The director of Chaplin achieved to create a deeper meaning to the lead actors life by way of introducing lightning styles that have made his subtle expressions clearly manifested. With the alternation of black and white and color shots, the director was trying to emphasize the shift in mood in the characters perspective. Although the dominance of color images depicts the happiness that Charlie always shows the world, it is his personal demons that constitute to most of the highlights of the films.
Charlies Personal Conflict
When he began his journey, he posed as a happy person, nevertheless dumb in some aspects, but still functional, he attracted many contemporary critics and friends. In his attempt to make the world know that there is a way to be happy even when everything is sorrowful, the value of color made a quality impact. The director successfully put depth in the way that Chaplin was made, and this was possible in certain aspects of the film that he has put into consideration.
It can be seen overall the film that the musical score and the lighting effects made a part of the dramatic aspect of the movie. When the scene is happy, strong and vibrant lighting is used when there is a conflict or a sad judgment, a dreary atmosphere is recreated with the use of tingling music and harsh lights. Along with this are the actions of the actors and the changes in the weather condition. It is common for such movies to depict sad realization scenes in the rain and a sunny day for each overcome trial that Charlie have pursued.
Charlies Character Composition
Firstly, the director has created Charlies impeccable yet peculiar sense of personality through his likewise taste in clothing. The way that Charlie was dressed up in the movie can be described as smart, but the way he acted contradicted this. At times his humor was bordering on being simpleminded, partly because the director is trying to depict his failure to adapt in the present culture he is immersed in. Another notion of his humor was his signature beard, which until now is known everywhere. That and the fact that he always keeps a happy face for the world to see is his personal demeanor.
The outfits used by the director in the movie were characteristic of the era that they came from. This has been assured so that whatever they have changed in the movie can still be related with the true accounts. The director did not want to deviate much, and the adherence to the key structures made it even better. The director knew better than to try to recreate everything in Charlie. However, he tried to choose the actor that would best identify with the character. The selected of Robert Downy Jr. to portray the role of Charlie is a good choice, as Downy is known to portray any role with ease. His own take on Charlie was close to the best that people can expect. Even the expressions of Charlie are well-suited on his face.
What is remarkable about Charlie is that he would rather smile than accept that he is sad. Even when he has been cheated, bullied, made fun off, he repaid the world with happy disposition. This is a personal escape that he has established for himself.
Charlies Life
His life, although constructed in a similar way to everyones, is different in the way he reacted to each aspect. This is depicted in his manner and in the way he dressed for the occasion. The director wanted to create a character that is prepared for anything, sunshine or rain. He made Charlie in such a way that he will be able to give hope to those who have fallen and at the same time paint a smile on everyones face.
Perhaps Downy had been given trainings and workshops to master his expressions, and this was a good move from the director. The movie is set in an overall subtle sepia tone that depicts the emphasis on the overpowering sadness in the world. The movie is laden with symbolisms that have been carefully placed by the director in strategic locations. If one is not observant enough, he would not even notice the cue in the sound and lighting to change whenever the atmosphere is overpowered with happiness or sadness. Even when Charlie is not speaking, he is expressing himself in his actions the director also made it a point that the surroundings adapt to his feelings.
The world is seen through different perspectives, and each person has his own take on the natural events that are happening. For Charlie, the world is a myriad of happy events that is interspersed with trials and changes. No matter the intensity, he believes that it is fleeting and that everything will be back to normal again. This he showed when he continued forward with his life even when he has already been given enough trials than a man can take. His deep optimism made the world a better place, one that is worthy of his time and attention.
The director commanded everything with ease and subjected everyone to his powerful orders, which eventually led to a wonderful film. The director wanted to show how deep Charlie was, and this he achieved by using elements of theater and film design to cover up his flaws and pad him up with an inhuman capacity to think and comprehend beyond what others opt to do. Overall lighting, music, directing and blocking made the movie worth all the phrases that it has received. The director knew how to play with different scenes and emotions and tossed them together to create a film that relates as well as teaches.
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