City Lights

Another one of The Tramp's adventures in film, an what a lovely one! In this City Lights, The Tramp tries to help a poor and blind flower girl he has fallen in love with. So many great scenes where Chaplin delivered a magnificient and touching performance once again. Comedy, drama and romance all mixed together to create a beautiful piece of cinema. Written, directed, scored and performed by the incredible Charlie Chaplin.

He's again the hobo. Every time I watch a Chaplin movie I realize that this isn't my cup of tea. I don't think it's funny or a histrionic masterclass. I fail to understand why people obviously thought that it was funny when the movie premiered. It's just silly. I mean there's perhaps historic relevance here but I can't really appreciate this fact since I don't know how other movies from that era compared. That said, there's bits and pieces I like: The historic city, the Rolls-Royce, the contemporary entertainment clothes and interior design. The fight night is entertaining. I like the (tragic?) ending. I always liked that Chaplin's tramp showed poor people and their desolation in midst a rich upper class (who isn't always happy either). The entire romance isn't bad either. Well, it's not particularly romantic but the mere fact that she's blind and poor makes his feelings for her special.