Review of The Great Dictator (1940) by Rachelle ' — 12 Feb 2012
Charlie Chaplin was one of the masters of the silent era, but when he finally spoke, boy did he have something to say. This film alternates between silly and serious, as Chaplin mocks Hitler then turns around and plays a lovable Jewish barber facing persecution in his home country.
I kept waiting and waiting for the mistaken-identity plot to kick in, but Chaplin saves it til the end, and for a great reason; so that the Jewish barber can take the podium in the final moments of the film and give an electrifying speech about the power of the human spirit, and democracy, and liberty.
What a speech! What a film!
This review of The Great Dictator (1940) was written by Rachelle ' on 12 Feb 2012.
The Great Dictator has generally received very positive reviews.
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