A Favourite Moment (or scene) in Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights"
Discuss your favourite
moment/scene in the part of the film assigned to you with a check mark.
You can
find most of the film (in pieces; no full version exists, although you might find an almost complete version if you look) at YouTube if you
need to re-watch. Use at least one literary term (setting, character, conflict,
irony etc.).
Write between 150 and 200 words in a standard paragraph. Please
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31 comments:
At about 10 minutes, after the intertitle, “Evening,” a favourite scene is when we are invited to view the flower girl’s home, learning from the setting about her life and family. It opens with an old woman by a roaring fire pouring tea from a kettle. All seems well. The girl is shown climbing steep stairs to her apartment, arriving with quite a few unsold flowers to exclaim, “Grandma!” as she arrives. Business is not good it appears, but she seems happy and, after cranking up an old Victrola record player, she kneels at the window to water her flower pots. We shift our view then to a young man (shot from behind) who is whistling to call on someone. For a moment, we might think the man is calling on her. He says hello to the flower girl but then leaves with his date. The final shot is a close up of her in the window looking wistful and mouthing “goodbye.” She brings in her caged birds, and the scene is over. In about a minute, Charlie Chaplin gives us a good sense of her character and personal situation—truly a masterful way to bring us her story. —199 words
Falling in
Steve Park
The street scene in the "City Light" makes me happy because of two characters' pure hearts. I felt charming from Charles' quick act like a innocent child when Charles rapidly took the money and scampered to the women to see her. On the other hand, I was fascinated by the woman's unchanging beautiful smile under the bright sunshine and her kindness as she said polite word such as "sir" at the end of speech. I also like to see his mind to give every thing, when he fell in love to the flower seller and paid 10 dollars for two basket of flowers without changes. when Charles offered his arm to the basket carelessly by mistake, I was interested to know his shyness from basket as the setting. Furthermore, I was excited about Charles pure desire to look like nice person when Charles called butler as if he is house owner and order for keeping flowers to the butler. Therefore, that scene catches two people's pure hearts and make me pleased. -175 words-
City Lights (Frist third)
My favorite scene of the movie, Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights, is the blind girl meeting Charlie for the first time. She was selling flowers on street corner when Charlie was running away from angry police officials. She assumed that Charlie was a rich man who was driving a car. Her act of selling a flower with smile contrasted the angry faces of the people in the ceremony. While angry people showed hostility against Charlie, she invited and accepted him like anybody else because she was blind. Being blind, she could not judge Charlie by his appearance. The scene implies that we have prejudice on people based on what we observe with our eyes. This implication carried on when the rich man accepted Charlie as his friend only when he was drunk. It is even more obvious that we could be free of our prejudice only when we are intoxicated. This irony creates the tension in the movie and escalated when the girl who are heal now finally recognized and accepted Charlie without prejudice at the end of the movie.
My favourite scene in the movie “City Lights” is the night scene and it last for about three minutes. It was dark when a drunk man came down the stairs of the monument. He was carrying a bag with rope and a stone. He wanted to end his life. He put the rope on his neck when Charlie came. The man stared at him, but Charlie didn't leave because he sense that the man will do something bad. The man ignored him and continued. Charlie stopped him and adviced him to face life and be brave. The nice thing about this scene is it's a sad moment but Charlie puts a fun side to it. I laughed in the part where the man still decided to kill himself despite of the advice. He put the rope again but this time Charlie was also wrapped in the rope, the man bent down to get the stone and threw it. Charlie fell on the water instead of him. I loved the part where they are about to leave. Charlie went back to get the flower, it was memorable to him. The setting is perfect for a drama-comedy scene. This scene creates friendship and has a moral lesson about life.
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Character in The Second Third of “City Light”
When I watch the silent film “City Lights,” by Charles Chaplin, I am impressed by the vagabond's dual character in the second third part. The scene speaks to the audiences a lovely and pure relationship between the blind girl and the vagabond out of silent. The vagabond is obstinate and unruly for sure, but whenever comes to the girl, he is full of tenderness and affection. After persuading a rich man to buy all the flowers from the girl, he politely takes off his hat and asks to walk her home, even he knows she is not able to see it. He may never walk with a girl before, funnily, he carries other side of the basket handle excitedly. When the girl corrects him by holding his arm, he is in a surprised happy. On the stair, after saying goodbye, he suddenly hold the girl's hand and kisses it with naïve and sincerity. The soft music plays as background that renders the tenderness and passion of the man in tattered cloth beautifully. Inside of the poor vagabond are the sympathy for tragedy (blindness) and admire for beauty, which are awakened by the blind flower girl. His passion brings forth his sacrifice at the end of the film.
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“City Lights", the greatest silent movie of Charlie Chaplin's presents us a sweet and sorrow love story between a tramp and a flower girl. The impressing scene in the last third part is that the girl touches the tramp's hand twice. In order to earn the money for the girl, he tries to participate a boxing match, but he has been beaten black and blue. Finally he gets the money from his rich friend. Nevertheless, he is thrown into prison by misunderstanding. Before he goes to the jail, he gives all his money to her for rent and treatment of her blindness. The girl is so excited while touching his hand. How she wishes he would come back. The next autumn, he’s released. When he is wandering in the street, he occasionally meets his admired girl in a flower shop. Her eyes have been cured. She gives him a flower and a coin for the compassion . When she touches his hand again, she recognizes the man whom she misses all the time. Chaplin is famous for his union art of humor. In this movie, there are some conflicts of social problems and human emotions emerging from comedy expression which make audiences have tinge of sadness during the sound of laughter. That’s Charlie Chaplin, the greatest filmmaker in the world. (219 words)
My favorite moment in the movie “City Lights” is at about 5 minutes to the end of the film when Charles Chaplin gave the money to the flower girl and he went to the jail. Time was flying to Autumn - he came out from the prison and visited the place they first time met each other. The flower girl was not there because she opened her own flower store. She was not blind anymore and expected to see Charles Chaplin so much. When she heard her customer (young and handsome) said, "I'd like to order some flowers." she thought that was him because that gentleman came out from a car just exactly liked how they met at the beginning. Near to her store, Charles Chaplin wandered the streets in torn pants, a dirty bow, and a safety-pinned jacket. He was mocked by paper boys. When he found some flowers swept into the gutter from the shop, he stopped to pick one up only to endure the boys tearing at his exposed underwear. This moment made me worried so much for the film's ending. I didn't know would she accept him or not because he was not a rich guy like she imagined.
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In Charlie Chaplin’s silent film “City Lights,” my favorite scene was that “the sober dawn awakes a different man,” which was about 30minutes from the beginning since it showed us how two protagonists could change their characters after events. When a wealthy man was drunk, he was friendly to his new friend, Tramp; however, after he woke up from alcohol, he ordered his servant “whoever he is, get rid of him.” The sociable millionaire was gone and the cold blood business man came back to the real life. Additionally, after Tramp hung out with the rich man, he wore the high-end clothes and drove a luxurious car instead of wearing his shabby clothes. Moreover, he already desired to smoke an expensive cigarette which could afford by only affluent societies. When a stranger threw away his cigar on a street, an old guy picked it up, but Tramp pushed him away, snatched the cigarette and drove his car away. Tramp was arrogant and looked down that old man when he was in the car. I felt that he was pleased with his wealthy appearance. Meanwhile, the old man was surprised and confused that why a fancy driver stole that cigar. This funny moment told us how two men transformed their personalities; thus, I admired Charlie Chaplin’s all the genius works. (219 words)
My favourite scene was the boxer's locker room at 54 minutes in the "City Light" film. It was an affecting scene for me because his naive action brought me a rueful smile. Charlie, the tramp was persuaded by an enticement about the "easy money" with fifty-fifty deal. However, it was not that easy for him to make some money, but I had a good chance to look about how his desperation. In fact, this scene revealed that how much he loves and cares for the blind lady through his characteristic trait. Although he didn't know how to wear the boxing groves properly (no experience ever), the way he looked quite serious and genuine while he was waiting for his match. Moreover, not only Charlie performed about his feeling of tension and fear before the match in funny ways, but also he expressed out his true dedication for his love, so audience could have laugh and be moved to tears through this scene. Although he didn't make the money from this match, he paid off for her with his heartrending effort. Therefore, I valued this scene was the best scene in this film.
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City Lights
This was my first time ever watching Charlie Chaplin’s movie. The movie I watched was called “City Lights”. The very first scene you can see him sleeping on top of a statue and has hard time coming down when he is woken up. Even after that scene, you can see Charlie yelling at a worker that almost made Charlie fall in to a hole and the worker ends up being a giant compares to Charlie. I felt like from the beginning Charlie’s funny and full of silliness, but you could see the sweet and loving side of Charlie when he meets the flower girl. Also you can see his loyal and helpful side of Charlie when he saves a man from killing himself at the dock, but somehow he always manages to make the scene funny. (He almost got killed for trying to help suicidal man.) The best part for me was when Charlie tells the suicidal man to “Be brave! Face life!” You could see all these different characteristics within 20 minutes of the movie. Even though I personally don’t like silent film but I really enjoyed watching this movie.
Eddy
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NANCY NGUMO
THE FINAL THIRD
My favourite scene in the movie, “City lights” by Charles Chaplin was the arrival of the police after the robbery incident. Intelligently, Tramp managed to escape by switching off the house lights when his millionaire friend fell to recognize him, also the fact he had given him some money. On this way out, he met with other police crew, convinced them to enter the house, locked them inside and then fled. He then showed up at the blind’s girl place, handed her the money for the rent as he promised and her eye treatment .Although she was excited, emotional befell her when Tramp mentioned that he was gone for a “while.” On the streets, he was mocked by the newspaper boys over his ripped clothes. He was arrested and accused of stealing the rich man’s money, jailed for months before being liberated in autumn. Ironically, the cured blind girl mistook the young man customer for Tramp. She thought Tramp was wealthy, maybe because she had lost sight. Another irony is seen when the wealthy man fail to recall Tramp as a friend when sober. This illustrates how people are blinded and jumps to judge through physical appearance. The moral lesson of the movie is that, love can provide purpose and meaning in someone’s life.215WORDS
Favourite scene – first third
I loved Charlie Chaplin's “City Lights”; the whole movie is, undoubtedly, a masterpiece. However, if I have to choose one of my favourite scene, this would be the very first scene of the movie when, ceremoniously, a monument is donated (probably by one of the city's rich family ) to the people of the city . It looks like a very important ceremony since a lot of people are gathered there. When the monument is unveiled, all the audience has a big (unpleasant) surprise - a man is sleeping on the top of it. He seems to be a homeless judging by his clothes but, surprisingly for his condition, he is extremely polite and smiling. On the monument is written “Peace and Prosperity “ yet, ironically, instead of protecting and helping the poor man, all the people headed by officials try to chase him away; he is ruining the monument, the ceremony and the image of the prosperous city. This scene is not accidental, Charlie Chaplin being well known for his advocacy in favour of poor people. The scene is humorous yet, the message is clear : it seems that the peace and the prosperity are not meant for everyone. The tramp might be one of the city's people but the monument is not for him.
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City Lights (Second Third)
Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights” is a beautiful film that captures the audience with its two main characters. Chaplin uses innocent characters with pure intentions to draw in the audience and empathize with them. For instance, my favourite scene occurs 43 minutes and 43 seconds into the film, when Chaplin, “Determined to help the girl, he found work.” Despite his own situation, his love for the girl was so intense that he dropped everything in order to help her. Even when he discovers that the girl needs to pay rent, he offers to pay it for her, not having any money himself – eventually entering himself into a boxing match in order to help out the woman he loves. This part of the film brings more light to Chaplin’s character and shows us how hardworking, determined, genuine, and loving he is (not always such a silly guy!). This, paired with the sweet and innocent flower girl, makes a killer duo that captivates the audience and has us hooked, wanting more. All in all, Chaplin used character very wisely, which played a huge part in the film’s setting, plot, and overall mood.
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Pavi M
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City Lights Favorite Scene
At about 6 minutes and thirty seconds, my favorite scene is when Charlie met the flower girl for the first time. I like the scene because the setting is clear and very sad. The scene appeared to take place in a rich neighborhood as all the other people were dressed well. Charlie was forced to open a car’s door and walk through it because the road was very busy. This made the blind flower girl think Charlie owned the car and, therefore, was a wealthy person as she could only hear the door close. It’s sad that the wealthy people just walked past her. Nobody stopped to buy flowers from her. Only Charlie, whose appearance made him look very poor, cared enough to stop to talk to her. This is when he discovered that she is blind, and wanted to help her out by buying a flower from her. In about two minutes, Charlie Chaplin gives us a good sense of his kind warm heart in his character.
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In the silent film "City Lights" starring Charles Chaplin, the scene that enticed me the most is at the final third, at about an hour from the beginning, after the narration" That's my lucky rabbit's foot." He looks across at his awaiting opponent, but the stolid man who had just began to get undressed, felt like these stares from Charles had a more admiring feeling that left him uncomfortable. Seeing the previous opponent's face, he gets up and suggests to the big burly man ,"Let's take it easy and we'll split fifty-fifty." His opponent then answers with "Winner takes all!" and seals it with a punch to the table that hit Charles in the stomach. He then gets up and rubs himself more with the lucky horseshoe and rabbit's foot all over his body for more extra luck. Then suddenly the big fellow who had rubbed himself with the horseshoe and lucky rabbit's foot before the fight, was carried back unconscious, to which Charles instantly proceeded to rub off the luck off his body. The conflict between characters perfectly protrudes the movie's well-balanced humour and suspense.-188 words
My favourite scene in the final third of the film, “City Lights,” was that the tramp went the blind flower girl’s home with money which got from millionaire friend. And at first, he put the one bill in his pocket, and then, he gave money to her saying, “This is for rent, and this is for your eyes.” She rejected that money, but he continuously gave to her until she got it. Finally, she got it, and she kissed his hand as an expression of appreciation. He took it out from his pocket, and gave it to her, too. This scene showed us that he had a warm heart, altruistic mind, and honesty, although he did not give one bill at the first. Also, I could know human nature (ambivalence: considering other people and having selfishness). Although his characteristics were considerable, honest, and a warm heart, his small behaviour (keeping the money for himself in his pocket) showed up reality of the character instead of an ideal one.
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“City Lights” contains many humorous scenes that depicts the life of an ordinary person who falls in love with a blind woman. The first thirty minutes of the movie introduces us to a poor, clumsy man who shows his generosity by spending all his money to buy a flower. Also, we realize that the tramp is a lonely, naive person who unwantedly do unwise tasks that put him in trouble. My favorite scene takes place in the city where is surrounded by numerous buildings in a crowded area. The story continues with a caption saying, “to the people of this city we want to donate this monument; peace and prosperity.” Then, they uncover the statue after the man and the woman have stopped talking. This is when the first character of the movie, the tamper, lying down on the statue’s lap is shown to the audience. After, he wakes up in shock by people yelling at him to come down. It seems that that the statues are very respected for people that when he gets stocked with one of the statues’ sword he starts bowing at them and showing respect to defuse the situation. Hence, this movie shows the personality of the main character to us through its bittersweet scenes and make us feel all the difficulties that he undergoes to make the blind woman happy.
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A Favourate Moment of the Film “City Lights”
At about six minutes to the end, after giving the blind flower girl one thousand dollars for her rent and travelling expense for the eye operation, the tramp was hurrying to leave to escape from police. Facing to the girl’s affection, the tramp held her hand tightly, kissed it deeply, hesitated sadly, and urged her again to cure her eyes. As a socially lowest man, he never felt such an emotional need from his adored girl and he never ran such a huge risk for himself. On the other hand, the girl mistook him as a millionaire benefactor and was unwillingly apart with him. This uneven information undermined their relationship, also intensified the conflict to the climax. The contrast of the tramp’s heroism and the girl’s supposed situation, and the fact that we knew but the girl didn’t know, formed a dramatic irony. From the sophistic irony, Chaplin showed his instinct of storytelling skills -- invoked audience with full sympathy on the tramp.
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Love and Sacrifice
The scenes happening in the last three minutes in the silent film” City Light” are the most incredible scenes that I have ever seen. The music, the content, the setting and the acting are all perfect. Although the emotional changing in the flower girl character took only one minute, it was really touching. She shocked and cried when she recognized that he was a man saving her life while Tramp was totally opposite emotion, he smiled. The smile of happiness and satisfaction because she realized him, she did not run away or pretended not to know him in spite of his poor appearance. With Tramp, recognizing him, crying because of him seems to be enough for all of his sacrifice. Through the film, he acted as a silly man, but it is undeniable to say that he was actually a kind man who was willing to do everything for his lover. I almost cried when he asked “You can see now?” for the first and only question to her. Although he significantly sacrificed himself to pay for her debt, for her vision, for her comfortable life, he did not ask for anything, not love, not marriage (which he deserved for). Save the best for the last is absolutely right for the ending of this movie.
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In the silent film of Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights,” it was very amazing film that made the viewer never blink an eye to watched every scene in the film. It inspires people that love is unconditionally. The film are full of love that no matter what happen Chaplin will do everything for his love. He will do such job that he didn't know what will happen to him just to give everything to his love. I salute him for his love to the girl that he will give with no return. For me, the best part of the film is when he go to a boxing match and think that he can do all things for his love ones. This part captured my attention and think that in early age it started that no matter what you have physically, the thing called love accept everything even your flaws. Chaplin is a small but terrible guy, determined, and loving person. That’s why this film keeps me reminding in a saying that “Love is Blind.”
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City Lights
The moment that becomes memorable for me is when Charlie Chaplin gets release from prison. Then meat the flower girl in her big and fancy flower shop. Before the flower girl meat Charlie, she has feeling that the person helps her to get the treatment to see again is close to her. Her grandmother asks her, “What is the matter, Child?” The flower girl replay “Nothing, only I thought he had return.” After a few minutes she meat Charlie, she did not recognize him first when she touch his hand. She realizes the hand which helps her in a very hard time that she was going through. Charlie said, “You can see?” The flower girl answer, “yes, I can see now.” What I understand from her line is that she means two things. One, she got her vision back and another she could see a poor person sacrifice for her than a wealthy person. Charlie did not take that much risk just he love her, and also he did for being a human.
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My favourite moment of "City Lights" is the last scene when Charlie Chaplin asked the fowler girl, "Can you see now?" and the girl answered, "Yes, I can see now." It is the resolution of this story. Charlie Chaplin who is a tramp not a rich man came out from the jail for a misunderstanding and met the girl on her shop. The blind girl can see now after Charlie offered a help to have an eyes surgery. Charlie is poorer than before and wanders on the street. Their reunion is unexpected. The girl misses the man who helped her and she assumed he was a rich man, also we can feel her love to Charlie. When she recognizes Charlie at her shop, she looks at Charlie with acknowledgment and understanding, but Charlie hesitates to see the girl and let her know the truth. This scene shows the two characters' pure and innocent. The ending is a sore lump; it is so honest and touch to our life that something is true but not always beautiful. The film is a suspended ending about their romantic love but it still moves me so much. (193 words)
Charlie Chaplin’s ‘’City Lights, “was an entertaining movie with different emotions involved, but mostly humorous. My favourite part in the film was a short scene (20 seconds), when Charlie’s attention caught by the flower girl on the sidewalk. I was touched by the character of Charlie on how he showed his gentle manner to the flower girl. Although he figured she was blind and won’t see him; he still lifted his hat on his head as a sign of respect to her. When Charlie gave back the flower (it fell on the ground) to the girl, he also helped her to stand up while he lightly held her hands. Even he knew the flower girl was blind, he smiled and looked at her sweetly while he paid for the flower. After he gave the money, he was still attentive to the flower girl and softly supported her when she sat down. Charlie showed us his admirable behaviours and big heart -through his readiness to help people whatever situation they are into. The film “City Lights,” gave the audience a taste of unlimited laughter, so as a moment of gloominess due to Charlie’s sacrifices for others. It’s indeed, a quality film worth watching
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Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights”
From the second third part, my most favourite moment in Charlie Chaplin's film is when Charlie first time comes to flower girl's home to meet her. She looks very excited and happy to meet him. When Charlie enters her house, he kisses her hand and puts his hand on her forehead to check for fever. He shows her fruits and vegetables that he brings for her. Then he takes out a newspaper, it says “Free operation for poor.” She seems overjoyed to hear about it. She says that she is able to see him. However, by that time, Charlie accidentally opens the book and sees a enveloped. She excitedly requests him to read the letter. The letter is a rental notice letter, which her grandma hides from her. The girl starts sobbing, but Charlie comforts her, and without thinking his own situation, he says that he will help her to pay rent. After that, he kisses her hand again and leaves her house. Therefore, this part clearly shows Charlie's character that he is a loving, caring and kindhearted person. I found it one of the most affectionate and emotional scenes in the whole movie.
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About 40 minutes into "City Lights", Charlie Chaplin's character the "Tramp" is sitting in a men's boxing change room preparing himself for a fixed match that will help him earn some quick cash to help the flower girl. He's taking it easy, relaxing and confident that all will be well until the man he was to fight has to leave abruptly. From then on his character presentation is perfect to display to the viewers in a humorus way, that he is nervous to face this new opponent. The "pretty eyes" the Tramp flashes to his opponent adds to his presentation and gives the audience a chuckle as it is exaggerated and cartoon-like. There is another man in the room who is preparing for a fight before him and the Tramp sees him rub a lucky rabbits foot on his face, the Tramp also does this in hopes of winning the match. Another chuckle comes from the audience when that same man comes back into the change room knocked out from his own fight, and the Tramp tries to wipe away any "Luck" he has just rubbed on. With a perfect combination of character and setting, this was my favorite part of the movie because it shows how willing the Tramp is to help the poor girl, while keeping the viewers smiling and enjoying the movie.
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Love and Hope
In "City Lights," by Charlie Chaplin, the best sense that stayed in my memory was the final sense when the tramp has just returned from prison. The flower girl was feeling emotional showing internal conflict. Suddenly, a rich customer comes into the shop. She wonders if he was her mysterious benefactor. However, when he left without any acknowledgement, she realized she was wrong. Her grandmother asked, "What’s the matter?" She answered, "Nothing, only I thought he had returned." I felt there's something that connects them beyond their power. He wanders the streets of the city searching for the girl. While he was bending to get a flower from the floor outside the girl’s shop, he was again picked on by the two newsboys. As he turned, he saw her and stared. He completely forgot about the flower and crushed it. Nevertheless, the girl kindly offered him a fresh one and a coin. He got embarrassed, awkwardly he ran dragging his feet. She stops him and hands him the flower. When the girl holds his hand to place the coin, she recognizes the touch of his hand and realizes it was him. When she said, "You?" and "Yes, I can see now" Those lines speak volumes, and has significance beyond the movie. The sense ended with her holding his hand close to her heart. It was a special ending, because it completed the whole story. 232 words
My favorite and memorable scene in the movie “City Light” is at end part of the movie. At this moment in the movie, Tramp was surprised. After he released from prison, he went across the street to visit the flower girl, but the girl was not there. He was disappointed, and he had bad situation. Although he brought happiness to the girl’s life, his life was full of pain and sorrow. His clothes were tattered, and some city boys made fun of him. When he saw the girl, he fascinated by her. He can’t believe that he found the girl again and she can see. The most sadness moment was when the girl thought he is a beggar and gives him money. When he takes the money the girl touch his hand and understand he is her lover. This moment of the movie was very important. The viewers were scared the girl would refuse him because the girl was waiting for a handsome and rich man, but the girl happily accepted him with a beautiful smile. The “City Light” movie was the best movie I have ever seen in my life.
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I had not watched the famous silent film (City lights by Charlie Chaplin) full version before. But I have seen the very first scene about removing the veil from a monument several times few years ago. It is also my favorite moment in the first third part of this film because of not only funny but also irony. After the first subtitle says,” To people of this city we donate this monument; peace and prosperity”, a solemn inaugurate begins. Some important figures on the stage are announcing while the people below the stage are giving them warm applauses. Everything looks like “peace and prosperity”. Ridiculous, when the lady unveiled, a homeless, the protagonist Charlie , is sleeping in the arms of the monument. And all people are condemning him to leave there. Unfortunately, Charlie’s pants are punctured by the sword of the monument so that he is hung on it. When the US national anthem sounds, everyone shows their esteem at once and Charlie does same thing without losing his politeness. This is an irony. The city is not peace and prosperity like people of upper class preaching. There are discriminating and poverty in this city. The irony is a beginning of showing us how the real life of the city. The city lights are people who like Charlie.
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Sarjeevan kaur
City light
My favourite moment in this movie was at the last six minutes at the end of this movie when the main character meets the girl after a long time. At first she could not recognize him but after holding his hand for a brave moment she instantly knew that he was the guy who helped her when she needed help the most, she thought that he would be rich and wealthy but when they met after her surgery she could see his true form that he was not. The character put her needs before his. "You" the girl asked him he nods yes. Look at the irony when she could not see him he was a prince for her but now when she can see him, he's just an ordinary guy. It was a really meaningful movie and a hilarious one too I really enjoyed it.
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My favorite scene in the first thirty minutes of “City Lights” happens around 7:20, when the Little Tramp first meets the Blind Girl. It takes a while for the tramp to realize that the flower girl is blind and when he does come to know this he looks astonished then seems to become quite smitten with her gentle manner. At the end of the flower and money exchange the tramp quietly sneaks off then comes back to silently watch her work. This moment is humorous as the blind girl gets up to fill a bucket with water and ends up throwing it where the tramp is sitting. This short few minutes shows us part of the characters of the tramp and the blind girl. The tramp is shown as compassionate towards someone who he sees as having a harder lot in life than him; the girl is shown as kind, respectful, gentle and a hard worker. Once again we are shown that silent movies can convey just as much personality and emotion as modern films.
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