City Lights (1931)

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 21 6:33

City Lights could be the best Charlie Chaplin film to date; this poignant, entertaining film is both funny and heart-warming. This film also marks one of Chaplin's last silent movies. It was a bold move to release a silent film when the day and age of silent movies had dissolved, but Chaplin's trademark character just wouldn't be as appealing with a voice. City Lights is another tale of the trademark Chaplin character known as the Tramp. As the film opens, the Tramp (Chaplin) is revealed to be sleeping upon an important statue that is being unveiled to the public. After sparking a lot of protest by the people, the Tramp flees and runs into a beautiful blind girl (Cherrill) selling flowers. After mistakenly giving the impression to said blind girl that he is wealthy, he frequently v...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jul 4 14:30

If you've never been exposed to a Chaplin film, or a silent black & white film in general, this would be the one to watch first. It will make you fall in love with that golden era of film making. Either this, or Chaplin's 'The Kid'.

All actors in this film I believe are better than most of the big shots today, because without clever scripts and speeches, these actors had to rely exclusively on their facial and body expressions to convey their character's emotions. The boxing scenes are some of the best slapstick comedy ever filmed, and to top it off the love story, especially the final scene, will melt your heart and should even bring a tear of pure happiness out of you.

This movie is perfect.

Rating : 10/10