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Melville’s “Bartleby, The Scrivener” and Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” share the same theme, which is the despair of the working class under the upper class. Bartleby and Chaplin respectively represent the working class in their stories, and they both undergo hardships due to the tedious tasks they are given to perform. Both characters eventually rebel against their managers (which represent the upper class) in their own ways; Bartleby constantly rejects the lawyer’s order of proofreading…

theatrical, and intensely entertaining. The General is a film that fit three genres into one hour-length movie. Drama, action, and comedy are interwoven together brilliantly through the movie. Even though Buster Keaton is not as widely known as his rival, Charlie Chaplin, his films stand the test of time and prove to still be enjoyable for audiences in 2016 as they were for audiences in…

Prompt: In what ways can "Monsieur Verdoux" (dir. Charlie Chaplin, 1947) be considered a version of "Bluebeard"? Pick out a couple scenes you saw in the movie and explain their connection to the original tale and what unique attitude is revealed by Mr. Chaplin's changes to the story. Even though there are several differences between “Monsieur Verdoux” and “Bluebeard”, “Monsieur Verdoux” can be considered a version of “Bluebeard” due to the actions of Monsieur Verdoux and the plot of the movie.…

In Lovecraft’s “The Music of Erich Zann,” the viol that Erich Zann loves to play is a symbol for a drug because Zann becomes addicted to playing his viol. The story begins with a university student, who is the narrator, telling of the time he visited Paris and had to stay in lodging that he could afford, which is where he met Erich Zann, the protagonist, who plays otherworldly music with his viol. The college student stays in an apartment on Rue d’Auseil street, which is in a part of the city he…

Nate Parker Nate Parker is an American actor in movies and a director for his movies. He also produces movies as well as write them. Some movies that he starred in were Beyond the Lights, Red Tails, The Secret Life of Bees, The Great Debaters, Arbitrage, Non-Stop, Felon and Pride. He was born on November 18, 1979 and is 37 years old. He was born in Norfolk Virginia. Parker wasn’t always an actor, in his earlier days he was a wrestler. He wrestled at Great Bridge High School and also went…

Modern Times illustrates how in the pursuit of technological and industrial growth the factory owner, who subjected his staff to cruel and unfair conditions, lost his humanity out of greed. The movie opens up with the text “humanity crusading in the pursuit of happiness” across the image of a clock ticking away, which shows that time dictates progress and everyday life within the factory (Chaplin). The clock also symbolizes the idea that “time is money” and that efficiency -- the greatest amount…

The film, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," directed by Michel Gondry, is a critically acclaimed science fiction/romance. This film follows Joel Barish's and Clementine Kruczynski's separation after a miserable, two-year relationship. They both separately undergo a procedure performed by the Lacuna Company. The company's technicians have the technology that allows them to erase people's memories and certain past experiences, in which the procedure takes place while the person is a sleep.…

Charlie Chaplin The Speech Charlie Chaplin directed, produced, and starred in the film “The Great Dictator” in 1940. The film was considered by most a propaganda film that showed through comic satire that those that were against us as a country were incapable, untrustworthy cowards. The idea was to create something that would lead the audience to those same conclusions. The speech included in the film became an iconic proclamation of our own issues in the United States at the time. In the film,…

Charlie Chaplin once said, “To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.” Charlie Chaplin was the best comedian actor performing in the 20th century. He had everyone on the edge of their seats laughing through their tears, the mark of a true comedic actor. He knew how to play with his audience and make them laugh at everything, which is a rare trait that not everyone possess. Now since he has passed, Bill Murray has kept up his work by making people laugh at…

Charlie Chaplin is most well-known for his character The Tramp, as well as writing, directing, and starring in his own films. Just as Hollywood was moving into “talkies” or films with sound, Chaplin was still going against the grain. He remained one of the last silent film stars until the release of the political satire comedy-drama The Great Dictator in 1940. Besides his singing part in Modern Times, this was the first time audiences heard Chaplin’s true voice. The Great Dictator tells the…