The cumulative result is a version of “Metropolis” whose tone and focus have been changed. “It’s no longer a science-fiction film,” said Martin Koerber, a German film archivist and historian who supervised the latest restoration and the earlier one in 2001. “The balance of the story has been given back. It’s now a film that encompasses many genres, an epic about conflicts that are ages old. The science-fiction disguise is now very, very thin.”
The Full ‘Metropolis’ - NYTimes.com - Metropolis in its known form has served as the inspiration for countless films and works of art. That a near-complete version of it has been located and restored is an incredible historical discovery—and as the article makes clear, something of a miracle.
I can’t wait to see this on Blu-ray.
