MULTIMEDIA REFLECTION 3

    CHARLIE CHAPLIN

 Charles Spencer Chaplin was an English comic actor, movie director and composer. Chaplin is one of the most important figures of the silent movie era.  He is among the essentials of the early days of Hollywood.

     He was born in London in 1889. His mother and father were music hall performers which made him accustomed to stages and help him be discovered by others. Chaplin’s mother had mental problems and spent most of her life in asylum which led Chaplin to move to America.  

     Though he was born in England, he started his acting career in America. The character, Charlot, which is the most popular symbol of the silent movie era, is portrayed by Chaplin. Most of the people remember him as ‘Charlot’. In addition to Charlot, he took part in many films both as an actor and director. He can be counted among the most     prolific artists of the film sector 

     There are two main reasons why Chaplin is considered among the most talented film makers of the history. Firstly, he was an innovative actor. He used many different methods, choreographies and acrobatic gestures in his movies, which most of the people would regard as impossible. Another reason is the time of his debut which coincides with the end of the First World War. At that time, people needed fun, laughter and relief, which was brought by Chaplin to them as a gift. To sum up, Charles Spencer Chaplin arose as a talented comedian and managed to provide the people with a sense of humour, which makes the world a livable place.

VIDEO REFLECTION

I chose this video, because the best known character portrayed by Charlie Chaplin -Charlot- takes place in this video. One can imagine how people used to watch movies in the past when there were not sound movies. It is easy to see in this video that making people laugh is harder when the sounds are not involved. I would like to have stated a better version of Chaplin. However, due to the impossibility of reaching to the resources of these movies, I found this one appropriate.The lack of quality of the scenes is obvious, which makes the old films more valuable, because it shows what kind of periods people experienced before reaching the very well developed technology of the current period. I hope my journal about Charlie Chaplin has entertained you while reading and led you to learn more about him.