What the circus means to Chaplin

Christiana 2022-01-12 08:01:03

This groundbreaking film puts people in a cage with a lion. It is probably the most popular stage play effect. In the past, because there were no special effects, they were all real lions and tigers. No one on the screen has dared to do this. Or Chaplin is the only one who can produce comedic chemistry in a confined space with a lion. I am afraid that only Chaplin can do it well.

This also illustrates the greatness of his continuous breakthrough in the pursuit of film style. Among the several existing works of Chaplin, each of them is a classic and worthy of repeated viewing by later generations of filmmakers. Including the interaction with monkeys and walking the police, how many movies followed suit. And his relationship with the boss in the film is also talked about.

Of course, there is also the comedy effect caused. Each of Chaplin's comedies has not forgotten the scenes of the audience's reaction. Whether it is arranged in advance or spontaneous reaction, it has a wonderful effect. He is not alone. Performance. His fate as a character on the screen has his own story, and he will go further if he gets applause.

And Chaplin also showed super skill when it comes to portraying audiences. You can't make every frame accurate, but you can do the same thing as a whole. The scenes that include the group of monkeys can't be viewed with the mentality of pulling a piece. The monkeys won't follow your instructions. They appeared at this point in time only because they were trained to perform at this time. And Chaplin happened to be the hapless man at that time.

That's why it presents a dramatic humorous effect. You don’t need to look closely to find that all of Chaplin’s films can create such conflicts. The reason why he is funny is not because of his exquisite skills. On the contrary, he more often performs only a sudden intruder, a hand and foot. Funny and unexpected character, a character that shouldn't have appeared here but happened to appear. People began to notice that there was such a clown on the stage that seemed different from the others.

And people's laughter is not a regular laugh. You can laugh for the wonderful performance of the show, or smile at the person who pleases you, but you can't smile knowingly or even feel sadness from the laughter. Chaplin's comedies can make rational minds cry. For example, history books record that Albert Einstein shed tears while watching the city lights. Unless your reason can surpass this smartest brain.

Let's not discuss the greatness of the work that can make the scientist cry and why he would cry. We can dig out a lot of things just in terms of the artistry shown in the work itself. If you, like me, have the purpose of seeing these works with multiple brushes, or when you want to find some inspiration from these works, you should probably have the same thoughts and thoughts as me:

Great works belong to different eras, so they are fragmented when viewed, but the sincere things in art will not resist you because you want to embrace it. When you have the ability to become sincere, just like Jobs can change in seconds. You can also get more inspiration and thinking when you are a fool. This may be the quickest way to acquire an ability.

Fuck the fucking sentence smoothly.

The creation of the circus was nearly ten years late for "Dog's Life", so the comedy structure that Chaplin thought about was obviously a success. It has been proven to be an effective way of creation, and what is commendable is that Chaplin did not have a template for every work, and he did not choose to feed the audience shit. He didn't choose to feed the audience the same thing every time, he chose to do it in a different way.

Or this is the most direct difference between an artist and a businessman. Cultural merchants racked their brains to think about how to save time and effort to make "products" and make money. Although some are defective products. Refer to the early Hollywood companies such as MGM and Marvel. What the artist thinks is that every time is different, even though they will still fail, successful works always make people shine.

When everyone's ideal is to make money, the harvest is still his own life. The apparently cut IQ must be filled back by works. Nothing can escape cause and effect. Unless you can let the flea and the audience listen to you. ——Comment on "Stage Spring and Autumn"

The most restrained performance is that they can be said to be stupid from a subjective point of view, but everyone knows that they are not stupid at all. Therefore, it is necessary to give this impression back to the circle to be considered as a complete characterization. There is no such incomplete person in Zhuo's most successful comedy. This is an almost paranoid creative technique. Zhuo grasped the balance very well and made the audience feel the completeness and unity of the content in laughter.

Because every movie has an ending, although sometimes it is symbolic. It's also much better than happyending every cut story. We look at every new movie and expect it to be different from other content, so if it is the finale every time, wouldn't everyone have the same creative ideas, and this world is still a boring world?

Then tell me what is the difference between watching Xu Zheng and watching Wang Baoqiang?

Because the circus is not a happy ending in a popular sense. On the surface, Charlie, the homeless man played by Zhuo, is the protagonist. In fact, the protagonist is someone else. This arrangement avoids clichés. If the stage spring and autumn is his complaint about his career, then the circus is restoring his daily work.

As an experimental film by Chaplin, it didn't seem to be a commercial success at the time, but this film should not be underestimated. Because it is followed by the light of the city and the modern era known to the world, as well as the rebellious dictator as a filmmaker.

What does Chaplin want to try in the circus?

Looking back, Chaplin was already dissatisfied with using the camera to only show comedy as early as in The Story of Finding a Child and Meeting Immortal. He tried to tell the story. At that time, the film could tell the plot should be a kind of direction, but it is definitely not a reliable attempt, but even so, only Zhuo can do it and most likely do it. What he wanted to surpass Griffith was that he gradually adapted to the expression skills of the film. As long as there is another successful long feature film, it can surpass Griffith and become the true master of American cinema.

However, he seems to be equally unlucky. Including the great dictator who sold iron on the fryer, Chaplin's exploration and achievements in the film cannot completely cover Griffith's territory, although the teacher has faded out of the rivers and lakes. In his later years, he basically bid farewell to movies, but he still failed to surpass the teacher in all aspects. The art of film diverged at that time and space, and Chaplin was uniquely among the most dazzling. But it can't hide the light of other people.

Maybe this is the way all literary and artistic creators need to understand. In pure business, you can completely merge a company, politically you can erase a person's existence, but culturally you must learn the ability to coexist with others. The emergence of literature and art has not been merged or reorganized. As long as you have existed, it is impossible for time to forget you. This is also the key to my decision to devote myself here. Doing other things may also make sense, but as long as the meaning of doing this occurs, it will not be easily erased.

In principle, money can buy art, but it cannot produce art. In a world where 99% of things can be bought with money, it is the thing that 1% can’t buy with money.

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  • Max 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    I feel like my character is a bit like Charlie's, haha

  • Gaetano 2022-03-23 09:02:47

    When I was a child, I didn't understand, I only knew that when I grew up, I fell in love with a girl, but I couldn't give her the future. I had to choose to give up and watch this movie again. Only then did I know the helplessness behind the humor.

The Circus quotes

  • The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: Go ahead and be funny.

  • Merna: Bye. Thank you for the egg.