aaaWunderderSchöpfungisanextraordinary,fascinatingKulturfilmtryingtoexplainthewholehumanknowledgeofthe1920sabouttheworldandtheuniverse.15specialeffectsexpertsand9cameramenwereinvolvedintheproductionofthisfilmwhichcombinesdocumentaryscenes,historicaldocuments,fictionelements,animationscenesandeducationalimpact.Ititsbeautifullycolored,usingtintingandtoninginaveryelaboratedway.SomevisualideasinthesequenceswithaspaceshuttlevisitingdifferentplanetsintheuniverseseemtohavetobetheinspirationforStanleyKubricks2001ASpaceOdyssey. InthecontextofGermanysKulturfilmphenomenon,WunderderSchöpfungwasamongthegreatestachievementsofthe1920s.Theproductionwasconstructed,rehearsed,andshotoveraperiodoftwoandahalfyears,underthesupervisionofHannsWalterKornblum.TheideatodescribetheuniverseandmansplaceinitwellsuitedUFAsGrossfilmmentality,oneyearbeforetheMetropoliscatastrophe.Hundredsofskilledcraftsmenparticipatedintheproject,buildingpropsandconstructingscalemodelsdrawnby15specialeffectsdraughtsmen,while9camerameninseparateunitsworkedonthehistorical,documentary,fiction,animation,andscience-fictionsequences.Withoutstarrolesorevenprotagonists,thefilmsplotiscrowdedwithmeticulouslystructuredandskillfullyactedsinglescenesanartfulmosaicofsmallvignettes.Nolessthanfourcrediteduniversityprofessorsensuredthefactualbackgroundbehindthescientificandhistoricaleventsportrayed. Thefilmssymbolofprogressandthenewscientificeraisaspacecraft,travellingthroughtheMilkyWay,makingalltheplanetsandtheirinspiringworldsfamiliartous,withtheextravaganzaoftheirdistinctivefeatures.Thefilmseducationalintentions,however,becomesteadilymoreobscure,humorous,orevencampyasthispopularizationprojectproceeds.Withtheexcuseofpresentingtheendoftheworldanot-so-newconceptasanew,undeniablyscientifictruth,thefilmveershappilyalonganewpath,displayingdetailedapocalypticscenesoftheendofmankind.Fortodaysaudiences,thisamazingfilmdemonstrateshowtheuniversewascomprehendedinthe1920s,andhowthatviewwassoldtocontemporaryaudiences.ⓒ顶级电影
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