Unexpectedly informative and informative, the story twists and turns constantly

Kamryn 2022-04-07 08:01:02

Subjective rating: 9 points

Plot overview

A little diaosi who helped people take pictures on the side of the road, because of an accident, he met a heroine who worked in the news center and was determined to pursue the heroine. Then I bought a hugely broken camera and tried to shoot good works so that the owner of the news center paid a high price for his works. But by accident, he kept making mistakes, and finally, with the help of the little monkey he bought, he cleared his innocence, proved his shooting ability, and won the heart of the heroine.

Evaluate feelings

I forgot to take the headphones off my backpack on the plane, and I just remembered that I had downloaded this silent movie from the 1920s by mistake, so I started watching it with the mentality of passing the time. The story twists and turns. In a typical Chaplin style, I never imagined that the scene of the fight in the Chinese street would be so hilarious, and the scene in the changing room of the swimming pool was absolutely amazing.

It's hard to imagine that this is a movie from a hundred years ago. Although the technology has advanced a lot, it is really hard to match a movie that can be so innovative in image expression like this.

The little monkey is really cute. The heroine is also beautiful!

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Extended Reading
  • Ahmad 2022-04-07 08:01:02

    Rarely, Keaton's character has a bigger goal: chasing girls. The filming was really sweet, especially when you put down the phone and ran to the girl. The development of the story still emphasizes contingency: after filming for a long time in Chinatown, there was a problem with the film, and the monkey accidentally knocked out and saved everything (and also won the praise of "best camerawork"). Keaton's eyes were so funny that he stared at Big Mom in the pool and wanted to laugh once at a time.

  • Virgil 2022-04-09 09:01:09

    8.8/10. ①The story of the male protagonist, a working worker photographer, after a series of hard work and setbacks, he finally achieved a double harvest of career and love. ②The whole process is full of laughter (although this level of laughter is not strong enough to exceed 9.5), specific paragraphs such as: asking the police about the location of the fire scene, playing a baseball game with myself, knocking on the piggy bank, two people crowding the changing room, Nudity in the swimming pool + grabbing a woman's swimsuit, knee-jump reflex tests with the police on a rainy night, multiple mistakes in the camera smashing glass, and a war reporter recording a gang fight in Chinatown, etc. ③ Some parts are too tragic, which does not match the comic temperament of the film; the rhythm of the ending is rather rushed.

The Cameraman quotes

  • Office Worker: What are you doin'... givin' me a sleigh-ride?

  • Buster: Where's the fire? Up there there's a fire down here, they said.

    Cop: In which house?

    Buster: No! It's not in a which house... it's in a warehouse!

    Cop: Now... where is it?

    Buster: Where's what?

    Cop: Where's the which house? I mean... which's the warehouse?

    Buster: Which warehouse... where?