Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin in 1936
is the greatest pantomime i have ever watched.
Chaplin is indeed a genius of his time.
He is perfectly aware of his surroundings
and the happenings of his country -
serious poverty, unemployment, strikes
and whatsoever that plagued that dark era.
However in this challenging time,
Chaplin did not forget the necessity of human life -
laughter and happiness,
as we see how he subverts authority
and the government's attempt to change
the people's lifestyles and characters,
remaining a tramp.
As said by both Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne,
the beauty of Chaplin's films is that
he does not succeed in life eventually,
but remains a tramp.
I am so going to borrow all his films to watch!!
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