I heard a joke. Say a man went to the doctor, said he was depressed, his life looked ruthless and cruel, and said he felt lonely in this threatening world. The doctor said that the treatment was simple, "the great clown Pagliazi is here, go see his performance. That will cheer you up." The man burst into tears, "but the doctor", he said, "I am Pagliazzi." The joke was good, the audience laughed, the drums rang and the curtain fell. --"warder"
This film adapted from Chaplin’s autobiography did not give people too much surprise. The whole story is narrated in the interaction between the narrator and the listener, and it seems that every section of history and node is hurriedly passed. Almost every passage is unfolded through the story of him and a certain woman, so that the other translation of the film is directly translated as "Chaplin and His Lover". But having said that, it is impossible for a movie to fully explain such celebrity deeds.
Regardless of the biography, this film is more like a tribute to Chaplin. Fortunately, these tributes are very lively and interesting, and you can get ideas everywhere.
To say that the biggest highlight of the film, it may be RDJ's performance, it is no exaggeration to say that this should be regarded as the pinnacle of his acting skills.
Chaplin said that if you want to get to know him, you should go to see his movies. This is not false at all. From his works, you can see most of his life experience and personal character and thoughts.
Chaplin's mother was also an actor. His father died of alcoholism when he was 12 years old. He has a half brother. In his early years, because his mother was mentally ill and had a meager income to support the family's expenses, he was forced to send to an almshouse.
It can be clearly seen that Chaplin's film "Searching for Children and Meeting Immortals" is undoubtedly derived from this early life experience.
The same is due to insufficient economic conditions, and the same is forced to be separated from his own children. The feeling of having enough energy but not enough energy is vividly shown in the film. This kind of blow is really a bit heavy for a child.
Early "drunkard" performances
Chaplin showed outstanding acting talent when he was a child, but at first it was limited to stage performances, and he was able to go to the United States to make movies because of his early "drunkard" performances.
Many of the short films shot at this time focused on this kind of "drunkard" frolicking, with the main purpose of entertaining the audience. Such as "Department Store Inspector", "Pawnshop"
And in some short films a few years later, we can see that Chaplin has slowly begun to give the film a certain connotation, and it is no longer a simple comical comedy in the early days.
The 1922 short film "Payday" is one of such masterpieces. The true portrayal of social life at the time and its unique joker makes people can't help but laugh. At this time, Chaplin's films are already very mature.
"Congjun Ji" to "The Great Dictator"-A Humanitarian's Declaration
I don't know whether Chaplin believes in what doctrines or not, but I know he must be a defender of human rights.
"Congjun Ji" is actually the predecessor of "The Great Dictator", and the two films have many similarities.
In the 1918 film "Coming to the Army", Chaplin once again used his humor and jokes to satirize the war, and left a controversial ending at the end of the film: Is the last dream superfluous?
I personally think that this ending is not just superfluous, it can even be called the finishing touch. From the perspective of the film, peace is just a dream for mankind, and constant war is the actual situation. And twenty years later, the outbreak of World War II just confirmed Chaplin's point of view.
In this film, there is also a restoration of "Congjun Ji".
So in 1940, Chaplin shot his first sound film "The Great Dictator". In this film, he criticized the war without hesitation, and opened his heart to people, telling his story. The concept of peace and friendship.
Chaplin used his humor and comics to tell the truth, but not everyone likes the truth.
It is worth mentioning that "The Great Dictator" was filmed at the time when the Nazi rule was the most severe, and Chaplin still dared to come forward and shoot such an accusatory film. This is why Chaplin is no longer just a director and actor, but a great man. Even in the darkest period, I am willing to bring a ray of light to people.
The world kisses me bitterly, I want to repay it with a song
Generally, in comedy, the protagonist is usually no higher than the average person and environment, and in Chaplin’s films, he has portrayed many images of beggars and homeless people, just like every ordinary person of us, there seems to be nothing special. Place, but always full of love, exuding the brilliance of human nature. This is particularly evident in "City Lights."
When he lost his father, separated from his mother, first love married someone else and died early, no matter how tragic the reality, he would always put on a carefree smile when facing the camera. These lives also deeply influenced Chaplin's creation. The heroines in most of his films are based on his first love.
The emotional portrayal in the film "Gold Rush" may be his true feelings, love that I can't ask for. The noise and joy of others have nothing to do with me, as if a person outside the business, only loneliness and loneliness.
In "Gold Rush", Chaplin gave it a happy ending, the gold rush was successful, and the beauty returned. In real life, his beauty did not appear until he was 54 years old.
Also in "Gold Rush", the popular "Bread Dance" appeared
Rebels of the times
In 1936, Chaplin released his last silent film. It is also the most frequently mentioned "Modern Age" in later generations, which tells the conflict between individual enterprises and human pursuit of happiness in the industrial age.
He once said that to let the person wearing the top hat speak is to kill him. It now appears that this sentence does have some truth. The overall viewing experience of his audio films such as "The Great Dictator", "Mr. The readers are very meaningful (reflecting World War II and the Great Depression, respectively), so their scores are not low.
Since 1940, he was suspected of being a gcist. Later, McCarthyism in the United States was rampant. Chaplin was repeatedly investigated and subpoenaed. The 1957 film "The King of New York" is considered to be a portrayal of this life.
In the film, Chaplin expresses a mockery of sound films, American genres, and commercialization, and uses a child to criticize McCarthyism and American politics at that time.
At the end of "The King of New York", the protagonist played by Chaplin was finally acquitted and left the United States by plane.
In reality, Chaplin was expelled by the US government in 1952. His last wife, Una, gave up American citizenship and followed Chaplin to settle in Switzerland.
When audio films were popular in the 1930s, they still insisted on shooting silent films, opposed war in the war years, stayed sober in the wave of commodification and industrialization, and reflected on McCarthyism.
I will always be just a clown, but this also allows my soul to be above all those politicians.
"But Doctor, I'm Pagliazzi"
At the end of the film, accompanied by melodious music, Chaplin sat on a chair and was slowly pushed onto the stage.
It forms a harmonious scene with the beginning of the film, and it's shaken by decades of wind and rain.
At the end, there is a long set of mixed cut shots of Chaplin's classic movies, which makes people cry. We will all get old, and heroes will have twilight years. Looking back at the years, whether it is sadness or joy, glory or failure, when the curtain is covered, all those past will become part of history, like tears in the dark of a theater.
This film chooses the ending of the movie "Circus" as the ending of the film. I personally like this ending very much. In fact, the protagonist in Chaplin's "Circus" is not a true portrayal of a comedian.
They see life and the world clearly, they tell us with jokes, they give and give, and always have hope for humanity, but doctors don’t heal themselves. They give happiness to their lovers and laughter to others. I can only leave the sadness to myself. The lonely back figure seemed to be his sign.
Top hat, walking stick, mustache, big leather shoes, "forever little man, great Chaplin."
My heart is like this face, half white and half shadow. I can choose to let you see it or insist on not letting you see it. The world is like a huge circus, it excites you, but it makes me panic. Because I know that after the end, there will always be limited tenderness and infinite sadness. —— Chaplin, "To Una"
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