Modern Times (Review)

Modern Times was silent film by Charlie Chaplin depicting the era of depression in the world along with that of the industry boom. In the movie we are presented with a futuristic industry with machines and technology not available yet but that are there to make the workers miserable. However, Chaplin changes the setting to a present view to show that either way in the future or in the present people are still miserable. The unemployment during the great depression is shown in this film as something regularly seen. Chaplin depicts himself and the Gamin as regular people trying to make due with what they have during these times of trouble. As a silent film Chaplin was showing a movie behind on the times something ironically contrasting with its title. The talkie revolution had since happened. However, he never strayed from the idea that a picture is worth a thousand words. He clearly showed that the troubles the world was facing and that he himself was facing with the police in his real life weren’t something out of the ordinary. He wanted them to take notice in every language out there. What better way than with a silent movie. Modern times depicted the life of many Americans during this era, people who during desperate times fought to survive. His last message being that one must smile and never give up because things will work out…eventually