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What style of Sci-fi is this?

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  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,803
    Not sure if I know an embracing term, but I'd call it '1950's futurism'. And could be wrong in doing so. Regards, Richard.
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,179

    ...seems more reminiscent of Fritz Lang's Metropolis which was influenced by art deco and futurism movements of the early 20th century.

  • PedroCPedroC Posts: 198
    edited January 19

    kyoto kid said:

    ...seems more reminiscent of Fritz Lang's Metropolis which was influenced by art deco and futurism movements of the early 20th century.

    yes 

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,253

    I also consider it Art Noveau 20s Modernism of the Fritz Lang Metropolis type. It's great! You saw the same style on automobile hood ornaments and such for a while. 

  • nomad-ads_8ecd56922enomad-ads_8ecd56922e Posts: 1,958

    Decopunk, basically...  which is a close cousin to Diesilpunk, since there is some overlap between the two, and they both cover more or less the same time period, usually a futuristicified 1930s/1940s, but Decopunk has a different focus than Diesilpunk.  Diesilpunk is this 1930s/1940s period-look, but with more of an emphasis on WW II sorts of imagery, tech-design, and scope.  Decopunk is a 1930s/1940s period-look, but with more of an Art Deco bent, perhaps shinier, and often in a world where the 1929 stock market crash and the events of WW II never happened.  I consider Fritz Lang's Metropolis to be proto-Decopunk.

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 3,530

    nonesuch00 said:

    I also consider it Art Noveau 20s Modernism of the Fritz Lang Metropolis type. It's great! You saw the same style on automobile hood ornaments and such for a while. 

    I'm with you on that. I thought immediately of Metropolis.

  • Richard John SRichard John S Posts: 391

    Hey guys. Thanks for all the feedback on this. I've been curious for a while now. I love this kind of sci-fi but never knew what kind it was lol.

  • pwiecekpwiecek Posts: 1,582

    Movie: Metropolis 1927

    Artist: Hajime Sorayama

  • OrangeFalconOrangeFalcon Posts: 322

    kyoto kid said:

    ...seems more reminiscent of Fritz Lang's Metropolis which was influenced by art deco and futurism movements of the early 20th century.

    Absolutely spot on.  Metropolis is still an incredible movie, too, as well as that robot's design.  I highly recommend watching it in color, as it enhances the experience in ways the original black and white version didn't (note, the original version is still a masterpiece).

  • paulawp (marahzen)paulawp (marahzen) Posts: 1,427

    Cage Of Freedom (Giorgio Moroder - Jon Anderson)

    (Assuming it's not a forum violation of some sort.)

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