Gold Rush

Eileen 2022-03-22 09:01:47

Every movement and every expression of the mime master Chaplin is impeccable. He always plays some minor characters, and what he wants is naturally the original purpose of comedy: to make the audience laugh, but from the perspective of minor characters, he can also show the imprint of the larger environment and the ugliness of other people's hearts. It seems that it is just about a small person who went to pan for gold, and finally became a rich man and got love. But behind the laughter was the American Gold Rush, the greedy people in the Gold Rush. The uninterrupted soundtrack in the film is like watching an opera and reminds me of Tom and Jerry. This kind of laughter continued until the Christmas Eve when Georgia teased him, Chaplin slept alone on the table and dreamed of being with Georgia, which reminded me of a sentence: the core of comedy is tragedy.

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  • Hailey 2022-03-28 09:01:03

    not as good as Modern Times, City Light, or The Great Dictator, funny enough, but does not touch something deeper about life, society, or human beings.

  • Hailey 2022-04-20 09:01:41

    Needless to say, the whole film is full of various bridges that make future generations worship. When the New Year is approaching, Georgia failed to make the appointment as scheduled. When everyone in the tavern was dancing and singing, the homeless man leaning on the door of the wooden house had a complex look of loneliness, sadness and loss, which instantly made people understand Chaplin's performance. realm.

The Gold Rush quotes

  • Big Jim McKay: [to the manicurist] No, no, not the nails - the corns.

  • Reporter: Gee! This will make a wonderful story.