City Lights Symbolism

We are familiar with the statement that love, friendship and kindness are best exhibited by actions rather than words; and what best way to prove this theory than with a silent film. City Lights demonstrates the unspoken expressions of love through the actions of Charlie Chaplin and his devotion to help the blind women that stole his heart. Moreover, City Lights can captivate your attention from the start; in fact Charlie Chaplin’s unspoken word truly gives the viewer a complete glimpse at the unfolding story. My expectations of a silent film changed completely; all together with the idea that silent movies were only dull and dreary. In other words, the use of motion and the artistic movements of Chaplin gave color and life to his love story …show more content…
Not only was Chaplin kind enough to help her with the purchase of a flower but was soon under the effects of romance. As a matter of fact we are able to visualize this concept in depth in the next scene; in where Chaplin halts the suicide attempts of a drunken millionaire by reminding him that tomorrow will be a bright day. Chaplin’s hopeful pleads detonates the effect that love has changed him and hoped to give the same effect to the drunken millionaire. Additionally, we are able to perceive Charlie Chaplin’s kindness by the way he holds the millionaire from the back and how he continues to convince him from not jumping. Another noted observation was that through comedy we are able to connect how this odd friendship came to be. Charlie Chaplin is taken into the exquisite life of a millionaire but not losing his own …show more content…
For instance, the millionaire gives him money to purchase all the girl’s flowers and the gives him the chance to take her home on his Rolls-Royce. Charlie Chaplin’s actions illustrates the courtship a gentlemen undergoes to win a girls heart. In the same manner, we are able to understand that Chaplin has caused the same effect on the girl just by seeing how she draws her hands to her chest as she enters her home. As Charlie comes back to his friend he is confronted with the news that the drunken friend he saved is now prepotently asking not to be bother. The millionaire’s upright posture and hand gesture allows us to recognize that he is not the same person Chaplin met. Later that afternoon the drunken millionaire is back; surely recognized by the curved back and unbalance walk. At the same time we are able to see Chaplin’s selfless act of kindness as is driving him home safely without any upbraided