Most of us have associated Charlie Chaplin’s name with a funny character in black and white short silent films of the 20s, a looser, a tramp, somebody who is not only the victim of circumstances but a person who confronts the results of his own silliness. His figure is so strong that even a person who has not seen a single movie of his immediately recognizes him. A worn-out hat, a dirty jacket, a cane, and a characteristic funny way of walking. However, most of the people who are not familiar with the classical cinema may not know that Chaplin has released also full-length movies and that there is a strong left-wing political concept in most of his works.
Modern Times, is the fifth movie of the third Charlie Chaplin era, working with the United Artists. Unlike his previous films, in Modern Times there is strong Marxist element. The tramp is not presented as the typical wanderer, but as a poor worker, victim of the hard capitalist system. Charlie’s anti-establishment mutiny is more obvious in Modern Times comparing to other films he has done. Continue reading »
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