In this case Charlie Chaplin was inspired by the things that were going on in his surroundings. Although Chaplin’s films consisted of him being a comedic, vaudeville type of character, the social context of his film is extremely significant. This actor, producer, director, and composer was one of the most loved people in film theater. Even though he was a notorious artist many of his films were thought to be controversial. One example of this would be his famous film Modern Times. This film, created in 1865, was most related to the technological advances that were brought forth to the people living in that area around that time. Even though this film was comical, Americans did not fully know how to comprehend the film because at this time America was going through the Great …show more content…
He discusses some of the same points that were talked about in the Silverstone article. I’ve learned that during this time, Chaplin was looked at as a genius. Modern Times took two years to make and at this time in history no one but him and his employees knew what work has been accomplished during this time. Chaplin believed that his films should be kept a secret until it has been released. With this tactic I believe that Charlie increased his audience’s anticipation which influenced them to love him and his work even more. Wilson says that one factor that could have put a hold on the release of Modern Times was because Chaplin was not an experienced scriptwriter. In most of his film Charlie creates as he goes but in this film in particular he decided to create his own script in hopes to reduce time and production costs. Interestingly, Laoghaire says that not being an experienced script writer could affect his chances of being a great all around filmmaker. He says