Woman in the Moon

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Audience Member This Fritz Lang silent effort (made 10-years after his landmark, 'Metropolis') proves tiresome at points, at least until the mission to the moon gets underway. Heralded for its prescient accuracy in terms of scientific rocketry - including NASA later employing the countdown sequence in all subsequent missions, this one leaves a viewer longing for more of a fantastical Georges Méliès-touch, particularly several decades hence actual lunar missions. Disappointing. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member good German silent sci-fi film that I'm amazed has survived the fall of the 3rd riech Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member In the early days of rocket research and development, Fritz Lang with his then wife Thea von Harbou adapted her novel for the screen. It is not quite as full of stylistic touches as Metropolis, but this vision of future space travel is fairly plausible. The rocket launch, in particular, shows real consideration for the steps involved in future manned space flights. However, the story is pure fiction when it comes to why people would want to explore the moon. It is theorized by some that the moon could be the location of another Gold Rush. The plot involves a lot more melodrama than science fiction. Wolf Helius (Fritsch) is our main hero/space adventurer. He works with the discredited Professor Manfeldt (Pohl). There's a love triangle between Helius and his assistants Hans (Wangenheim) and Friede (Maurus), who are engaged to be married despite Helius and Friede secretly having unexplored feelings. Fritz Rasp, who was also a mysterious figure in Metropolis, plays an American man who goes by the name Walter Turner. The evil Turner blackmails Helius into moving forward with a mission to the moon. Later, a young stowaway is discovered on the rocket ship too. Will the professor be proven right about gold on the moon? Will Turner's scheme be successful? And will Helius or Hans end up with the beautiful and adventurous Friede?? Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I never thought that I would be able to sit through an almost three hour silent movie, but I did and I loved it. The first half of the movie has lots of intrigue over stolen plans for the flight. When we get the the actual flight, we have an actual countdown to blastoff. The special effects are good for its time. I recommend this movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Lang turns what could've been a run-of-the-mill "from the Earth to the moon" adventure (or the type that became so popular among SF filmmakers in the 50s) into something super intense. The sets are grandiose, the special effects are great (contains some of the best weightlessness scenes you'll encounter until Kubrick's 2001) and yup, I teared up a little at the end. I'd just dock it points for the overly long and kind of convoluted setup. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member The ideas are great...it's the exposition that gets in the way. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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