Response to Alavi Karim re: Metropolis

I found your comment about the idea of balance interesting. My main point of view for Metropolis was an analogy to popular religion. A savior comes and saves the workers from oppression, while the ruler learns from his mistakes. In the time that this movie was made, the western economy was in high gear. However there were still problems with the way big business treated its employees. As a result, unions began to form. Metropolis seems to encourage a unity between all classes in order to get people to understand one another. Religion also serves as a social equalizer usually, where all are subject to the same morals, and death is the ultimate equalizer. People of all classes have to deal with the same questions about the bigger picture in life. Religion helps people to understand the bigger picture.