The first 1920s movie I've ever watched all the way through. I actually found a few scenes pretty funny. Charlie Chaplin was a genius you could tell this man worked day in and day out. Each scene was captivating and crisp no mistakes imagine working as a fellow cast member I'm pretty sure he would make you repeat your scene over and over again. His humour was one of a kind how do you make people laugh with silence?. The orchestra music fit a few scenes such as the running scenes. Overall I rate this movie on the high side of the bar a 7.

Chaplin outdoes himself in portraying the importance of caring about others. The significance of this story, the theme shown throughout is putting others before yourself. The Tramp as portrayed by Chaplin is a goofy, but simple character that emphasizes that people must be kind to one another to survive. The Tramp looks after the girl who longs to be accepted by her father by talking with her and giving her food when she is hungry. Even in the end when she falls in love with another man the Tramp puts her happiness before his own. This is a message that can be translated to that in the end life may not work in your favor but what's best for for another in that time.

Okay, so I'm going with a 5 here and I'm sure Charlie deserves more than that. I like film and certainly respect the film making of this day, but this felt very long to me. The story line is so simple that I can almost guess what will happen in the end. If I was out of a school setting it probably would have helped. It is interesting how far we have come and the fact that it all stems from films like these. Definitely would make a good background movie during a party. If you really sit and watch it though you can see how much work he put into it. It was not a simple push and play effort of today. It was a real passion which I'm sure outreaches many actors currently at work. Definitely need more comfortable chairs in class. Definitely can't wait till the movies with speaking in them.

Charlie Chaplin's vision for silent films was so good that when sound was introduced he still released a silent film, and the circus was a wonderful film. Chaplin's sequencing was fabulous. He could tell a story without sound like no other. This film had some great acting all throughout with very little room for error. You as a viewer can tell that Chaplin wants his films to be of the highest quality and he pulled through very well on this. Giving characters layers is something I thought was going to be brought into films later on when you have sound and better quality, but Chaplin pulled through very well. While I would love to see what he could do with sound and a bigger budget, he made a very well rounded film. He was the master of silent films. And this didn't disappoint.