Chaplin Speech

10/16/2013

Here is the speech we watched in class. I would like to leave a comment about your thoughts on the speech, but make sure you get your midterm done first! Remember, the midterm is due at the beginning of class.

17 Comments

Kimberly Person link

10/16/2013 11:56:55 am

I was not in class to see this speech. However, I'm so glad I had the oppertunity of watching it. I'm not familiar with Chaplin, so when i started watching the video, I did not expect to hear him speaking about liberty and equality between humans. I was very moved by his message.

Mandy Hall

10/16/2013 06:30:34 pm

I am glad we listened to this in class without the video. For me the modern pictures distracted me. The speech is strong and powerful and I like how he starts off so gently and humbly which draws you in and then he builds.

Star Simon

10/17/2013 04:31:56 am

This video struck me as powerful from the get go. He explains that we as individual people are selfish and greed overpowers our hearts, when we should be overfilled with joy, and the love of others.
Then as the video goes on i feel as if he changes his audience from each individual separately to all humanity as a whole, and how our society has brought barricades and blocks from allowing us to see each other as equals. That the very people we place in charge, are the ones who are enslaving us.
Without much background on the context of Chaplin, what i can tell is that he said these words many years ago but are still relatable. The issues he speaks of are only getting worse and worse as time goes on.

Tamalyn Cervin

11/6/2013 01:15:18 pm

Hi Star! Yes, this is an example of an "A" speech. Actually, an "A+++" speech. It's amazing how much he crams into just three minutes and thirty-eight seconds! And yes, it's even more applicable now than when he first gave it, I'm guessing around WWI.
Before watching this video, this was my perception of Charlie Chaplin: a mute comedian. I've seen a few of his movies (?) or at least, I've seen him on film. This is like, the early 1900s when film was still black and white, and when sound was first coming into film, because the earliest ones were silent. I don't know if I've even heard his voice before, because in his comedy films, he doesn't talk; it's all body language. I do remember him eating a leather shoe once... and I think he actually did eat it... it's because in the sketch, he was so desperately hungry that he ate his own shoe. So when we watched this in class and I saw that we were watching a speech by Charlie Chaplin, I definitely did NOT expect anything like this. This completely changed my perception of him as a person. I didn't know he had such a powerful voice!
But everything he says is SO TRUE!!! It makes me tear up... and just want to be a better person. *sigh*

Alicia Velazquez-McKean

10/17/2013 01:39:31 pm

I appreciate the visual enhancement but I found that it was not necessary as the tone of his voice and the fluctuation of pace in his speech were effective in illustrating the passion of his message.

Marquis Corbett-Palmer

10/18/2013 08:41:41 am

This was much more powerful and moving watching it. I watched it about 3 or 4 different times. All the different visuals and people used as examples to certain clips. Also with the music it made his speech much more powerful. I enjoyed watching this.

Christine Xiong

10/21/2013 03:48:05 am

I liked how they edited our modern world and compare it with the other history that we've all gone through, showing what the world have turned into and what solution we should take to make a better world. Every time I watch this, it just keeps on getting better.

Also, I think that the music have shaped the mood of the video, making the Chaplin's speech intense and deep.

Tamalyn Cervin

11/6/2013 01:17:49 pm