Freder Is A National Socialist Hero
Metropolis is ruled over by a She-Devil the "Man Machine". Mr. Frederson, the head of the industrial city which is probably Berlin, adores her and worships her. He can't see beyond her and at night sits passively in his chair and gazes out at the lights of the town that have a glittering surface allure.
The corruption of Weimar, Germany is everywhere in the 20's film. We have gaudily clad girls in flapper suits going up and down the elevators putting on makeup and looking at themselves in pocket mirrors. We have dancing girls who look like a cabaret show. We even have the Thin Man with a wicked grin and a slick suit. He positively reeks of moral decadence.
Meanwhile the "good woman", Maria, is down below with the workers underground. But she preaches long endurance and suffering, not action. She is looking for a mediator to come to them and finds him in Mr. Frederson's son, Freder.
In typical National Socialist style, Freder must aggressively assert himself and throw off the influence of decadent women to get anywhere. Though inspired by Maria, he does all the work himself. At the end of the film she can only point to Mr. Frederson trying to shake the hand of a worker. It takes Freder to make their hands meet. Men must be men, not womanish. That was what was wrong with Weimar, Germany. It allowed the women to take over. We are reminded that Goebbels liked this film.
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