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Since there seems to be so much noise these days about the Golden Age of SF, I decided to begin rewatching or in some cases, watching classic genre films in order to get a more sound foundation in my chosen genre.
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If I do this with novels, why not films? At the time, I wondered why anyone would sit through the whole thing. It made no sense. When I looked for it on Netflix, I found two versions. The first claimed to have restored footage and an 80s soundtrack. The second also had restored footage. What I failed to notice was that the first print was one hour and fifteen minutes long.
The second? Two hours and fifteen minutes. I recall the version I saw in class was less than an hour. It might also be useful to know what was going on in Germany at the time. Feminism In Frankenstein
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The Weimar Republic saw high inflation and unemployment. Socialist riots in Java and Austria were big news in It was also a time of creativity see Weimar Culture and the Bauhaus Movement.
At the beginning ofhowever, Allied control of post-WW1 Germany ended. Jews and intellectuals were blamed, and Fascism rose in popularity.
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It was also the climate in which it was censored. Metropolis is, interestingly enough, the first feature length Science Fiction film. The workers even meet in the catacombs like the early Christians did. Maria preaches in Feminism In Frankenstein of an altar and a bunch of crosses. Is this tension new? Did sexism and racism always exist in SF? Leave no one behind! However, the score Franksnstein the second version of the film actually contains La Marseillaisethe French national anthem. This is played during the violent riot scene.
One could argue that Replicant-Maria is a leader too, although she uses her sexuality as motivation instead of reason and is the stereotypical whore. Oh, the slut-shaming. That makes her stand out somewhat. Maria is exceptional.]
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