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Chaplin's sound film
Alessia 2022-11-27 02:51:29
I felt that the old king was a bit familiar. It turned out to be Chaplin. I was accustomed to watching his sound films and I didn't expect him to make sound films too. The performance is still very Chaplin style, especially his laughter is still very interesting. The film satirizes McCarthyism, and the phrase "Is there a Royal Communist Party?" is a classic. Then the boy whose father was a Communist Party member poisoned by communism and anarchism also performed very well. And also satirize the profiteering of commercial advertising. In the end, the old king had to leave this terrible place of freedom and went back to Europe. He liked Chaplin’s satire, satire, and satire again.
Extended Reading
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King Shahdov: The whole thing is too silly for words. "Royal" Communist. Huh! The expression is a reductio ad absurdum
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Ambassador Jaume: I have an idea. You wear my hat. I'll wear your's. He'll follow me and think I'm you. And that'll give you a chance to get away.
King Shahdov: Now, wait a moment. I'm all confused. Who am I?
Ambassador Jaume: You're me and I'm you. We just exchange hats.