"He was a tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer; he felt alone and always wanted to live a romantic life and do something adventurous. He expected you to take him as He was a scientist, a musician, a duke, and a polo player. However, he could only pick up cigarette butts on the ground, or rob the children of candy when he was so hungry."
In Chaplin's works, the social issues The movie with the most profound reflection is "Modern Times". The insatiable capitalist disregarded the life and death of the workers in pursuit of profit. Sherlock was tortured to the point of being insane and went to the hospital. After he was discharged from the hospital, he went to prison by accident
. The sweet treat puts him in misfortune again, but Sherlock is still optimistic.
1. Art is for life
Sherlock's characters are humble and their living environment is embarrassing, but Chaplin played him very vividly, and he had to mention his life experience.
Chaplin's parents were separated since he was a child. He has been living with his mother. After his mother lost his job, the two Chaplin brothers were sent to a juvenile reformatory. A few weeks later, their mother became mentally ill, and they were sent to an orphanage for several years. Later, Chaplin left the orphan school and became a homeless man. He worked as a newsboy, a grocery shop boy and other low-level jobs in society. In order to make a living, Chaplin went to the theater to inquire, hoping to play a role.
The artist's creation can always find a shadow in reality. If he was an orphan when he was a child, he could find the prototype in "Finding a Son and Encountering Immortals", then his work to make a living is reflected in "Modern Times". Sherlock took the prison's recommendation letter and did several jobs and found that he couldn't adapt. He deliberately committed crimes in order to enter the prison. Then he fell in love with the homeless girl, which made him want to work hard. When he got the news that the factory had resumed work, he still tried his best to squeeze into the crowd despite the fact that the factory forced him to collapse, just to promise to give his lover a comfortable place to stay. Home, it can be seen how humble and unreachable such a wish was in that era.
It must be said that Sherlock in "Modern Times" dared to defend his dreams, and his character not only represented his own down-and-out childhood, but also reflected the entire era.
2. Warm human radiance
At the end, the homeless girl almost escaped the pursuit of the police, sighed "What's the use of trying?", Sherlock, who was in a worse situation than her, replied "Buck up, never say die. We'll get along", the homeless girl After repeating this sentence, he cheered up, and the two gradually drifted away on the empty road with no end in sight.
Even the road to escape is at dawn.
No matter how society destroys Sherlock, he is still brave, optimistic, and positive. He gestures with a smile on his mouth, and makes homeless women follow suit. This kind of encouragement is timeless, and it will warm people's hearts whenever he sees it. The brilliance is the greatest irony, but also a tribute to human nature.
Many of Chaplin's films have beautiful fantasies or dreams, and this "Modern Times" also has them. Isn't the desire for home that everyone yearns for? It is the greatest encouragement to people and the ultimate gentleness of the master.
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