Close Analysis Of A Key Scene In 'Metropolis'
ETERNAL GARDENS SCENE AND THE INTRODUCTION OF MARIA Engrossed in a sexualised pursuit of suggested prostitutes, the young, privileged Freder provides an obvious contrast to the previously introduced, mechanical workers for spectators during the 'Eternal Garden' scene of Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis . Dressed in white and fine fabrics, Freder prances around the Eternal Gardens with a slight predatory manner due to his hunched body language as he peruses a young, lady dressed scantily in eccentric, modern clothing to attract Freder like a magpie. The Garden itself is bright, open, with glittering fountains, artificial trees and elegant women waltzing slowly around dripping in jewels, as if to display themselves like sculptures on a podium. The women are viewed strongly with Laura Mulvey's 'Male Gaze' theory, as the women are positioned on screen for the pleasure of male viewers, the previous shots of them moving in a slow circle for a conductor as he
