Modern Times
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HBO MaxAmazon Prime VideoCriterion ChannelHBO MaxWhat does "Modern Times" mean? Discover the hidden meaning, symbolism, themes, and interpretation of this movie by Charlie Chaplin. Complete analysis with cultural context.Overview. "Modern Times" marks Charlie Chaplin's final performance as his iconic Little Tramp character. The film finds the Tramp as a factory worker struggling to survive in the modern, industrialized world.
Modern Times, American silent film, released in 1936, that starred Charlie Chaplin as a man at odds with modern technology.Modern Times is regarded as one of Chaplin’s most lighthearted films. There is certainly plenty of social criticism (the film highlights the dehumanizing impact of technology), but he plays the story mostly for laughs. The sight gag of Chaplin haplessly trying to keep pace with the assembly line in the factory is regarded as a classic comedy sequence. The film also gave Goddard, who was living with Chaplin, her first starring role.
