tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642357604700799449.post4550530920743229812..comments2023-04-10T06:01:53.271-07:00Comments on take me to the movies: Metropolis (1927)Tobi Vailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642357604700799449.post-40779561128279100482010-11-13T14:28:28.185-08:002010-11-13T14:28:28.185-08:00people always say this movie is subversive because...people always say this movie is subversive because it portrays class struggle, but what is the message at the end of the film--the idea that "the mediator" is the heart between the hand "the workers" and the head "the rich" is disturbing...is this a commentary on the managerial class/bureaucracy as being what stops class conflict from turning into a revolution and if so, whose side is maria on and which maria do we identify with?Tobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.com