EPISODE · Mar 13, 2023 · 49 MIN
Metropolis (1927) with Paisley from 'Learn German Through Music' podcast
from Review It Yourself
Paisley from 'Learn German Through Music' podcast joins Sean to give opinion of the ending of the classic 1927 film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang. "A brain like yours Rotwang, should be able to forget". Please go and check out Paisley's accompanying episode to this review: I joined her to review the song Metropolis by Callejon. My Guest: Paisley's podcast is "A great way to learn German for music lovers! Learn 30 new vocabulary words each lesson by listening to popular German language songs. Each lesson features a song in a different genre, from indie to rap, punk to reggae, pop to heavy metal, "Learn German though Music” will help you build vocabulary quickly, while improving listening and pronunciation skills. We hope you will enjoy this podcast, and benefit from music as a fun, and effective learning tool!" Listen to the Podcast here: Learn German through Music • A podcast on Anchor Discussion Points: -Sean struggles to introduce his guest and instead launches into the history of post World War One/Weimar Republic Germany. -Sean fires Paisley from his podcast... with no severance pay. - The beauty of the film. -Paisley suggests 'Review It Yourself Punk'. -The soundtrack of the film. -Sean complains about modern films like a bloody broken record. -The surprisingly quick acclimatisation which happens whilst watching a silent film. -Paternoster elevators. -The attention to detail in this film. Raised Questions: -Who is Rotfang? -Is Paisley off to the pleasure garden? -What's the whole underpants thing all about? -Are people put off by black and white, silent, German films? -How different can robots be really? -Was Fritz Lang as demanding as Stanley Kubrick? -What do Germans call lifts/elevators? Thanks For Listening! Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What this episode covers
Paisley from 'Learn German Through Music' podcast joins Sean to give opinion of the ending of the classic 1927 film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang. "A brain like yours Rotwang, should be able to forget". Please go and check out Paisley's accompanying episode to this review: I joined her to review the song Metropolis by Callejon. My Guest: Paisley's podcast is "A great way to learn German for music lovers! Learn 30 new vocabulary words each lesson by listening to popular German language songs. Each lesson features a song in a different genre, from indie to rap, punk to reggae, pop to heavy metal, "Learn German though Music” will help you build vocabulary quickly, while improving listening and pronunciation skills. We hope you will enjoy this podcast, and benefit from music as a fun, and effective learning tool!" Listen to the Podcast here: Learn German through Music • A podcast on Anchor Discussion Points: -Sean struggles to introduce his guest and instead launches into the history of post World War One/Weimar Republic Germany. -Sean fires Paisley from his podcast... with no severance pay. - The beauty of the film. -Paisley suggests 'Review It Yourself Punk'. -The soundtrack of the film. -Sean complains about modern films like a bloody broken record. -The surprisingly quick acclimatisation which happens whilst watching a silent film. -Paternoster elevators. -The attention to detail in this film. Raised Questions: -Who is Rotfang? -Is Paisley off to the pleasure garden? -What's the whole underpants thing all about? -Are people put off by black and white, silent, German films? -How different can robots be really? -Was Fritz Lang as demanding as Stanley Kubrick? -What do Germans call lifts/elevators? Thanks For Listening! Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NOW PLAYING
Metropolis (1927) with Paisley from 'Learn German Through Music' podcast
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Apr 20, 2026 ·57m
Apr 13, 2026 ·59m
Apr 6, 2026 ·67m
Apr 3, 2026 ·3m
Apr 1, 2026 ·62m
Mar 26, 2026 ·4m