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.