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...Marxian depiction of capitalism and industrialism gone awry prophetically predicts many of the problems that plagued the twentieth century. Some dislike what they see as an oversimplification of capitalism, and accuse Lang of being politically antiquated. Perhaps his economic stance in Metropolis is somewhat archaic to the modern viewer. Nonetheless, the memorable sequences of frenzied mob terror, the twisted contortions of the robotic Maria as she incites the workers to revolt and the hallucinatory images of throbbing machines, make Metropolis stand out as an example of brilliant filmmaking...
...Marxian depiction of capitalism and industrialism gone awry prophetically predicts many of the problems that plagued the twentieth century. Some dislike what they see as an oversimplification of capitalism, and accuse Lang of being politically antiquated. Perhaps his economic stance in Metropolis is somewhat archaic to the modern viewer. Nonetheless, the memorable sequences of frenzied mob terror, the twisted contortions of the robotic Maria as she incites the workers to revolt and the hallucinatory images of throbbing machines, make Metropolis stand out as an example of brilliant filmmaking...
...business of show. All these alpha males and alpha gals spend 16-hour days and way too much nervous energy making pitches, going on auditions, issuing ultimatums and pleading. In other words, the job of moviemaking is like your life, only interesting. Watching the shows inevitably leads a viewer to these three subtle conclusions...
...should be vital in Mothman. Another problem is that his obvious visual tricks—superimposing images, Mothman-like figures and red eyes scattered all over, quick camera movements to emphasize urgency—never really build the sense of paranoia or tension it intends to, instead disconnecting the viewer from the film...
...points. Lines such as, “Whatever brought you here brought you here to die,” represent the film’s epitome of chilling dialogue. However, all of that having been said, Mothman is not a completely bad film; it just never really engages the viewer. By the end, audiences will be ready to chalk up many of the film’s occurrences to mere coincidence. This is Mothman’s primary shortcoming—though it tries to raise a lot of questions, in the end I didn’t care what...