The film was a rare tragedy in Chaplin's directorial career, and Chaplin called himself "the most important film of his film career". In this film, he made an in-depth analysis of the environment and characters in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and tried to avoid the plain and straightforward narrative that was common at the time and paid attention to the ups and downs and climaxes of the development of the plot, thus proving that the film is the same as the novel and the drama. Has a wealth of performance capabilities. The film's simple hints and omissions were praised by film critics, and the film's " shot structure " of conventional panoramic and medium shots was still used as a reference by film directors until the early 1930s.
At the peak of his career, Chaplin took a special retreat behind the scenes, insisting on excluding the comedy elements he performed, and presenting it to the audience as a pure screen drama. It should be said that the narrative throughout the story is clear and the plot is acceptable, but it lacks more unexpected tension. As for the expressive power of the images, it is indeed due to the backwardness of the scene system and the whole soundtrack under the limitation of silent films, which does not seem to conform to the aesthetic rhythm of modern audiences. Compared with many of his later works, the tension and metaphysical level are much more immature. , he should be best at the integration of social satire humorous bridges and humanistic care. The ending is warm and upward, but his consistent movie style ().
