First, we will address the initial negative reviews of Fritz Lang's Metropolis. When it was originally released there was much confusion among film critics with some reviews claiming the film was a visual masterpiece and others saying HG Wells who declared Metropolis to be "madness, cliché, banality and confusion regarding mechanical progress and progress in general" (HG Well's Review) although most reviews found a downside). This gave UFA much power and responsibility in promoting the film, declaring Metropolis as "a national epic projected into the future" (Testa 179-183). made by Fritz Lang. When researching early reviews of the film, many discuss the disappointment of expectations, this would be caused directly by the promotions and less by Fritz Lang. Metropolis was released in its original form for only two weeks, before being edited and republished, and the first negative reviews made are recognized by Bart Testa (2002), where he