Descriptive Essay On Charlie Chaplin

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! -Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin, one of the greatest filmmaker and director, acknowledged by all over the world. Chaplin’s films are generally known by its’ humor. However, deeper than that, he has a unique style in camera shots, cuts, plots and moreover, in character establishment. In cast designs, he did not focus on costumes and stage props, he instead, put more efforts on characters’ action and facial expressions. Every character has a strong characteristic which helps the storylines go straightforward. He did not like equivocation in his films; he expressed his films clearly rather than using metaphors. Chaplin had a distinctive technique in filming; his shots …show more content…
The immigrants hope to get freedom here, but instead, they suffer abuses, poverty and unfair treatments. In the beginning of this film, I see the camera shot at Chaplin, hanging on the ship from a rear view. With the rocking ship effect, I unconsciously reflected he might have gotten sea sick. However, surprisingly, he is just fishing. The beginning gag guides me to understand how the entire story will present afterward. I, then also know that the lead must play the role of a witty and playful character in the story. Conversely, other immigrants on the boat look lack of vitality; most of them are just resting. During the dining time, everyone on the boat suddenly wakes up and striving to be the first to get the food. In the dining hall, Chaplin applies exaggerated rocking of the boat to make the humor of bumping into people, but simultaneously, I feel Chaplin is telling the audience the chaotic of the immigrants. Later, a short shot on two woman immigrants. The young woman leaves her mother and gets some food in the dining room. Then, change to the scene where Chaplin are gambling with people and has won the game. A big guy in the game does not concede, but he does not have enough …show more content…
The scene begins with Chaplin is a training soldier in the army, but he does not perform well in the army; Chaplin displays this awkward cast by repeating his mistake in the army. After the training, everyone rests in their tank. Then, change to a scene where Chaplin is deployed to the trenches of France. People in the army have to take turns to stand guard every day. I see sometimes artillery shell flies to their camp, but Chaplin here acts cool-headed; he does not respond to the abrupt shell. I believe here Chaplin is telling us this had happened normally in the war. On the contrary, German soldiers look nervous and take seriously in wars. During Chaplin stands guard, there is a montage of city life collage with the scene. I imagine soldiers often think of city lives, or else, usually think of going home because of the harsh lifestyle in the trench. Subsequently, to the next scene which soldiers get their letters and packages from their home, but Chaplin does not get any. Fortunately, after the disappointment, he gets a package. He raps the package rapidly despite he is not sure whether the package is his or not. In the first part of the film, Chaplin conveys military’s homesick during the WWI from character’s expression. To the next section of the film; the soldiers sleep in the dirty water. A frog stays on Chaplin’s comrade’s