The Cure

While watching the film The Cure with Charlie Chaplin it seemed to rush over me a sense of innocence. It seems that I have always known who Chaplin was and how he was a comedian in the silent era, however when i think of silent film I don't think of them to be funny. However, this isn't the only film that we have watched in this class that was supposed to be humorous. This got me thinking of why so many people associate silent films and not humorous. Is it because it is harder for viewers today to grasp the films of those days because they are so different from what we consume now? Is it really not that funny? Or do we sometimes take films to seriously? I don't know if there is a right wrong answer to any of these questions, but it is interesting to step back and think how different the silent era was. Chaplin however, when on screen seemed to make the film come alive. Although there was no talking throughout the films he expression and just his way of acting felt as if you didn't even need to hear him say anything. The expression that Chaplin was able to pull off I believe is something that is lost on the actors of today. Chaplin was able to tell a whole story without even talking and he wasn't afraid to go and make himself look like a fool. Chaplin was an actor that paved way and made history for the silent era and beyond. It would be really interesting to see someone today try and pull off what he was doing.