Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou in collaboration with Lang [4] [5] from von Harbou's 1925 novel of the same name (which was intentionally written as a treatment). It stars Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, and Brigitte Helm.

A god Moloch appears in various works of literature and film, such as John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667), Gustave Flaubert's Salammbô (1862), Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927), and Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" (1955).

Oct 19, 2010 · Moloch the God Baal, the Bull of the Sun, was widely worshipped in the ancient Near East and wherever Carthaginian culture extended. Baal Moloch was conceived under the form of a calf or an ox or depicted as a man with the head of a bull. The sacrifices went through the “belly of the beast”.

Silent movies were not meant to be silent: this sequence from Fritz's Lang "Metropolis" showcases Gottfried Huppertz's great original score.

Aug 21, 2016 · In German, a "moloch" is figurative speech. Yes, it's also the name of a Canaaite god, but it is usually used to mean something else. A "moloch" is a creature - or imaginative power - that's gruesome, relentless, merciless and devours everything and takes lives.

Mar 25, 2024 · As if the reality is too much for the sheltered young man to take in, he hallucinates the malfunctioning machine as a monstrous Moloch, demanding human sacrifices. From here, he embarks on a mission to alleviate the suffering of the workers, who he now sees as his brothers.

Jan 6, 2003 · Freder calls the mechanical Juggernaut that powers the upper city "MOLOCH," a Canaanite word meaning "king." Moloch was a god of the Ammonites, and not a kind god. Moloch's worshippers engaged in the ritual sacrifice of children, specifically sacrifice by fire.

The “Moloch scene” o The explosion of the heart machine when Freder firsts visits the worker’s city that turns into the vision of Moloch/Machine literally consuming the workers that march

May 20, 2019 · Moloch’s Theme serves as the identity of the ancient Canaanite devouring god Moloch, who was associated with human sacrifice. Huppertz creates a truly monstrous construct empowered by horns barbaro, dire bass and drums of doom.

Long shot emphasises that ‘Moloch’ is a catalyst for Freder’s realisation of the schism between capitalist ruler and proletariat Metaphor and biblical allusion to convey industrialised and mechanised exploitation of the proletariat