11 Classic Movies to See Before You Die
4. Metropolis
While some people do find fault with Fritz Lang’s silent classic-claiming it’s too long or too flabbily plotted- you’ll never see anything else like it in your life, so it’s worth a bash if just for that. A kind of science-fiction creation, it features some dazzlingly beautiful cinematography and provides a look at just how good silent features could really be-once you’ve adjusted to the different model of storytelling, you’ll be swept up in the tale.