The Tramp

Modern Times stars the Tramp. He is a little fellow alone in a nascent society of other immigrants and vagabonds and petty miscreants. Now a factory worker, the Tramp is an Everyman, and his antagonist is society itself. The enemy is named in the movie's title. This movie was Society and the movement of modern technology tower over the common man, making humans only appendages of machines. For example, the "Billows Feeding Machine" sequence, for instance. Thanks to a mechanical salesman that speaks

Critics and commentators differed widely with respect to the value of Chaplin's film. Some praised Chaplin's genius for successfully entertaining movie audiences with yet another presentation of his famous character, The Tramp. These critics were glad that "Modern Times," in spite of its references to problems of the Great Depression, did not attempt to convey any social or political message. Other reviewers expressed disappointment that a film of such an important artist as Chaplin, and with such

At first glance Disney’s Lady and the Tramp released in 1955 is a classic romantic love story between two dogs where the upper-class girl falls in love with a lower class boy. It follows the struggles they encounter when trying to be together. However, after reading Locating America: Revisiting Disney’s Lady and the Tramp by Daniel Goldmark and Utz McKnight it is clear that the undertones of the film tell the viewers a different story. The film depicts how American culture should be and what is

the ever changing life we live can take a toll on how we choose to live. The tramp, Charlie Chaplin, goes through many hard times in the course of this short film. He worked in a labor intensive factory, got caught in a machine, spent time in jail, failed at several jobs, and finally found his calling of being an entertainer. The woman he was going to spend his life with was homeless and caught stealing bread, but the tramp took the blame. The duo took care of each other and finally found the happiness

jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. In the film he uses jokes and sound effects to add more to the comedy and make it more entertaining for the audience. Chaplin uses comedy to start the film. In the first scene the tramp is shown sleeping on a monument that is being presenting to the city. One example of comedy is when Chaplin uses the kazoo as a sound effect when the mayor is speaking. This pokes fun at the politics at that time and shows that the mayors words are

the noose is on the tramp so the tramp falls in instead. The tramp’s encounters with the flower girl leave her with the wrong impression of him; she believes he is a rich man. During the boxing match, the tramp believes his coach is the flower girl. The tramp’s opponent in the match also punches the referee in the midst of the chaotic fight, mistaking him for the tramp. The police and butler wrongly accuse the tramp of burglary, even though the millionaire actually gave the tramp the money. The increased

released in the U.S. in 1918, the same year that World War I ended, so while the humor portrayed through Chaplin’s character, Tramp, may have eased the sensibilities of a tired and war-torn country, the whole film had dark socio economic undertones. For example, the opening scene features Tramp, a homeless gentleman currently calling a vacant lot his home. Throughout this scene Tramp struggled to maintain his composure and dignity against the “vast evils” of a drafty bum; this scene certainly elicited

story in comparison to the other Chaplin films. This is done through a full-length story that also has side characters and side stories woven in seamlessly. Previously in the other films the focus was primarily on the Tramp and only the Tramp. However, in City Lights we focused on the Tramp, The Blind Women, and the Rich Entrepreneur allowing for a more full-length feature film with different cohesive stories. In Ewen’s article “City Lights: Immigrant Women and the Rise of the Movies” she focuses on

Charles Chaplin, famously known for being the first time Chaplin wears the tramp costume. The movie was token place in a hotel lobby. A drunk man, the tramp, runs into Mabel and tries to engage in a conversation. Mabel walks away and goes on a date with her lover. Once Mabel returns, she goes to her room and plays with her dog. While leaving her room for a quick moment, the door closes and she gets locked out in her pajamas. The tramp comes up the stairs and finds her. He tries to grab her but she escapes

his films, which made his motion pictures unique in their own way. He also built this persona named “ The Tramp” that would be known all over the world and that would lead him to a career that would last him more than 75 years. City Lights was one of many iconic Charlie Chaplin films to date. City Lights showed to the audience how a person should never judge a book by it’s cover. The Tramp wasn’t a wealthy man what’s so ever but he proved to his audience that a person doesn’t need money in order