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Inspiration for a new character...

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In my Film class this year at Bryn Mawr, we watched Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. It was an extremely long and weird movie, but it had one of the only female characters I enjoyed during that class. We watched movies like like Doctor Zhvagio, Stranger on the third floor, Fury and Casablanca and all the women seemed to be the same; pretty and nice. There were some differences, but for the most part they were pretty submissive and 1-dimensional characters. Maschinenmensch (Machine Man) played by Brigitte Helm is the Robot Version of the character Maria. Although, Maria is a 1-dimensional character herself, Robot Maria (I like to call her this) I find to be really interesting. She’s weird, mischievous, playful and makes these grotesque, over-exaggerated facial expressions throughout the whole movie. She’s supposed to be the “Evil” version of Maria, but I think she’s very misunderstood. She’s blamed for actions she has no control over, while the man who helped create her (Joh Fredersen) is forgiven. I would say more, but I don't want to give away the movie.

Also, sorry for taking so long in posting new characters, and art pieces. I have many of them finished, I just have to scan and edit them.

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Death descends upon the city! #Metropolis act at Lady Marlene Goes #Weimar. Photo by #SideShowPhotography. #robotmaria #burlesque #reddevotchkin