Charlie Chaplin, he
was known as an actor, director and a song composer. His uniqueness has made it
difficult for the next generation to follow his footsteps in his particular forte.
Among the silent movie stars, he is the most loved and well-known from ‘City
Lights’ to ‘Modern Times’. Aside from that, Charlie Chaplin quotes became popular and legendary. There are
various categories from motivational, sad, love, and inspirational quotes. These
quotes allow everyone to think about life and things that are happening around.
Charlie was known in
silent films. Silent movie or silent film started between 1877 and 1880. Charlie
was young when he started performing for silent comedies under Mack Sennett
where he portrayed the little tramp. It is a character of a man that behaves with
manners despite of the adversity and bullying. The character is rich in talent and
rebellious at the same time, but with a gentle heart. ‘The Little Tramp’ is also
referred by Charlie as ‘The Little Fellow’ but it is not always the role that
he portrays in all of his films.
Charlie Chaplin was
influenced by his predecessor Max Linder, a French comedian for silent films
too. Chaplin even dedicated one of his films to Linder. What makes Charlie unique
from the rest of the comedian in his time was his individual style. He performs
comedy as derived from circus clowns and mime with combination of acrobatic, meaningful
gesture, facial expression, and perfect timing. He has learned all of it from
working with musicians, magicians, dancers, comedians and even with animals.
For him, the best way
for the wit or tragedy to be located in a situation is to have an environment where
something natural can happen. He has observed in theater and in film the
strategy of keeping the audience’s attention is with exaggerated emotions that
do not seem natural. He has seen the chance to create a different environment to
allow nuance to come through.
Chaplin’s films
have always started straight to the point. He has learned to have his viewer’s concentration
by a line or an act that will let them continuously watch him and laugh. Even
though the films do not have scripts, the emotions are always strong. He was
seen always as a much older man with a moustache but it did not hide his expression.
What everyone can benefit from his movies are the moral lessons. There are movies
that were rated best but you can’t learn anything from it. Many comic artists have
been influenced by Chaplin in terms of acting and style and none of them has reached
what he has achieved.
“Simplicity is a
difficult thing to achieve”, this is one of the famous Charlie Chaplin quotes. It is also one of the few things that Chaplin
has left for the current generation and the next to come. The quotes were
derived from passages but mostly are statements from his speeches that are remarkable.
He truly deserves to be called the greatest comic artist of all time. With today’s
technology, silent films are no longer popular as it was before. However, Chaplin’s
work will remain as he has a lot of contributions in the film industry.