According to my post-movie reading, this is considered one of Chaplin's greatest achievements. And is probably one of his most popular films. And has a famous scene in it, where Chaplin (as his 'little tramp' character) is moving through these big gears...if you see it you'll be like...OH yeah, that scene. Trust me.
This is a solid movie. And I am guessing, since this is the one and only Chaplin movie I have seen, it is pretty indicative of most of his films.
The film was apparently fairly daring for the time, since there is a scene in it where the main character accidentally consumes some cocaine in prison (mistaking it for salt). Back in the day....that was a big no-no and was against the film industry production code.
This was one of the last silent films ever made. Chaplin felt that he didn't want to have the Little Tramp character speak on film. What struck me was there were points of dialogue through out the movie...cleverly put in. It was a bit...strange.
One word to describe 'Modern Times': Cute.
Monday, July 5, 2010
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