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Analytic review on "The Great Dictator"

Metaphorically literature is a mirror of society which reflects the good and evil values of society. Film study, as a part of literature helps us for better understanding of it. The Great Dictator provides us better understanding of the setting of society in 20th century and equally mirrors the political parody of modern age.   Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer. He is considered as one of the most pivotal starts of the early days of Hollywood. He has cultivated the form of silent film which later reached at its highest pick and considered as the best art form of literature. Under the title “The Tramp” he gained a world wide fame and remembered as one of the most important figures in the history of film. Chaplin and Hitler were born within a week of one another.There was an unnatural resemblance between the Little tramp and Hitler.They represented the opposite pole of humanity. The Great Dictator The G...

Movie review on "The Modern Times"

Movie and Literature are two well known art forms. In this era these forms build and go together. Being a student of a literature, movie watching is essential as well as a new way of learning for me. Nowadays movie can act as an effective educational tool. Only reading of the book can’t be much interesting but the movie can be.The visual clips of the movies can help or as well as provide a better understanding about any literary work. In the department of English, we have a kind of fun and enjoyment to study literature along with the understanding of the various movies. Today we had a movie screening of THE MODERN TIMES, American comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin which was published in 1936. It is considered one of his most important films along with his classics such as The Great Dictator, Gold Rush and City Lights. Charlie Chaplin is known as #polymath. He was an English comic actor, filmmaker and composer. He rose to fame in th...