Episode 365 - Metropolis: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Robot Whore Of Babylon

This week on Magnificently Huge, we crank the dials back to 1927 and dive into Metropolis, the granddaddy of sci-fi cinema where the future is shiny, oppressive, and apparently run by people who’ve never met a labor law they liked. Directed by Fritz Lang, this silent-era spectacle somehow predicted everything: towering megacities, massive class divides, dehumanizing technology, and robot doubles designed to manipulate the masses. You know, just your standard Tuesday in 2026. Join us as we marvel at the spectacle, question the message, and nervously eye our devices. Because if Metropolis taught us anything, it’s that the future is amazing… right up until it replaces you. 0:00 - Intros 4:40 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 16:30 - Patrick H Willems on legacy sequels Anatomy of a Legacy Sequel: https://youtu.be/jvXZYxpjHKU?si=SN26rO3pEVgDTKh9 Have we Reached Peak Legacy Sequel?: https://youtu.be/ZGyyy3Old9A?si=ay7hqjFW0386PHFd 20:00 - Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen 25:30 - History Quest https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryQuestChannel 30:35 - Metropolis (1927)