, I got to see the really big stars the Cagneys the Stewart's and the Waynes in the 1970's, I consider myself to be lucky to have witnessed that era,

I was taking "History of European Film - 1920-1930" at UCLA in 1969. We'd watch two films a day, four per week. Each day we'd have a guest speaker. One day the professor announced, "Our films for today are 'M' and 'Metropolis'. Our guest speaker is Fritz Lang." That was a fascinating session.

@HeatherDeweyPettet

Жыл бұрын

😮

@jos7376

Жыл бұрын

Professor Melnitz, I presume?

@filmnobelpreis

Жыл бұрын

What a way to start a lecture.

@Marian_Rusnak

Жыл бұрын

wow any key takeaways?

@alanfoster6589

Жыл бұрын

@@jos7376 Haven't heard that name in more than 50 years.

This scene is disturbing and unforgettable in the original film. In this musical re-imagining it is pure genius.

@mordecaiesther3591

Жыл бұрын

This scene is somewhat about the book of revelation . The woman riding the beast . Babylon

@theenergyalchemist6206

Жыл бұрын

Extremely disturbing

@nonosays

Жыл бұрын

@Halicarnassus82 While you're down in the academic weeds the rest of us are being moved, shocked, fascinated and entertained by a work of art. Try it sometime.

@xrayban2

11 ай бұрын

the music doesn't fit that well

@Liz-re3ek

11 ай бұрын

@@xrayban2I was thinking the same thing!! Actually it makes me wonder what the music was when this was 1st played. I mean in that era the silent movies would be accompanied by an organ player during the show.

Gotta admit, I'm more impressed to find it wasn't edited but was actually shot in 1927.

@nele7443

5 ай бұрын

It was edited. Just by hand

@commandercaptain4664

4 ай бұрын

Germany didn't have to put up with the Hayes Code.

@thishandleistaken425

4 ай бұрын

​@@commandercaptain4664The Hays Code didn't exist until 1934.

@SLOBeachboy

2 ай бұрын

If you are referring to the pasties on the woman I think you meant to say that it was not censored. After all, all pretty much all films are edited during postproduction before arriving at the final product.

I like this clip not for the colorization alone, but the obvious fact that some footage barely made it to the editor's desk. For those not familiar, this incredible masterpiece had been cut up and shortened, with some of the "streaked" scenes missing for nearly a century. From time to time footage has been found in someone's possession, and had to be placed into the reel based on whatever notes were available regarding the original sequences. I'm really happy this editor made the effort to include the missing scenes where possible, despite the drastic differences in quality. Very enjoyable for Metropolis fans.

@Karloffspring

Жыл бұрын

Yes! And did you notice how the less restored pieces were reserved for the hero's fever-dream, too! The whole movie is a work of art. The makers were no less clever than us, despite the fact that there has been a lot of technological invention since then; so they made their art with the tools that they had available, and they did a blooming good job!

@scotpens

Жыл бұрын

For years "Metropolis" was only available in the drastically shortened U.S. release version, which altered key story points and did away with entire subplots. The most recent restoration (and probably the most complete version of the film we'll ever see) incorporates footage from a badly worn but serviceable print that was found in a Buenos Aires film archive. Funny how a lot of old German things wind up in Argentina!

@MegaMato

Жыл бұрын

I remember about 10 years ago when a print of the film was found in Australia that had more lost scenes intact. That was exciting.

@oleandervine

Жыл бұрын

@@scotpens It's not that funny when you think about it. A lot of German war criminals fled into hiding to South America when WW2 ended.

@marcl2213

Жыл бұрын

It appears that Giorgio Moroder is really at the origin of the revival of the film which had been forgotten. He started in 1981 and for 3 years he worked on film restoration. He took two years to find the missing images and another year to obtain authorizations from the German owners who had these copies. Over the years Lang's film had several versions. Initially the original had a duration of 153 minutes which was cut to 107 minutes for the American version (in order to make profitable the projections in the cinemas). Then successive versions of 128 minutes in England, 91 minutes (1936), 83 minutes (1984), 124 minutes (2001) and 148 minutes which seems to be the most complete version of the film (2010). If Moroder's 83-minute version is "kitsch" these days, we must underline the work of "memory" done by the composer. More classic restorations followed, which allows us to fully appreciate the film today. P.S.: I must admit that I discovered «Metropolis» with the pop version of Moroder (1984).

I watched the entire black and white film. It was always my dad’s favorite silent film, so he had it on DVD and hung a poster of it in our house. Lol Honestly such a wonderful piece of cinema.

@apfelschorle1988

Жыл бұрын

Which copy do you have? They added much once lost material over the years. The current one from 2010 is 148 minutes. 2001 was 124 and the 'old' Version from the 80s is just 83 minutes (but also a lot faster and different music). The original cut is 153 minutes. They only have one source for the missing two scenes and they are completely kaputt.

@shaunasugar

Жыл бұрын

@@apfelschorle1988 He has the 124 minute 2002 Kino edition. Or the “restored authorized edition”. I believe he also has the complete metropolis edition, but I could be wrong.

@shaunasugar

Жыл бұрын

@@charleBerglund Hmm, I don’t think it needs to be capitalized in the sentence that I used it in, but I’m not fully sure. I’m using it in a way that would be synonymous with the words “movie” or “film”... but, I’m not the best at English grammar. I’d say it’s quite negligible on this platform.

@thaddeusmcgrath

Жыл бұрын

@@charleBerglund OMG really

@ChannelZero1031

Жыл бұрын

So did i. Was this in it? And why are there only black folks holding up the cauldron?

The expressions on the guy's faces were absolutely hilarious.

@ZacHawkins42

5 ай бұрын

Regular old-timey horn dogs, weren't they? 😂

I've watched many many movies, but this is the only movie I've ever watched where I truly felt like I wasn't watching a movie, but a work of art. In just 4 years Metropolis will celebrate its 100th anniversary, and it better get the respect it deserves. It was literally DECADES ahead of its time, and stands to this day as one of cinema's greatest achievements, perhaps its greatest ever.

@abruemmer77

4 ай бұрын

Plus it had and still has a massive influence on (SF)movies in following decades!

@Fluffyudders

4 ай бұрын

@@abruemmer77 Goes without saying - it's influence is incalculable.

Metropolis is a masterpiece! I only saw this film very recently and I was shocked at not only the effects but also its relevance in today's society - almost 100 years later. Beautiful film and I highly recommend it to everyone.

@iarde3422

Жыл бұрын

I found out about Metropolis and watched it after i watched the Japanese anime Metropolis.

@garywilloughby6893

Жыл бұрын

I saw this first in 1968 I think at College I can't remember if it was actually a film, I got hooked on German Expressionism and bought it in VHS in 1980 it didn't make sense because the film was so badly cut I have three DVD of the film.

@gertpacu3926

Жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me where the bass-line part of this music came from? Not the piano or "uplifting" part but the actual - boom boom - tah tah tah tah tah tah tah - boom boom - tah tah tah tah tah tah tah

@srahhh

Жыл бұрын

@@gertpacu3926 The whole thing is just a copyright free song produced by Max McFerren called 'Lemme See About It'. Since it's copyright free I would guess the artist just mixed it himself

@gertpacu3926

Жыл бұрын

@@srahhh Thanks for that. Yah I found it last night. My bad for leaving posts up. Thanks again :)

I'm so conflicted, I would love to see what Fritz Lang could have created with modern technology but I'm so glad he was able to take what primitive tech he had access to in the 1920s and create this masterpiece. I love the visuals, the overlays of the men watching the dancer. I know it feels overacted by our modern standards but I think it works just fine as they can't communicate with words so it's all done visually. What an amazing piece of art!

@MaskedMan66

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't primitive, it was state of the art! Many new techniques were applied to this movie, and here we are a century later and it still looks amazing. Silent movie actors had to exaggerate their movements and expressions because, of course, they couldn't be heard (though if you watch the film, they are delivering dialogue).

@zacmumblethunder7466

Жыл бұрын

@@MaskedMan66 You're right, and they weren't just acting for their own compatriots. Their expressions and mannerisms were fir a global audience. I heard someone once say that silent movies were the only truly global mass medium in history. Lang used to employ actors based on their appearance rather than any ability. What modern audiences forget is that there was no such thing as realism in cinema in those days. It's pure storytelling.

@MaskedMan66

Жыл бұрын

@@zacmumblethunder7466 Which I think is its main charm. You get a really good actor or actress (Mary Pickford was probably the best) and you know exactly what is meant to be conveyed. It's opera without words!

@timothyjstrong

Жыл бұрын

The overdramatic performances is what is captivating.

@majkus

Жыл бұрын

"We didn't need dialogue. We had _faces_!" -- Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard"

A strange and beautiful feast of Art Deco genius.

Extraordinary scenes. The lurid dance, the direction, the camera angles, special effects, and so much more are startlingly impressive. This version is the most detailed, and sharpest I've ever seen. Although not a big fan of colourisation, this is pretty well done. The visual degradation in the non- restored insert segments is also quite the contrast.

This movie wasn't ahead of its time, it was beyond it's time. Your treatment of this is wonderful and gorgeous.

@andmicbro1

Жыл бұрын

Or one could argue it is timeless. As relevant today as when it was made.

@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep

Жыл бұрын

It's still ahead of it's time because the biblical content it's based on hasn't happened yet.

@timmyturner7494

Жыл бұрын

@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep It's back to the future...as it were.

Man oh man. Sometimes you just don't quite remember how mindblowingly amazing Metropolis really was especially when working under the constraints of 1920s film and sfx technology, namely silent, short reels and black and white. The artistry in this film puts 99% of the last century's works to shame.

@banrap9369

Жыл бұрын

nothing happened

@deputybluevein93

Жыл бұрын

Well said

I love the updated music and the whole design of this is just fabulous. Combine that with the wonderful Art Deco sets and it's something I could watch over and over again. There won't be another movie quite like this. It really is a visual masterpiece (what remains of it, anyway).

I saw this in a theater with a small experimental orchestra playing music..very much like the music in this clip,,, unbelievable how amazing the cinematography is

Hey there viewers, just want to mention that you might want to try reducing the speed on this clip to 75%. It makes the movement much more natural, and does not diminish the quality of the video or audio.

@bunnierivera3754

Жыл бұрын

Awesome suggestion, thanks!

@davidwaller4646

Жыл бұрын

Yes, brilliant improvement

@nerfherder4284

Жыл бұрын

Natural maybe, but not as dramatic at all.

@MichaelRBarrick

Жыл бұрын

@@nerfherder4284 - This would have been shot at 18 fps. and the error introduced when it was transferred to video on equipment running at 24 fps.- 18/24 = 0.75, i.e. 75% is the correct speed for how the film was shot and originally displayed.

@tequiness061

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Brilliant!

Excellent colorization and editing. The symbolism is poignant, relevant to our time, and all set in a solid Art Deco framework. This movie is a masterpiece well worth preservation.

@elatomala1976

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see the whole thing in color. I recently watched the 3 hour black and white Silent movie.

@mathesonwarshawski380

Жыл бұрын

+Jason Daniel The colorization was done by an AI, not by the video author.

@MACTEP_CHOB

Жыл бұрын

@@mathesonwarshawski380 How much time will it take to colorize the whole thing ?

@snorlonikins1

11 ай бұрын

@@MACTEP_CHOB I would imagine not long with AI

@TheClovenFoot

9 ай бұрын

It is not excellent colourisation - it's bog-standard freeware. And I don't think film classics such as this need the urging from YT comments to 'preserve' it.

My grandfather was born in 1927 and he turned 96 two weeks ago.

the colour makes it look like it was filmed last week! it's bizarre how less abstract it seems in colour!

My English teacher in high school showed this in class (a shortened version or just extended scenes). There was a bit of this dancing - not too scandalous since it came and went on the screen. What knocked my socks off were the scenes of the future - the advanced imagination of Lang is incredible. And the special effects.

@fabiengerard8142

Жыл бұрын

The film was a major reference for ‘Blade Runner’. Ridley Scott included several very precise visual quotes from ‘Metropolis’ and other german expressionist movies in his own masterpiece.

Very effective colorization! It makes the whole thing even more sinister and nightmare-like.

@LesangdesdieuX

Жыл бұрын

It really makes it alive and relatable

@ACoolKidsProduction

Жыл бұрын

Also a good choice of music!

@pegbars

Жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of AI colorization; the colors vary and shift too much. At least sepia is consistent.

@exodore2000

Жыл бұрын

I watched this in black and white, it's so much better colorized.

@MACTEP_CHOB

Жыл бұрын

@@exodore2000 Watched Chaplin colorized once, I didn`t want to go back. B&W in unnatural, probably only ppl with B&W dreams like it.

Definately one of the better MTV Videos I have seen.😵‍💫🧐😲

Imagine editing this…when you think it was all hand edited it’s amazing.

I remember I watched Metropolis on Netflix a few years ago. I wasn’t expecting much but I had been looking at a list of famous, well-regarded films and started watching as many of them as I could. I was so surprised by how this silent film from 1927 not only told such a great and compelling sci-fi story that was far ahead of its time but also had great effects and set design, which while not necessarily amazing by today’s standards, still created a world that was very believable. It’s so great to see color restoration for this movie now.

@stevenlornie1261

Жыл бұрын

Check out more silent films. There's many fantastic films just as good as this out there. Die Nibelugen, Faust, Buster Keaton etc.

@niemann3942

Жыл бұрын

"but I had been looking at a list of famous, well-regarded films and started watching as many of them as I could." I so admire you for this. I wish more people would do it. If people would just adjust their comfort levels to encompass styles and technology levels from the past, they could find many new things to love.

@mathilde1212

Жыл бұрын

have you seen "M" from Lang too

@commonmandenver7370

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. This movie was truly way, way ahead of its time!

@donnieharness2

Жыл бұрын

to bad they cant add the sound that would be crazy

At my University as my master degree For my thesis I brought 'Blade Runner and Metropolis, two architectural cities in comparison' . I loved every frame of these two movies.

@headoverheels88

Жыл бұрын

WOW! That sounds so freakin' interesting! It's like peering into how previous generations saw the distant future.

@hmcamposce

Жыл бұрын

How can I read you thesis?

@SzamBacsi

Жыл бұрын

wow sounds awesomely interesting. any chances to read that?

@Rick_Hoppe

Жыл бұрын

Alice, the choice of comparing these two masterpieces is truly inspired!

@alycry89

Жыл бұрын

@@SzamBacsi I wrote it in Italian... It was 2013 I have to search for it on my computer 😅

Absolutely mind blowing, the multiple edited scenes fit so well, the dancer who played maria was one of the best in film ever.

Such creativity and no computer generated scenes were created yet. Even though the men in the dance scene acted like perverts gawking at the dancer's skimpy costume. So ahead of it's time..... Metropolis ❤

Nearly 100 years after its release, and "Metropolis" still stands as an unequalled cinematic masterpiece!

@armadildo6468

Жыл бұрын

Its frustrating that its so underrated even for its time. Many critics just brushed it off as "cheap communist propoganda" ignoring all its technological feats and core message.

@Automedon2

Жыл бұрын

Oh please

@iarde3422

Жыл бұрын

One of.

@celticfury7328

Жыл бұрын

@@Automedon2 "Oh please" what? If you can deny the level of technical and artistic production value this film clearly exhibits, especially for being made in the SILENT ERA 1920s? That tells me you've never even bothered to watch it, so you're baseless opinion is utterly devoid of value.

@rayharvey1330

Жыл бұрын

@@armadildo6468 What's supposed to going on? I'm confused. Oh...and every young male should see this movie...to better appreciate HOT women.

This movie although some parts were destroyed or deteriorated, is a true classic and more than a script, but a work of art.

@kirnpu

Жыл бұрын

A work of art is the true definition here!

@elatomala1976

Жыл бұрын

I recently watched it and it is so relative to the times we are living in now.

@louistournas120

7 ай бұрын

I assume they have backups. Right?

@user-zj7lx1hj3o

5 ай бұрын

Этот фильм к людям не имеет никакого отношения, всё это творения Суперинтеллекта!

Wow! Symbolic overload! I've been "Langed" in color. Even the irregularities in the colorization process add to the surreal experience.

My absolute favorite scene in the film (and not because of Maria) The scene is genuinely a fine piece of cinematic art, all cut together beautifully between the dancing and lustful eyes looking at her, along with the images of the seven deadly sins with Maria as the encapsulation of all of them at once it's just....beautiful. Fritz Lang honestly does not get enough appreciation for his work.

Every time I watch this i spot something new. Like the coffin-like bed, and even the walls to the bedroom look like the lining of a coffin. The nipple backdrop behind the dancer, the grim reaper with the syphilitic skull... It's just a fascinating work!

Oh man if the whole movie gets this treatment: **chef’s kiss

@timothybentley8644

Ай бұрын

So only this part was done? Who did the music?

Just remember this was before they had acting schools

@larrypoppins1898

5 ай бұрын

Ancient pantomime was introduced at Rome during the reign of Augustus by Pylades of Cilicia and Bathyllus of Alexandria and was one of the greatest attractions on the ancient stage from the end of the first century BC until the end of the sixth century AD

I love to see some art deco furniture, which was amongst the most modern styles of that time. Every sci-fi movie tells you a lot about what was the most futuristic at the time it has been shot. It's always fascinating to see that in retrospective.

@loetzcollector466

Жыл бұрын

There's a scene in Star Wars episode 1 where I think Queen Panama was in her private boudoir, you can see in the corner some John McIntosh chairs. And they fit perfectly.

@youchris67

Жыл бұрын

Skip ahead to 1971 and compare the furniture seen in "A Clockwork Orange." What a change!

@yoelcapoful

Жыл бұрын

A space oddysey is so interesting too

Amazing symbolism and artistry, not just for the 1920s. Bravo to the editor for piecing this together and reimagining the colorization.

@SopwithTheCamel

Жыл бұрын

What a load of rubbish.

@markmuller7962

Жыл бұрын

The recolonization is probably AI but I may be wrong

@EatDatBitchAwp

Жыл бұрын

@@SopwithTheCamel yet your here??🤣 how do you literally contradict your self?? It’s rubbish yet you clicked on it☠️

Just now seeing this for the first time today, 1/6/24. The music REALLY sells this clip! Excellent editing!👏🏾👏🏾

Strange but better than anything Disney has produced in the past 10 years

@poorthing

7 ай бұрын

Talk about comparing apples and oranges!!!!!!!

@deriklfixit

6 ай бұрын

you missed his point. think outside the obvious@@poorthing

@xanaxddu71

5 ай бұрын

maybe disney but maybe not pixar... And anyway not last 10 years maybe you would say 60 years. But why still disney focused when we had 55 years of hayao miyazaki ?

@poorthing

5 ай бұрын

@@deriklfixit well, no...I don't think I missed the point... special 'thinking' skills outside the 'obvious', it's not that deep, ha ha ha...

I’m usually against colorizing B & W moves, but I have to admit they did a brilliant job on this one! The colorizers here are not just technicians, they are artists!

@AlmissaGaming

Жыл бұрын

why would u be against it? its not like they did it on purpouse,they where limited only on black and white so films being coloured gives new dimension that this directors couldnt get

@obediahpolkinghorniii564

Жыл бұрын

@@AlmissaGaming Artistic integrity, perhaps.

@DaviHughes

Жыл бұрын

It was an artificial intelligence that did this

@pegbars

Жыл бұрын

AI colorization isn't quite ready for prime time. It shifts hues too much.

@theenergyalchemist6206

Жыл бұрын

​@@DaviHughes 🫨Plot twist!

Last time I watched "Metropolis" it was with some friends - and some wine and some herbs. We watched the 2010 reconstruction, which is around 150 minutes long and virtually complete. When the film finished, we immediately decided to watch the 1984 Giorgio Moroder version. Unplanned, it became a Blu-ray double-bill of two versions of the same film. That's how good "Metropolis" is.

@frankd.4528

Жыл бұрын

“Some Herbs” was thinking that would be a prerequisite for watching this.

@ManuelBarner

Жыл бұрын

@@frankd.4528 Well, the movie was made a long thyme ago...

Enorm welche Qualität nach fast 100 Jahren, durch digitale Bearbeitung gezeigt werden kann. Ein Meisterwerk, dass damals ein Flop war, und heute wegweisend ist. Welch ein Aufwand zur damaligen Zeit des Stummfilms. Schade dass immer noch Aufnahmen unvollständig sind. Unglaublich toll künstlerisch und kreativ dargestellt. Wirkt durch die Einfärbungen und den Darstellungen einfach zeitlos. Klasse gemacht, auch mit dem Sound 👍👍

@Montogoronto

6 ай бұрын

Warum sprichst du Deutsch? Ich glaube nicht das der Uploader dich versteht

The background music was absolutely superb. Great job.

What a film. Truly “ahead of its time”

BRAVO... So much I hadn't noticed before. eg: I hadn't noticed the subtle deco shading on the bedroom walls! Terrifying, bleak yet at the same time erotic in the most wonderfully old-fashioned now sadly almost forgotten way. Best wishes from an Englishman making armour in a French forest. 🌞⚒️🇬🇧

@kimberlyvespa

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t notice that before, either!

@GoofballLtG

Жыл бұрын

Same! The art deco bedroom really stood out here.

@gracie99999

Жыл бұрын

lol last part

When stress attacks me, I wish I could be present among them at that time. Watching this video, helps make me feel more relieved. Rest in peace of love to the souls who have gone before.

@kelvyquayo

4 ай бұрын

this scene is the embodiment of stress, anxiety, horror, and desperation! It’s fitting it could serve as the anthem of many tortured souls in a very short time…

This is a true masterpiece... this movie was so far ahead of its time. yet it shows where the state of the world is today.. Ingenious... loved this movie... ❤️

I don't know what it is but this has wormed it's way into my brain. It keeps on going over and over in my mind now. The sound track matches the cinematics perfectly. Finding this clip has made me check out the original film to which I was quite surprised how well made it was for the time. Quite an accurate reflection of how the world seems to be dividing.

@fatteddymcgintee2516

Жыл бұрын

Archetypes. Images resonating meaningfully in the subconscious mind.

@blackieblack

Жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me. I didn't even like the song choice at first. But now it's burrowed into my head and the imagery is haunting. It's really something. I keep coming back, and I don't even really know why.

@BeansOnToast_YT

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's like it's following you around 🤔

@legobatman8353

Жыл бұрын

@@BeansOnToast_YT what on earth are you doing here?

@BeansOnToast_YT

Жыл бұрын

@@legobatman8353 IKR I just typed in welly dancing and I ended up here 😳

It's baffling, that this film was almost lost. How could they not have made any effort to preserve it? It's just insane.

@TheRealBookofJoshua

Жыл бұрын

Almost doesn't count.

@TheBuhrewnoShow

Жыл бұрын

Clearly there was somebody out there who didn't want this footage to survive

@Ama-Elaini

Жыл бұрын

This was first made before the WWII regime of Germany. They were heavily regulating what was considered acceptable, but this is just my guess.

@j.f.l.bousquet1998

Жыл бұрын

Who's "they"? Nazis considered that kind of movies "degenerate art". The rest of the world had other concerns after WWII. 80% or even 90% of movies from that era are lost forever. The material just deteriorates. And it may take a long time for a movie to be considered a "classic" worth restoring and saving. And when that happens it may be too late, and it's almost impossible to locate any complete copies of the movie.

@aspitube2515

Жыл бұрын

Some people didn’t even liked the movie when it first came out

Incredible. What a gorgeous tribute to my favorite silent film. Thank you for sharing.

So this is where Madonna got her last dance moves from.

You have not lived until you have seen this movie in a theater.

It's hard to believe this was taken in 1927. Incredible level.

Well done with this!! The music fits so well! Good job with the tempo and selection

@heliotropezzz333

16 күн бұрын

What music? It's silent.

This could have been an 80's New Wave MTV video.

The new era of movie magic. Fritz Lange would have loved to see this. Well done.

Oh my WORD!!! I cannot get over the brilliantly done colorization of this film! Everything is vivid and clear. Bravo!

@frederickvondinkerberg7721

Жыл бұрын

Except it fails to take account of the makeup worn in Black & White movies to enhance the eyes... leaving everyone looking like they have black eyes... it is well done but it is not great

@frankshailes3205

Жыл бұрын

@@frederickvondinkerberg7721 Isn't it just done by AI? It's okay on flesh tones but very dull on everything else, and keeps flickering and changing.

Change the speed of the playback to .75% by the white cog located in the lower righthand side of your KZread screen. It should be the 4th icon that is right in the middle. It slows the music down but the actions of the actors become normal. It's absolutely stunning to see these people almost in real-life.

A work of art. Thanks for making this.

The colorizing really adds to this scene. Of course, there are many editor cuts of the scene in the original movie, but regardless of that the colorizing really helps in bringing this scene to today's world, almost a century beyond.

@MaskedMan66

Жыл бұрын

This is taken from the most complete version of the movie that there is.

@genesmiley9866

Жыл бұрын

'colorizing_ sucks. It's a worthless enterprise from an aesthetic standpoint.

@pattheplanter

Жыл бұрын

@@genesmiley9866 Monochrome is a restrictive and emotionally distancing medium mostly only valued by those who were brought up to regard it as arty and aesthetic.

@wordsofcheresie936

Жыл бұрын

@@genesmiley9866 I can always find the purist who hates colorizing, but I love it. For me, it greatly enhances the video. I think that most people agree with me.

@hurdygurdyguy1

Жыл бұрын

@@genesmiley9866 aesthetically the colorizing accentuates her boobs better 😉

This film really lets you feel the zeitgeist of the Bauhaus era. I would have loved to have experienced that...

@theelvisguru9490

Жыл бұрын

Great comment. I would have loved to experience that too

I’ve seen this movie can’t remember when but I don’t remember seeing the scenes in such detail it’s so thought provoking and in your face. The music you chose was spot on 💜

I am honestly in awe of how perfectly this song fits with the scene 😮

@josesolismusic

10 ай бұрын

Except it's not a song, because no one sings. It's a piece of music, or a track, or a composition...

@yeehaw3792

5 ай бұрын

​@@josesolismusic Are you implying instrumental songs don't exist?

@josesolismusic

5 ай бұрын

@@yeehaw3792 I'm not implying anything. Go look for the definition of song.

@yeehaw3792

5 ай бұрын

@@josesolismusic Look up the definition of an Instrumental song.....

@josesolismusic

5 ай бұрын

@@yeehaw3792 yes, dear. The reason they are starting to stretch the definition of song, is because of so many morons that cannot understand that if it's a song someone should be singing. Singing is done with voice and mostly lyrics, not instruments.

The actress: Brigitte Helm. The director: Fritz Lang. The film: Metropolis. Masterpiece.

@bobdownes162

Жыл бұрын

The choreographer ?

@thecranberrytruth6437

Жыл бұрын

@@bobdownes162 the devil

KZread just randomly recommended this, and it's actually really cool...

Thank you for the best artistic expression I’ve seen in ages

Incredible movie for that era. I almost wish they would remake this movie but it just wouldn't have the same meaning.

I saw this film in its entirety - such as it was - back in 1987 & was awe struck by the special effects for the day. It was definitely far ahead of its time & a visionary masterpiece from the past. Well worth watching for anyone who truly appreciates film.

Oh my! Please, PLEASE tell us you're going to colorize the entire film ❤️

@starshipgraffiti

Жыл бұрын

Already done

@aum1083

Жыл бұрын

there are already colorized versions on youtube kzread.info/dash/bejne/rHaJmM-LlsLToqg.html

@FacTi0n

Жыл бұрын

OH MY! as a humble stewdent of the fine ahts. i must knooo. lol

@SnoopyDoofie

Жыл бұрын

And be tortured to death with hideous music? No thanks.

@EliezerAamesINTL

Жыл бұрын

@@SnoopyDoofie Is the original score not in public domain?

Thank you for uploading this, I love what you're doing but I can't get past the 60fps, it just defies the limits of my own eyes.

That was amazing! I'm 66 and never saw this.......

I watched this when i was 15 and thought i wanted to be a filmmaker. My sister who was 14 thought she hated black and white movies but she was engrossed by this one- a silent movie no less! A classic and along greatest of all time for sure

best version ever, the music editing is perfect, genius whomever u are

@erin_parrish

3 ай бұрын

Agreed!

someone was on some really good drugs when he made this !!

I have seen this movie several times and ....just wow! They were 100 years ahead of their time.

@zussman_

7 ай бұрын

​​@christopherjannette5863lmao imagine people back in days will see us

Wow! Trippiest thing I’ve seen in a while! The music you set it to was spot on!

Totally breathtaking, a feat of cinematography

I first saw "Metropolis" back in the Eighties with the Giorgio Moroder soundtrack. I have DVD copies of both the Moroder and the 2002 restoration version, but this clip takes the film to an astonishing new level.

@alejandrocastillo9209

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. I recommend pairing the movie with Kid A and ok Computer from Radiohead. It’s eerie how well it suits it

@MissFussbudget

Жыл бұрын

@@alejandrocastillo9209 Interesting! Apparently, it's possible to sync Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" with "The Wizard Of Oz," but I've never succeeded.

@alejandrocastillo9209

Жыл бұрын

@@MissFussbudget that’s where I got the idea from 😉 lol

@MissFussbudget

Жыл бұрын

@@alejandrocastillo9209 😄👍

@aum1083

Жыл бұрын

Kraftwerk did also release a Metropolis-song in the 70s... kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIRmy7eDpcbIm5c.html

Nice work! Thanks

Damn I’m gonna have nightmares after watching this it’s creepy….🫣🫣🫣

AMAZING! OUTSTANDING! BRILLIANT! I usually don't like when people mess with classic art. But this is just breathtaking. It enhances the original and communicates the intent of the original clearly and crisply. Love It!!

@GS-vb3zn

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you, it is amazing! But... I'm conflicted. I hate when people mess with someone else's art. Because it's not theirs to mess with. An argument can be made that Lang had no option other than to make the film in B/W so his wasn't an artistic choice. But what if this guy decides to colorize The Misfits next? I wonder how the commenters in here would feel?

@U_N_Owen

Жыл бұрын

Seeing as this one of the most "messed with" great films in history, and in the public domain, nobody bats an eye when somebody does something weird with it... people have been doing weird things since the first American version was cut by half, re-scored, and totally rewritten into a ripoff of an H. G. Wells novel.

2:20 the face of these man look clean but also so weird, especially their eyes... Feels very uncomfortable :/

I wish the whole film could be done with original music under this quality

What a mesmerizing scene. I always watch it with the same fascination. And this music fits so well !

This movie segment has invaded my soul and isn't leaving. Brigette Helm was stunning, love her facial expressions, her costume and dance moves were perfectly matched. I would love to travel back in time to tell her myself.

@eydimyers1654

Жыл бұрын

a man..research

@PurplePenny13

Жыл бұрын

@@eydimyers1654 Who? Brigette Helm? Are you really trying to claim that Brigette Helm was a man? She had four children!

@eydimyers1654

Жыл бұрын

@@PurplePenny13 There was inversion all along from way back in the day. Greta Garbo was a man too. (take a look at "her" body and walking mannerisms) I at one point didn't believe, it either, but with years of deep dives and research, sadly this is true. Despite "her" having 4 children, I'm sure they weren't hers. I'm just the messenger here....just like Michelle Obama...err, Mike Obama, a man. I'm a Libertarian, so it's not about political stance at all. Cognitive dissonance like belief, gets in the way of truth. There are millions upon millions of us out here that know what is REALLY going on. Again, I'm just a messenger. I only wish you well. ps...if you read more comments below, you will see I'm not the only one to mention this.

@elatomala1976

Жыл бұрын

@@eydimyers1654 I noticed that right away when he was dancing with his appliques on his chest dancing. I was aware of Mike now I'll have to take a better look at Greta. I recently watched this movie too. Seems it even is so relative to where we are now in time. Have a blessed evening.

@-SuperCraigIsGay-

Жыл бұрын

Didn't you all know that any woman who has anything smaller than double d breasts is actually a MAN. It's scientifically impossible, all of you have been lied to all your lives! Research it! (This is how stupid the people claiming her to be a man sound.)

Ok so 1927: work on Mt. Rushmore began, the Holland tunnel opened, Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic, Ford released the model A car, and the Jazz singer opened marking the end of the silent film era. What's remarkable to me is that every person in this clip was raised without radio or television so there was a short period of films made by people who's imagination was fully developed by books and the real world alone.

@Be12397

Жыл бұрын

That’s quite an observation!

@eugeniaskelley5194

Жыл бұрын

Actually, there were radio shows in 1927. Not many but radio was around.

@cranberriesdoodle1450

Жыл бұрын

@@eugeniaskelley5194 this film was made in 1927, I said they were "raised" without television or radio meaning these 30-60 year old people in the film were "RAISED" in the late 1800's when there were NO radios.

@eugeniaskelley5194

Жыл бұрын

@@cranberriesdoodle1450 That is true, but vaudeville started in the 1880's. They had entertainment.

@cranberriesdoodle1450

Жыл бұрын

@@eugeniaskelley5194 Vaudeville was in the U.S. this is German. Cell phones were around in the 80's, did you have one? I didn't, I highly doubt in the 1920's that a lot of Germans had ever seen a motion picture.

I didn't know Madonna was around in 1927, Wow, She's had more Work done on her than I thought.😮

Honestly, I don't know what to make of this film. But the fact that it was filmed in 1927 is astonishing -- filmed so way before it time.

I remember when this was re-released in the 80s with a modern (at the time) score and Brigitte Helm, the actress who plays Maria, was interviewed at the time. It gives me pause to realize this film is now almost 100 years old and that Helm passed away over 25 years ago at the age of 90.

@robindann2988

Жыл бұрын

The score was by Georgio Moroder and it was partially colorized. It was the first silent film I saw in a theater and had a profound affect on me

me 93 years later watching this amazing woman dancing and having the same reaction as these gentleman

It is so impressive! What they already did in the 1920th while filming it was spectacular and now the colorisation and upscaling is just fantastic!

Totally mesmerizing and the musical addition perfectly accompanies the imagery on the screen. The creepiest part for me was all the expressions on the men. Their makeup accentuates the horror.

@zrxdoug

11 ай бұрын

Not horror, lust..they were all worshiping at the feet of the beautiful machine by the end.

@debrakish9659

11 ай бұрын

@@zrxdoug l know it was lust but as a woman, l found their lustful expressions more creepy than anything l'd like to arouse in those men. Lol

@XOXO-mb2vh

5 ай бұрын

But that's men though. Visual slaves.​@@debrakish9659

Fritz Lang was a weirdo, an outsider, and he was considered crazy and sadistic by some actresses. But he was also a genius willing to go to the margins and do what others would not. This sequence was scandalous at the time, and still somewhat alarming. However, it is an amazing work of art. It also gives a sense of how people in the old world (Lang was Gernan) viewed good and evil by reenacting artwork. An incredible cinematic achievement. By the way, the woman plays the part of the Biblical "Great Whore of Babylon" written about in the book of Revelations.

@CitizenPrime-tb7rp

Жыл бұрын

That was Brigitte Helm (1906-1996), who also played Maria and Futura (the android). It was her first film role and she was only 18 at the time.

@onixotto

Жыл бұрын

Lets give Harvey Weinstein a chance will you? 🙄

@marcl2213

Жыл бұрын

A KZreadr in France has done a small retrospective of Lang’s films during this past month of August (14 chosen films). I had plenty of books on Lang so I picked excerpts here and there to bring context to each film. In a funny way each individual book had a different view on Lang and it’s seemed that after reading a lot on him it’s hard to say who he really was. I was surprised to know, for instance, that he was accused of killing his first wife. The fact is that she committed suicide after she discovered that Lang was having an affair with Thea Von Harbou (his screenwriter for the german era). So because of that, Lang, most of his life, had a notebook were he wrote every thing he did in a day. And in his later years he had a stuffed monkey (called Peter) that he talked to and brought with him on trips. Lang was actually Austrian but he finally took the German nationality. In Hollywood he was considered difficult because he was a perfectionist and he knew what exactly he wanted in a pictures. Some producer noted that it was much easier to work with him when you where giving him respect. After all he left Germany as a semi «God Director» and went to Hollywood to blend in the group of expatriates from Europe bringing new creativity to tinseltown. Lang was complex indeed and he had a fascinating career.

@danopticon

Жыл бұрын

@Tweety Kid - Also worth noting that, in this film, Babylon is capitalism, with the tuxedoed bourgeoisie leering and lusting after her in their private cloud-top club.

@teddratch_owner_signature_4920

Жыл бұрын

@@danopticon yes, that is the biblical significance. In the Bible God refers to Babylon as a place of commerce. Revelation talks about the whore of Babylon. There's also a lot in Daniel about the Babylonian captivity and Israel. My opinion is that it was likely the birthplace of money, also created due to a specific refusal to spread out and subdue the earth, which is what God had commanded. Just my two centavos. Yeah, the men in their tuxes. The son of the corporate boss realizing that the workers are treated horribly. It's all an economic message.

Everybody is talking about modern technology and color and k4 but this movie is just on example of the impressive magical way you can work with shadow and light. The area of Expressionismus and my personal opinion is that it might be a bit dark but way more playing peaceful with whatever you can create in those shadows :)

Incredibly powerful scene. Thank you for sharing. You have triggered my interest and I am going to look for the entire movie.