The strange detail in the movie "Metropolis"

Picture I

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

At the above, this text is a screenshot from the movie "Metropolis", that is directed by Fritz Lang in 1927. The eyes of the woman are looking like there are the pupils like reptilian or snakes. Those eyes can of course modified by some propagandist, who wanted to create fear against that kind of people. But those strangely shaped pupils is caused because that woman would be so-called "Reptilian hybrid" or "Werewolf". In the second picture, you might see this strange detail more clearly.

In that scene is a group of children, who are acting very nervous. And sometimes I have thought, that maybe Lang's idea was to show, what the humiliation and home violence could be done. In that scene is the reply "those are your brothers". And the idea is to show, what kind of differences the eldest son could get.

Picture II

In that scene is the idea, that the first children get benefits like parties and other siblings of the series would pay those benefits. In this movie is the idea, that if the people are like robots, would the result be devastating. In some other movies and books is the same kind of ideas, that the firstborn would get everything, what he or she can ask, and then the other members of the family must pay those benefits. The film "Metropolis"  is very good to look even in the modern era.


But my personal opinion is, that the strange form of the pupils is caused by some propagandist. When we are using our imagination, we could create theories, that this woman has been in some kind of nerve-gas test. In those tests were used atropine for denying the effect of the nerve agent, that would pass the protective suit.

Picture I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQfxi8V5FA

Picture II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skY2eDN7CoE

Scene is from 11:20