Essays on Charlie Chaplin

“I just hope my death makes more cents than my life...” This widely popular movie line unfortunately became a sad reality for one of the greatest comedians, actors and artists of all time, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin. His “little tramp” character greatly delighted the audiences and made him undoubtedly the biggest star of the silent film era. But, sadly, the fun times did not last long. His politically left ideology and leaning towards socialistic views made him “unwanted” in the eyes of the ...

Many renowned critics have called City Lights Charlie Chaplin’s greatest work. It is praised for its bravery to persist in the use of silent film, for the cinematography itself, and for the use of a recorded score. Yet underneath all of the technical elements, there is a very powerful human element to be found in the story of this great film. While it may be somewhat evident to the casual viewer, it is made far more powerful when viewed in the context of the time period when it was filmed. ...

“A day without laughter is a day wasted”, the great Charlie Chaplin once said. Charlie Chaplin was a great decorated silent movie actor from the 19th century. He was also a jack of all trades you could say, for he had many professions which I will specify later on. Charlie Chaplin, with his extraordinary acting, professional directing, and overall intelligence, was a very significant and important symbol of American cinema back in the 19th century. Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16th 1889, ...

The speech of Charlie Chaplin's that was from the 1940 film The Great Dictator (United Artists) is relevant to nowadays as it was in 1940. The film was five Academy Award-nominated, which plays off with the worst dictator of Hynkel, Tomaniya (a parody of Germany and Adolf Hitler), and his doppelganger, a barber with memory loss (Chaplin played both characters in the two parts). In a comedian way the film acted, the barber was wrong for Hynkel and Chaplin delivered an influential speech that ...

It may be a surprise to some, but Charlie Chaplin’s real name is not Charlie Chaplin. His real name is Charles Spencer Chaplin. Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th 1889. Charlie had to learn to survive on his own at the age of ten because of the death of his father and the sudden illness of his mother made it necessary for Charlie and his brother to learn to survive on their own. Knowing that he inherited talents from his parents, Charlie decided that the stage was his best ...

The two 1930’s movies I am going to compare here are: City Lights (1931) directed by Charlie Chaplin and Trouble in Paradise (1932) directed by Ernst Lubitsch. City Lights is about a hapless Tramp who falls in love with a blind flower girl on the streets while Trouble in Paradise is about a thief and a lady pickpocket who together combine efforts and expertise in crime to swindle one beautiful perfume company owner of her money and resources. The two movie exhibit differences regarding the ...

Everyone has heard of Charlie Chaplin once in their lives. There’s no way one hasn’t seen at least a clip from one of his many films or come across a work inspired by him throughout the decades. The character Chaplin created, The Tramp, has made its mark in the film industry due to him being very relatable. The public saw themselves in this character and were convinced that their everyday life was being portrayed on screen which led to them cheering on this man. Despite the genre of his films ...