1. Forum
  2. FidoNet
  3. rec.arts.sf.movies

  • Metropolis

    From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 06:48:45
    Was watching this extended version <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmscbGV-dEY> of Fritz Lang?s classic ?Metropolis? last night, and coincidentally discovered today that the
    film is set in the (fictional) year 2026.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 20:17:12
    On 2026-01-08 06:48:45 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:

    Was watching this extended version <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmscbGV-dEY> of Fritz Lang?s classic ?Metropolis? last night, and coincidentally discovered today that the
    film is set in the (fictional) year 2026.


    "The film's plot, about a repressive society divided into
    exploited workers, indolent rulers, and emotionless robots..."

    Sounds like it got it 100% correct then ... today we have the exploited general public paying more and more for every product and service,
    moron rulers like Trump and Putin trying to grab everything while
    stuffing their own pockets with money, and idiotic emtionless
    "artifical intelligence" being added to everything. :-\


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 08:35:57
    On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 20:17:12 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2026-01-08 06:48:45 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:

    Was watching this extended version
    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmscbGV-dEY> of Fritz
    Lang?s classic
    ?Metropolis?? last night, and coincidentally discovered
    today that the
    film is set in the (fictional) year 2026.


    "The film's plot, about a repressive society divided into
    exploited workers, indolent rulers, and emotionless robots..."

    Sounds like it got it 100% correct then ... today we have the exploited >general public paying more and more for every product and service,
    moron rulers like Trump and Putin trying to grab everything while
    stuffing their own pockets with money, and idiotic emtionless
    "artifical intelligence" being added to everything. :-\

    But not living and working underground, except the rich.

    It's more the beginning of the Morlok/Eloi split.

    And I wouldn't call the robot "emotionless". I think she enjoys what
    she does. (Read "is programmed to enjoy doing nasty things" if you
    prefer that interpretation.)
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 09, 2026 07:15:23
    On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:35:57 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:

    And I wouldn't call the robot "emotionless". I think she enjoys what
    she does.

    Maybe ?programmed to enjoy?. She didn?t seem to mind being burnt at
    the stake, either.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 09, 2026 08:03:37
    On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 07:15:23 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D?Oliveiro
    <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:35:57 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:

    And I wouldn't call the robot "emotionless". I think she enjoys what
    she does.

    Maybe ?programmed to enjoy?. She didn?t seem to mind being burnt
    at
    the stake, either.

    Or the transfer from The True Maria transferred more than just the
    outer form.

    Keep in mind that Rotwang is presented as a magician, albeit one with mechanical talent.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, January 10, 2026 00:18:21
    On Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:03:37 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:

    Keep in mind that Rotwang is presented as a magician, albeit one
    with mechanical talent.

    Clarke?s Third Law applies: ?Any sufficiently-advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic?.

    The fact that current SF TV/movies are overly fond of pseudoscientific
    babble, and Lang didn?t bother much with that back then, is a
    difference of style, not content.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)