ee the woman who sits on the beast of the apocalypse during the party"(idem). Only the destruction of the machine center remains where as originally we were to see the workers destroy the entire city.Our hero, Freder, combats everything in his struggle. His father, a flood and a mob everything is a threat even the most simple of things such as doors swinging open and shut. Maria also has the same challenges as she flees through the tunnels desperately trying to escape the light that pushes her forward in one of the films major tracking shots. This moving camera scene creates much anxiety using light and darkness to create a world in which there is no hope for escape: "This is the atmosphere of Lang's world, with an intangible threat existing nowhere but felt everywhere"(Jensen)Metropolis's visuals are instantaneously appreciated but, many times it is considered a ingenious view of sociological behavior, yet, there are many problems with the plot. Freders father has the robot replace Maria so that the workers will lose faith in her, yet, she seems to preach in his favor. Maria speaks to the disgruntled workers, who are at any moment about to revolt, of peace and a calm resolution. Once his robot invokes them to destructive acts they do revolt and Freders father has the doors opened allowing the workers to destroy the machines and cause a great flood. A title says that Fredersen is "looking for an excuse to use violence against the workers," but since his method cripples the city's ability to function, he is also "working against his own interests and those of the upper classes he represents"(Jensen)As Maria anticipates her robot doppleganger she has strange reactions, when the beams of Rotwang's lantern reveal to her the horror of her surroundings, with skeletons and skulls. When Maria is imprisoned she all of a sudden is free with no explanation of her escape. The scientist who imprisons her is obviously a villan but he at on...
