The story of "City Lights" is a bit absurd, but also seemingly ordinary. The tramp played by Chaplin continues to live in a comical form, creating humorous jokes. He meets a flower girl who is blind on the way, and he has a good feeling and always hopes to do something for her. One day, he rescued another rich man who was trying to jump into the river. The rich man in a drowsy state talked to him about drinking, and after spending a lot of time, he also gave his car and some money to the homeless man. The tramp used this small fortune to spend a short happy time with the flower girl. He wanted to heal the eyes of his sweetheart. The rich man who didn't want to regain his consciousness refused to recognize the savior under the control of the butler who looked down on the tramp. When the rent of the flower girl expires, she is facing a difficult situation. As a result, the homeless man went out and tried in various ways to raise money for the saleswoman, even with thin arms and legs, he had to go to the boxing ring to fight. The story here has always been a steady progression of joy. Although there are adventures and accidents, the tramp is always calm and optimistic in life, quietly making the flower girl happy and working hard for her. Although the tramp has worked hard for the flower girl, he has always presented it in a low-key and selfless form, such as pulling her wool, even if the flower girl mistakenly circled all his sweaters outside, he didn’t say a word. , This comic theater aspect also naturally presents his kind essence. I have watched too many enthusiastic films showing love. The light and strong love in this film makes people feel more warm. It is definitely not the kind of hysterical shouting "XX, I can't live without you." "The performance component of love can be compared.
In the film, Chaplin also showed his usual criticality. The film began as a sculpture unveiling ceremony, a scene of prosperity, but after the unveiling, it was found that the tramp was sleeping on the sculpture. This is undoubtedly a look at this. The irony of a prosperous era, and the fact that the people who maintain order can't wait to drive away the homeless can be seen as their self-deception covering up and ignoring reality. The rich man’s changeable personality shows his snobbery and profit-seeking. Today, you may call you a brother because you helped him, and regard him as a confidant. Tomorrow, he may no longer take you seriously. After two days, he may change his face to be extremely friendly to you. The rich man is depressed in the film. When he wants to commit suicide, he treats the homeless man very well. The essence is a kind of exploiting relationship, because he needs his help and comfort at this time, and once he is in a normal mood, he will face coldly and face him. Butlers are even more representative of snobs. When the tramp stepped onto the boxing ring and wanted to take a fight, he also discovered how dirty the inside story was hidden under this seemingly fair fight. In a robbery case, the homeless man was mistakenly captured as a robber. At this critical moment, he couldn't get any help from the rich man and the housekeeper. He could only go to jail with injustice, and the last thing he did before he was healed The money from the flower girl's eyes was sent to her, and then she was decently caught.
Chaplin portrays a pitiful but indisputable character in the film. He is a tramp, but he always maintains his dignity. In the face of the overturning of the rich, he is neither humble nor overbearing, and he does not complain about others. He faces life optimistically, earns a living and helps others with tenacious endurance. The most touching thing is that at the end of the film, the tramp is released from prison, and the flower seller has opened a flower shop after regaining her eyesight. When we left, we didn't see him shouting that I was the one who helped you in the first place, nor did we see how sad he complained. His expression was slightly sad, and then he was ready to leave silently. This is him, only silently accompany the flower girl through this journey of life, the most difficult and difficult journey, with no other attempts, no other plans, just navigating a blind girl based on inner guidance. It is people like him who, in this era of blindness to truth, goodness and beauty, and in this city where falsehood and ugliness are rampant, light up the lights. They are the lights of the city, illuminating the lives of those who are struggling, no matter to the flower girl This kind of bottom is still for the upper class society like the rich. Restoring the eyesight of the flower girl can be regarded as a kind of good hope, inspiring in sorrow, looking for light in the dark, we will always see the real world one day.
In the end, the flower girl recognized him when she was still holding the tramp. She said, "You?", and the tramp replied indifferently, "You can see it now?", "Yes, I can see it now." ", the flower girl with a choked expression, and the tramp with a still silly smile, the film ends here faintly, just like Chaplin's usual style, the comedy section is exaggerated but not grandiose, and the social criticism is profound. Not deliberately sharp, this ray of city light penetrates into my heart, making people smile with tears and feel warm.
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