Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary, fascinating Kulturfilm trying to explain the whole human knowledge of the 1920s about the world and the universe. 15 special effects experts and 9 cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It its beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborated way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have to be the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey. In the context of Germany's Kulturfilm phenomenon, Wunder der Schöpfung was among the greatest achievements of the 1920s. The production was constructed, rehearsed, and shot over a period of two and a half years, under the supervision of Hanns Walter Kornblum. The idea to describe the universe and man's place in it well suited UFA's Grossfilm mentality, one year before the Metropolis catastrophe. Hundreds of skilled craftsmen participated in the project, building props and constructing scale models drawn by 15 special effects draughtsmen, while 9 cameramen in separate units worked on the historical, documentary, fiction, animation, and science-fiction sequences. Without star roles or even protagonists, the film's plot is crowded with meticulously structured and skillfully acted single scenes an artful mosaic of small vignettes. No less than four credited university professors ensured the factual background behind the scientific and historical events portrayed. The film's symbol of progress and the new scientific era is a spacecraft, travelling through the Milky Way, making all the planets and their inspiring worlds familiar to us, with the extravaganza of their distinctive features. The film's educational intentions, however, become steadily more obscure, humorous, or even campy as this popularization project proceeds. With the excuse of presenting the end of the world a not-so-new concept as a new, undeniably scientific truth, the film veers happily along a new path, displaying detailed apocalyptic scenes of the end of mankind. For today's audiences, this amazing film demonstrates how the universe was comprehended in the 1920s, and how that view was sold to contemporary audiences.
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异世降临
主演:艾莎·冈萨雷斯,亚伦·保尔,伊科·乌艾斯,凯特·艾略特,比尤拉·寇尔,飞莲,安德鲁·B·米勒
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恐龙鳄鱼
主演:亚伦·格罗本,劳伦·帕金森,保罗·洛根
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逆转命运
主演:贝托·库西亚伊,Shiqin Kamal,Vanida Imran,哈斯努尔·拉赫马特,Zahiril Adzim
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地堡
主演:切尔西·埃德蒙森,托尼·托德,托宾·贝尔,库伦·道格拉斯,克里斯托弗·马修·库克
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柯拉
主演:托马斯·列农,Andreas,Rylander,Patrick,Saxe
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怪物大乱捣
主演:Ethan,Daniel,Corbett,蜜雪儿·鲍尔,Emma,Reinagel
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引力弹弓
主演:卡西·阿弗莱克,托默·卡蓬,劳伦斯·菲什伯恩,艾米丽·比查姆,大卫·莫瑞瑟,Nikolett,Barabas,夏洛塔·勒夫格伦,马克·埃布鲁埃,哈里·索维克,艾格塔·达瑙,纳纳·詹姆斯,Ferenc,Iván,Szabó
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评估
主演:伊丽莎白·奥尔森,艾丽西亚·维坎德,希米什·帕特尔,明妮·德里弗,本尼·奥·阿瑟,Thiago,Braga,de,Oliveira,利亚·哈维,尼古拉斯·平诺克,夏洛特·里奇,Malaya,Stern,Takeda,Anaya,Thorley,因迪拉·瓦玛
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饥饿游戏2:星火燎原
主演:詹妮弗·劳伦斯,乔什·哈切森,利亚姆·海姆斯沃斯,伍迪·哈里森
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亲爱的,我把孩子缩小了
主演:里克·莫拉尼斯,马特·弗里沃,玛西亚·斯特拉斯曼,克里斯汀·萨瑟兰,托马斯·威尔逊·布朗,杰瑞德·拉什顿,艾米·奥尼尔,罗伯特·奥利维里,卡尔·斯蒂文,马克·L·泰勒,Kimmy,Robertson,Lou,Cutell,Laura,Waterbury,Trevor,Galtress,Martin,Aylett
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母亲的AI
主演:弗朗基·穆尼兹,维奥莱特·比恩,泰勒·格雷