The NASA Rocket Countdown Came from a 1929 Fritz Lang Film

Re:The NASA Rocket Countdown Came from a 1929 Fritz Lang Film by SCAQTony on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @01:28PM (#11021313)

...And his follow-up contribution to illustrate a modern economy circa 2015 was "Metropolis."

"...Made in Germany during the Weimar Period, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and follows the attempts of Freder, the wealthy son of the city's ruler, and Maria, a poor worker, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classes of their city. ..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)

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Re:The NASA Rocket Countdown Came from a 1929 Fritz Lang Film by weinzierl on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @02:53PM (#11022005)

Metropolis has quite an interesting history:

The original cut was lost and only fragments survived. Since the 80s the most popular version was one made by Giorgio Moroder (the same guy that worked with Daft Punk on the Album Random Access Memories). Over the years different versions and scenes were found all over the world and since 2010 there is version that is considered close to the original.

Popular culture is full of references to this movie, from "The Fifth Element" to Queen's "Radio Ga Ga".

I can also highly recommend "M"[1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_%281931_film%29

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Re:The NASA Rocket Countdown Came from a 1929 Fritz Lang Film by djloche on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @03:37PM (#11022314)

I also recommend M. Given the fame of the original film, it is a little bit surprising that they haven't remade it recently.

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Re:The NASA Rocket Countdown Came from a 1929 Fritz Lang Film by kuschku on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @02:57AM (#11025306)

There is a 2000 Anime and Manga remake of Metropolis. Very interesting variation. (but not close to the original)

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