Review of The Great Dictator (1940) by Ivan D — 22 Sep 2009
Chaplin's masterful and very humorous attack to the insanity that is Nazism. And just like Mr. Chaplin's silent films, "The Great Dictator" as a full talkie, still has its fair share of golden moments.
Though a lot can be mentioned when asked "What is the funniest sequence?" in the film, my favorite is the whole state visit to Tomania by Benzino Napaloni, it's just funny to think what could have happened if Hitler and Mussolini acted that way.
And the final speech, somehow caught me off-guard, because I expected the Jewish Barber to blabber nonsensical things, but instead, Charlie Chaplin delivered what maybe is the best monologue in cinema history.
This is without a doubt, one of Chaplin's greatest achievements, and inspired many other war parody films, such as "Dr. Strangelove".
This review of The Great Dictator (1940) was written by Ivan D on 22 Sep 2009.
The Great Dictator has generally received very positive reviews.
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