Metropolis

Question 1

Symbol of Moloch

Answer 1

Workers march in rhythmic unison into the mouth of Moloch versus the shambling resistance of previous slaves forced into the mouth

Question 2

Concluding scene

Answer 2

Physical and symbolic unity

Question 3

Body language of workers

Answer 3

Mechanised yo erratic movements when rallied by Robo-Maria

Question 4

Juxtaposition of metropolis levels

Answer 4

Long shot of workers in identical clothing, listless movements versus art-deco architecture, grand skyscrapers and vast lightness

Question 5

Symbol of robot Maria

Answer 5

Creation scene - Maria’s life force transferred into the machine woman

Question 6

Costuming robot Maria

Answer 6

Dark eye makeup, overtly sexualised

Question 7

Motif of the head and the hands

Answer 7

“The mediator between the head and the hands must be the heart”