Icarus paradox were imprisoned in the maze. In order to escape their prison, Daedalus built two pairs of wings by attaching feathers to a wooden frame using wax. He gave one pair to Icarus and cautioned him that the wax would melt if he flew too close to the sun. However, in his excitement and elation at his newfound flying abilities, Icarus did not heed Daedalus' warning and flew too high. The wax melted, the feathers fell off and Icarus plunged to his death in the sea. The sea that Icarus drowned in and the islet his body washed ashore on were
The Golem: How He Came into the World possible 4 stars, calling it a "chilling, visually dazzling story of the supernatural, based on a famous Jewish folktale of the 16th century" and a "classic of German Expressionist cinema". Maltin also noted the film as a forerunner to the 1931 film adaption of Frankenstein. The film was presented at the Star and Shadow cinema in 2014 as part of the British Film Institute's Gothic season. This screening featured a new unique live soundtrack which was the result of a collaboration between Noize Choir and Wax Magnetic. The Castle, Newcastle screened the film in 2016, again with a live soundtrack