"Chaplin" is a movie and life

Olen 2022-03-20 09:01:59

Robert Downey Jr.'s representative works in recent years are well known, but he had a classic biographical film in his early years. I don't know how many people have seen it, that is "Chaplin Biography" in 1992, when he was only twenty years old. He was many years old, but he had to interpret Chaplin's life. At that time, the special effects makeup was not yet mature. It was difficult to make up a young man in his twenties and an old man in his 80s, but it was rich in details through Downey. His performance successfully eliminated all sense of discord, and he perfectly showed Chaplin's emotions and states at different times. The eye movements are very believable, as if they are one with the character. Ah... The praise for Robert Downey Jr.'s acting skills doesn't need to be repeated, let me talk about the movie. Let's turn our attention from Downey to Chaplin. The beginning and end of "Chaplin's Biography" are extremely exciting (the middle section will inevitably appear to be a bit of a rundown due to the theme of the movie), especially every line at the end is worth savoring carefully. And scrutiny, it contains Chaplin's reflection on his entire life in the movie. Chaplin created the bum with the bowler hat who brought joy to the masses, and thus achieved his own glory. But he never just wanted to make everyone "happy". He wants to do more and has bigger ambitions, but it is also his ambition that makes him "rectified", makes him unable to resist, and makes him "homeless" . His life is too complicated to be fully expressed in the movie, let alone here. Pick up a few words that touched me deeply. (Actually, the whole movie is full of feelings, it's really informative! I'll put it simply, simply, hey! But I suggest you watch it yourself!) When Chaplin was unknown, he promised that he would definitely bring his first girlfriend to the place where he made an appointment. , but the front desk is not allowed to enter the high-end restaurant. But by the time he had achieved something and could go in and out of various high-level places at will, the girl was no longer there, and the people around him had already changed it many times. Fortunately, the person who accompanies him to the end is still his first love, and she is the appearance of love in memory. Fabulous design! In the film, the extremely tense plots will be expressed in the classic way of Chaplin's mime, with themes and anti-routines, but also to ease the depressed tone. The state of the protagonist at various stages can also resonate with audiences of all ages. Oops, I'm talking too much this time, totally out of control, last bit! Why did Chaplin resist sound films? ! From his point of view, adding audio dialogue will affect his creative performance. He believes that the film should not be like that. At the time, his view may have been reasonable, but was he wrong? Judging from the fact, it was wrong, and he compromised himself. After all, the current movie is by no means what he imagined at the time. At the end of the movie, as an old man, he said insecurely that his movie was "really outdated". How bitter and helpless is this? Maybe he didn't want to make the movie look different when he was young, maybe he didn't want to lose control of the movie, and for whatever reason, he still misjudged the direction of the movie. He said "I...well...he just made people happy, and it's not bad..." The public sees joy more, and the people in power see "meaningful", think about today, as a practitioner Reader, are we still thinking about the wrong direction of where certain industries are headed? But one thing is for sure, Chaplin's films are still art, but art! Where is it placed? , How bitter and helpless is this? Maybe he didn't want to make the movie look different when he was young, maybe he didn't want to lose control of the movie, and for whatever reason, he still misjudged the direction of the movie. He said "I...well...he just made people happy, and it's not bad..." The public sees joy more, and the people in power see "meaningful", think about today, as a practitioner Reader, are we still thinking about the wrong direction of where certain industries are headed? But one thing is for sure, Chaplin's films are still art, but art! Where is it placed? , How bitter and helpless is this? Maybe he didn't want to make the movie look different when he was young, maybe he didn't want to lose control of the movie, and for whatever reason, he still misjudged the direction of the movie. He said "I...well...he just made people happy, and it's not bad..." The public sees joy more, and the people in power see "meaningful", think about today, as a practitioner Reader, are we still thinking about the wrong direction of where certain industries are headed? But one thing is for sure, Chaplin's films are still art, but art! Where is it placed?

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Chaplin quotes

  • Charlie Chaplin: Actress?

  • Charlie Chaplin: [noticing a pretty girl at the opposite side of a restaurant aisle] Excuse me Miss, do you always eat alone?

    Edna Purviance: Only when I'm trying to make a new acquaintance. Actually I'm waiting for my girlfriend.

    Charlie Chaplin: Actually I'm a motion picture director, and I'm forming a new company with Bronco Billy over there.

    Edna Purviance: And you're looking for a new leading lady. Lucky me.

    Charlie Chaplin: Obviously you are an actress, Miss...

    Edna Purviance: Purviance. Sorry, just a secretary.

    Charlie Chaplin: Don't be sorry. I'm auditioning for actresses who aren't actresses.

    Edna Purviance: Well, if you're on the lookout for untalented actresses who aren't actresses, then you couldn't do better than me.

    [correcting]

    Edna Purviance: Worse than me.

    Charlie Chaplin: [getting up after being called over by Sydney] Don't you want to know who I am?

    Edna Purviance: I've no interest whatsoever in who you are

    [pauses, Chaplin starts moving away]

    Edna Purviance: Mr. Chaplin.