吴昊
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:Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary, fascinating Kulturfilm trying to explain the whole human knowledge of the 1920s about the world and the universe. 15 special effects experts and 9 cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It its beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborated way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have to be the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.In the context of Germany's Kulturfilm phenomenon, Wunder der Schöpfung was among the greatest achievements of the 1920s. The production was constructed, rehearsed, and shot over a period of two and a half years, under the supervision of Hanns Walter Kornblum. The idea to describe the universe and man's place in it well suited UFA's Grossfilm mentality, one year before the Metropolis catastrophe. Hundreds of skilled craftsmen participated in the project, building props and constructing scale models drawn by 15 special effects draughtsmen, while 9 cameramen in separate units worked on the historical, documentary, fiction, animation, and science-fiction sequences. Without star roles or even protagonists, the film's plot is crowded with meticulously structured and skillfully acted single scenes an artful mosaic of small vignettes. No less than four credited university professors ensured the factual background behind the scientific and historical events portrayed.The film's symbol of progress and the new scientific era is a spacecraft, travelling through the Milky Way, making all the planets and their inspiring worlds familiar to us, with the extravaganza of their distinctive features. The film's educational intentions, however, become steadily more obscure, humorous, or even campy as this popularization project proceeds. With the excuse of presenting the end of the world a not-so-new concept as a new, undeniably scientific truth, the film veers happily along a new path, displaying detailed apocalyptic scenes of the end of mankind. For today's audiences, this amazing film demonstrates how the universe was comprehended in the 1920s, and how that view was sold to contemporary audiences.
天使之翼合唱团
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:1990年,一艘巨大的飞船出现在地球上空,人们惶恐不安,却又分外好奇。经过一段时间紧张的等待,外星飞船始终没有动静。人类终于小心翼翼靠近它,强行走进舱内,结果发现了不计其数的外星人。他们形容丑陋,宛如虾子,而且健康状况极差,虚弱无力。原来这是一群来自外星的难民,他们最终被地球人接纳,并隔离在南非约翰内斯堡的一片区域内生活,此地名为“第九区”。经过长达20年的繁衍,外星难民的数量扩张至180万之多,且和周边人类的矛盾冲突不断,越来越多的人类呼吁将“大虾”赶出地球。MNU(列国同盟组织)经过磋商,决定将外星难民迁移到更为偏远的区域。MNU外星事务部门的特工威库斯(Sharlto Copley 饰)专门负责搬迁工作。威库斯在动员过程中傲慢随意,与当地居民冲突频频。最终,他为自己的行为付出代价,外星人的神秘流体将其感染,威库斯慢慢变成了外星人的模样……©豆瓣