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Was watching this extended version <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmscbGV-dEY> of Fritz LangrCOs classic rCLMetropolisrCY last night, and coincidentally discovered today that the
film is set in the (fictional) year 2026.
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On 2026-01-08 06:48:45 +0000, Lawrence D|Oliveiro said:

Was watching this extended version <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmscbGV-dEY> of Fritz LangrCOs classic rCLMetropolisrCY last night, and coincidentally discovered today that the film is set in the (fictional) year 2026.

"The film's plot, about a repressive society divided into
exploited workers, indolent rulers, and emotionless robots..."

Sounds like it got it 100% correct then ... today we have the exploited general public paying more and more for every product and service,
moron rulers like Trump and Putin trying to grab everything while
stuffing their own pockets with money, and idiotic emtionless
"artifical intelligence" being added to everything. :-\

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On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 20:17:12 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2026-01-08 06:48:45 +0000, Lawrence D|Oliveiro said:

Was watching this extended version
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmscbGV-dEY> of Fritz LangrCOs classic
rCLMetropolisrC? last night, and coincidentally discovered today that the
film is set in the (fictional) year 2026.

"The film's plot, about a repressive society divided into
exploited workers, indolent rulers, and emotionless robots..."

Sounds like it got it 100% correct then ... today we have the exploited >general public paying more and more for every product and service,
moron rulers like Trump and Putin trying to grab everything while
stuffing their own pockets with money, and idiotic emtionless
"artifical intelligence" being added to everything. :-\

But not living and working underground, except the rich.
It's more the beginning of the Morlok/Eloi split.
And I wouldn't call the robot "emotionless". I think she enjoys what
she does. (Read "is programmed to enjoy doing nasty things" if you
prefer that interpretation.)
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:35:57 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:

And I wouldn't call the robot "emotionless". I think she enjoys what
she does.

Maybe rCLprogrammed to enjoyrCY. She didnrCOt seem to mind being burnt at
the stake, either.
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 07:15:23 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D|Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:35:57 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:

And I wouldn't call the robot "emotionless". I think she enjoys what
she does.

Maybe oprogrammed to enjoyo. She didnAt seem to mind being burnt at
the stake, either.

Or the transfer from The True Maria transferred more than just the
outer form.
Keep in mind that Rotwang is presented as a magician, albeit one with mechanical talent.
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:03:37 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:

Keep in mind that Rotwang is presented as a magician, albeit one
with mechanical talent.

ClarkerCOs Third Law applies: rCLAny sufficiently-advanced technology is indistinguishable from magicrCY.

The fact that current SF TV/movies are overly fond of pseudoscientific
babble, and Lang didnrCOt bother much with that back then, is a
difference of style, not content.
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