movie ending
wht does it say? is it hopeful? what does it say about the american dream???
share Chaplin's feature films always ended with a mixture of happiness and pathos. In "The Circus," Myrna gets the star-tight-rope walker, but the Tramp is left behind as the circus moves off to its next city. In "City Lights", the Blind Girl recognizes the Tramp as her benefactor, but he is not the suave millionaire that she thought his was. "Modern Times" is in this tradition. The Gamine and the Tramp are left homeless, jobless, and running from the authorities with only what they are carrying. Not so happy. But look at the ending shots. The Tramp tells the Gamine to smile, and they head off into the sunrise. There is a lot of hope there.
Myrna and the tight-rope-walker are happy and the Tramp may find happiness elsewhere. The Blind Girl may get over her shock and take in the Tramp who helped her so much. And the Gamine and the Tramp may find happiness. That mixture of happiness and hope is an integral part of Chaplin's films.
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