Looking for a child and encountering a fairy and running into love and meeting a shadow

Cleve 2022-03-24 09:01:50

1. The comedy on the screen and the unrestrained life in life are the projections of Chaplin's childhood shadow. The true, kind and beautiful characters and unrealistic happy endings we see are not hypocritical, but Chaplin's sincere idealism. At the same time, his poor life and rich earning experience make his films particularly close to the masses.
2. "Finding a Son and Meeting Immortals" is full of personal touches. Rather than saying that the dream of heaven is Chaplin's own dream, it is better to say that this whole story of finding a son is the father-son tenderness that Chaplin yearned for. After marrying Una, there are no major works out, which is a proof that happiness no longer needs to be found in movies.
3. Interestingly, in O'Neal's play in 1928, the heroine's father prevented her from marrying her beloved. This episode was actually staged in 1943. O'Neill's daughter, who wrote the tragedy, ignored her father and daughter to marry and write a comedy. Chaplin, seeking O'Neal's psychological shadow area.

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  • Devil: Vamp him.

  • Written note: Please love and care for this orphan child.