I am not given to the use of the words and thoughts of others to express my own feelings. But tonight I witnessed nothing short of a grand poem, an unfolded monologue of passion, in part of a film so bitterly funny, and so bold, that I felt the need to share it, unblemished by my perception.
Here, for your refreshment, is the closing soliloquy by Charlie Chaplin in the movie The Great Dictator:
Apart from its context, this speech loses none of its potency. The film, however, remains strongly recommended. The wonderful fact is that this ending follows nearly two hours of sharp commentary, and hilarious antics, on the bribery of tyranny, and the hard blanket of despair. I laughed, and applauded, and felt whole the grasp of its arm, as it plunged me into itself, to relate, and to feel as Chaplin felt. It is one of the best films I've ever seen.
Here, for your refreshment, is the closing soliloquy by Charlie Chaplin in the movie The Great Dictator:
Apart from its context, this speech loses none of its potency. The film, however, remains strongly recommended. The wonderful fact is that this ending follows nearly two hours of sharp commentary, and hilarious antics, on the bribery of tyranny, and the hard blanket of despair. I laughed, and applauded, and felt whole the grasp of its arm, as it plunged me into itself, to relate, and to feel as Chaplin felt. It is one of the best films I've ever seen.
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I initially heard this entire speech as the foreground of a Dan Reed song. And then googled it to end up on this site.
I had seen The Great Dictator before but have never been moved by the words so much as now in the current status of affairs in the world where the greed of a few men have caused the economic meltdown worldwide and war remains one of the root causes behind this.
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