Comments on: Current Crush

By: Nimish Batra

Nimish Batra — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:32:42 +0000

But isn’t that the point? With no perspective on the past, it’s just a comedy picture that no one would give second glance to in today’s world!

But I’m getting too far ahead. I shall watch this and tell you if I could understand the meaning (i am hopeful).

By: cantueso

cantueso — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:22:39 +0000

But you don’t have ghettos there, do you? A part of town where some minorities live all by themselves, with their own shops, but not necessarily desolate. I think the German Jewish ghettos were even small middle class, poor, but not destitute. There seem to have been barbers and bakers and fruit dealers that had their own shops.

By: cantueso

cantueso — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:18:05 +0000

To Nimish

But it is not a funny story. It is terribly sad. For some reason that real big sadness is not depressing to watch. There are very funny moments, though, and that girl is much more pretty in the film than on that photo. –

But do they have an idea of Mussolini there? He is very funny in the film, too. I think Chaplin wrote the film script. There are greast speeches delivered by Hitler and by the little Jew, both played by Chaplin, both in front of millions of people. The speeches are in no man’s language! They are only a language imitation! And yet the viewer sits still and thinks he understands every word.

By: Nimish Batra

Nimish Batra — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:58:54 +0000

cantueso – But doesn’t that give us a different perspective, if not the intended one? We do know the story of Hitler’… handiwork (they get too much for me, so I try to get my knowledge in doses rather than full on). But not living in an area which had been through the utter obliteration of soul that the monster and his cronies caused gives us a different viewpoint. At least I hope we understand the subtleties of the movie – otherwise it’s just a funny story – we get those free on the internet – it would lose much of it’s charm, but gain a halo.

Adam – I saw her pics @ Wiki. They’re not as good as this one. AWESOME find. She looks so happy! And serene and excited at the same time!
Whoever the photographer was, this was his La Giaconda.
Also, it goes on to prove that if you fall for someone after one look, subsequent looks won’t matter because you still remember that first look – in the rain with her hair slightly wet – the sunset reflecting golden rays off her radiant face – the blood of a thousand zombies as she slashes through a veritable mob…
Great find. Got a bigger size? I need backup wallpaper after David’s image confuses people. And I hope it’s not got them pesky copyright issues (because then I’ll use it @ work!)

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:59:32 +0000

She is gorgeous. Thanks for the link!

By: cantueso

cantueso — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:30:55 +0000

It is not a typical Chaplin, and it was forbidden in the US. In the film that Paulette plays a Jewish girl who becomes the little Jew’s bride. I wonder whether the film can be understood from there, where you did not have the Nazis right next door.

By: Nimish Batra

Nimish Batra — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:20:01 +0000

Ohh. Must see Chaplin movies in this case. Paulette looks aamazing in this photo!

By: cantueso

cantueso — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:56:00 +0000

I think it was this Paulette that is also in The Great Dictator. I never get around to watching a movie and have seen only two, but I have seen the Great Dictator many times.

Chaplin plays Hitler and also a little Jew, a barber, who looks very much like Hitler. Hitler goes fishing and falls into the water (and dies, but the viewer does not know). When at the same time the little Jew walks down the road, lines of Nazis salute him and he is taken high up the stairs to address millions of Germans waiting for him to speak.