Another Random Thought

Just a quick one here- in class we were talking about tributes, references, and parodies of sci-fi, right?
Well, this was one I just remembered while at work. (To start with, I should point out that this was the first time I've seen Metropolis.)
In the show Mystery Science Theater 3000, of which I am a fan, there was this mad scientist character called Pearl Forrester. She was malevolent for malevolent's sake. Sometimes, to punctuate an evil deed or plan, she'd give the camera an odd, lingering look- head tilted down, one eye half closed, the other wide with an arched eyebrow, and a weird smirk.
Because the show is filled with references, I tried for a while to figure out if that look meant anything, but eventually I just decided it was a generic "crazy look."



....huh. Whelp, case closed! Pearl was referencing Mecha-Maria.
Man I loved that show.

First Post: Random Thoughts

Watching "Metropolis," I have basically two thoughts:
First is to point out how much better of an actor Alfred Abel (Jon,) seems to be than Gustav Fröhlich, (Freder.) Of course, given how early film was, I think, meant to be an extension of mime, that's hard to tell. Still, you could tell what Jon was thinking even when he was standing stalk still, and you could be confused as to what Freder was thinking even as he emoted like a mute opera singer.
"Oh my God, Maria's killing him with her mind! He's trying to fight her, but her will is too great! What an amazing- Oh, he's in love. Oops."
It might be reasonable to say that Abel was more in tune with modern acting ideas, but in the end it was probably just the director's way of making Jon seem less capable of emotion.

Second thought:
I thought it was great to see Robbie Coltrane pre-prising his role as Hagrid!

"The number 12 engine has blown a cylinder, I've found four more workers carrying secret plans, and Voldemort has been spotted out in the Forbidden Forest."