Funnily enough, Metropolis was derided upon its release for being a technical masterpiece with a simplistic, heavy-handed storyline.  No one less than H. G. Wells himself accused it of being derivative and borrowing from other stories.  The unanimous critical consensus was that it was an impressive technical spectacle…

No joke: I always found Worthington's digital doppelgänger (as pictured) to be far more convincing than the man himself.

No joke: I always found Worthington's digital doppelgänger (as pictured) to be far more convincing than the man himself.

Although I'd say that the chance of a zombie apocalypse in the 21st century is marginally lower than the chance of nuclear armageddon was in the 20th century.

Although I'd say that the chance of a zombie apocalypse in the 21st century is marginally lower than the chance of nuclear armageddon was in the 20th century.

That Aaron Sorkin depicts the world the way he thinks it should be, rather than as it is, is half the reason why his shows can be so awful.

That Aaron Sorkin depicts the world the way he thinks it should be, rather than as it is, is half the reason why his shows can be so awful.

If male criticism of a film with a female protagonist can be dismissed on that basis, are we to assume that female criticism of a film with a male protagonist is equally worthless?

If male criticism of a film with a female protagonist can be dismissed on that basis, are we to assume that female criticism of a film with a male protagonist is equally worthless?

Quincy is a Norman name, which makes it more quintessentially English than Herbert Pocket.

Quincy is a Norman name, which makes it more quintessentially English than Herbert Pocket.

I'd have more respect for him if he had returned the money he was paid to do the film before he lambasted it.

I'd have more respect for him if he had returned the money he was paid to do the film before he lambasted it.

It has also accomplished nothing, as of yet, so I wouldn't be too swift to start handing out commemorative plates.

It has also accomplished nothing, as of yet, so I wouldn't be too swift to start handing out commemorative plates.

Misandrist.

Misandrist.

In the view of Sorkin, a man's worth is measured by his willingness to ignore all opposition and make the most radical decision on every issue, without consultation or compromise.  He's a one-man left-wing Tea Party.

In the view of Sorkin, a man's worth is measured by his willingness to ignore all opposition and make the most radical decision on every issue, without consultation or compromise.  He's a one-man left-wing Tea Party.

The works of Aaron Sorkin espouse neither liberalism nor conservatism: they espouse Sorkinism.