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🍿"El Gran Dictador" (Película) o de cómo Chaplin, nos hizo reír y pensar |Artículo Original de Marabuzal (ESP-ENG)@marabuzal209d
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  1. CINEMANIA 14: THE GREAT DICTATOR.@spliddash1079d

    Hello friends, a big hug to all movie lovers and all the followers of this Hive platform, today I bring you in this section of cinemania a movie a little old and classic, but very important in the world of cinema and especially one of the best film actors in history.


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    THE GREAT DICTATOR.


    THE GREAT DICTATOR.

    The film is a parody on the figure of "Adolf Hitler", made and starring the silent comedy actor "Charles Chaplin", where he plays two main roles. Released in 1940, the film "The Great Dictator" has become one of the best productions of black and white comedy cinema, which protests against the war and dictatorships of that time and still remains so today.


    Plot: T he story takes place in the 40's in the middle of the second world war, and follows the story of two characters one is a Jewish barber and the other a military of the Nazi army called "Adenoid Hynkel", both characters played by Charles Chaplin, in the development of the plot the barber has an accident and loses his memory. The barber being so identical to the military is confused with Adenoid himself who takes his role in the Nazi army, the barber being inside realizes all the bad things and atrocities of the regime and sets out to make a change, writing an anti facist speech against the war and saying yes to peace.


    Protagonists: The main protagonists of the film are "Charles Chaplin" who plays the "Jewish Barber and Adenoid Hynkel" and actress "Paulette Goddard" who plays "Hannah". There are also other characters such as: officer Schultz who is "Reginald Gardiner", Interior Minister Garbitsch played by "Henry Daniell", and Herring played by "Billy Gilbert". Among others.


    Release date: The film was released on October 15, 1940, and cost approximately $2 million dollars of the time to make. The film had a great impact at the box office worldwide, making the movie a success.


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    scene from the movie


    Director - Producer - Screenplay. The director of the film was the same "Charles Chaplin" who also played the two main roles. He also wrote the script and was the producer. Chaplin wanted this film to be made the way he wanted it to be made and he did it all himself. It is like a personal work, even Chaplin himself financed it out of his own pocket. At that time nobody made films criticizing war or dictatorial governments, and Chaplin did it in his own way, protesting with comedy and art through cinema.


    Soundtrack: The music was made by the musician "Meredith Willson" and Charles Chaplin himself. Who wrote an incredible score for this production, the music plays a very important role in the production, giving the scene touch, and taking the audience to feel the nostalgia, the comedy, in general the emotions, through the music, a very famous theme of the film is "Titine" and of course also the memorable speech at the end of the film, which is one of the most iconic speeches in the world of cinema which has gone down in history, speech written by Chaplin himself.


    Traveling effects. Being a black and white film, it had outstanding visual effects for its time, these talking about the 40's, were used "Superimposition of images", the manipulation of the scale and the use of different editing techniques to make shocking scenes in the narrative of the story. Undoubtedly Chaplin did not stop at expenses for visual effects to obtain a cinematographic work of art.


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    scene from the movie


    Based on: The film is based on the image of the dictator "Adolf Hitler" and his oppressive government, from here comes the idea of Chaplin in making a protest against facism in Europe in the decade of the 30s and 40s, thus using satire and comedy to criticize the regime and its murders and tortures, and at the same time promote the values of freedom and equality for human beings. The criticism in this film is forceful against the Nazi regime and is a resistance against the oppression of the then dictator Adolf Hitler.


    Curious fact: A very important and super curious fact is that with this film Chaplin broke his characteristic of making silent films, in this film he breaks the silence and it was the first time that the actor's voice was heard, giving his iconic speech in the role of the Jewish bib. People at the time were shocked because it was the first time that Chaplin spoke in the movies in a role.

    Another fact is that it is said that the character of the Jewish barber is really his most famous character in "Charlot the tramp", but this is still said today that the character of the Jewish barber is really his most famous character in "Charlot the tramp". but this is still being discussed today, since Chaplin himself never said if it was really or not.


    Criticism: The Great Dictator is one of the most studied and criticized films by the public and important film critics, highlighting the boldness and courage of Charles Chaplin to touch such sensitive issues as politics and the problems of society at that time. Giving a balanced message through comedy, drama and parody, carrying messages of courage and freedom, and above all of love for others, thus creating a shocking cinematographic atmosphere, but that also made the film a masterpiece of art of cinema and a very important historical document in the world of cinema.


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    movie poster


    Opinion: In my opinion there is not much to say, only that the film is a work of art in its entirety, and that it has gone down in history from generation to generation, and its legacy and message continue to fight on. Bravo to Charles Chaplin and the great work and legacy he left to all of us who love good movies.


    Concusiòn: The Great Dictator is one of the best movies in the cinema, one of the most important too, for its message of courage and freedom that transmits and its comedy that at the same time makes us laugh, in a world where there is so much evil just for having the political power in the nations. This is what Charles Chaplin criticized and he knew how to do it through parody and comedy.

    It also highlights the performances of Charles Chaplin to perform the two main roles and especially in addition to acting to be the writer, producer and director of the film that is something incredible. Here comes the saying "If you want something well done, do it yourself" and so it was, he made an iconic film for the cinema and the world and its message is still valid at this time even though this film is from 1940 today in 2023, his final speech is still pronounced as a means of protest and message to the war. Long live "Charles Chaplin".


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    The Great Dictator - Charles Chaplin.


    Well my people until here this review for today, I hope you like this investigative work, I will leave here the link to the final speech of the movie, so you can see it, as I always say if you have not seen the movie, I recommend it, it is very good, thanks for reading, and see you in a new post. A Thousand Blessings.


    The Great Dictator subtitulado en español.


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  2. Film Review: The Great Dictator (1940)@drax1418d

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    If there is one person who can serve as an iconic image for the entire history of cinema, it is Sir Charles Chaplin. The British actor and director made not only a lasting contribution to the seventh art in early Hollywood, but also became the first truly global star with his popular silent comedies that, through their visual humour, easily transcended national and language barriers. Somewhat ironically, Chaplin’s commercially most successful, most critically acclaimed and, to a certain degree, best-known film is The Great Dictator, a 1940 satirical comedy which was not only the first true sound film in Chaplin’s career but also the first in which Chaplin’s fans could hear their favourite actor speak.

    The film, also written and directed by Chaplin, was clearly inspired by the disturbing current events that would escalate into the Second World War. The plot begins in 1918, at the end of the First World War. Chaplin plays the protagonist, an unnamed Jewish barber who fights as a soldier for the fictional country of Tomania and during a chaotic battle manages to save the life of a pilot named Schultz (played by Reginald Gardiner). The protagonist is injured during the rescue and spends the next two decades in hospital suffering from amnesia. When he finally leaves hospital and returns to his old shop, he sees that his country has changed beyond recognition – after being defeated during the war, it went through an economic crisis, riots and finally ended up being ruled by Adenoid Hynkel (also played by Chaplin), a fascist dictator whose brutal regime, embodied in uniformed stormtroopers, crushed all traces of democracy and liberty and made life miserable for Jews.

    As the protagonist tries to adapt to new and frightening realities in the Jewish ghetto, he meets Hannah (played by Paulette Goddard), a beautiful woman from the neighbourhood who helps him resist the stormtroopers. He escapes persecution thanks to Schultz, now a high-ranking official in Hynkel’s regime, who ultimately turns against Hynkel. In the meantime, Hynkel dreams of invading and conquering the neighbouring country of Osterlich and, in order to do so, wants to sign a treaty with Benzino Napaloni (played by Jack Oakie), the fascist dictator of Bacteria.

    If there is one word that should describe The Great Dictator, it is “anti-fascist”. This is the best-known and arguably the most important anti-fascist film, at least from the era when being anti-fascist wasn’t as safe and fashionable as it is today and when actually confronting fascism meant taking serious risks. Chaplin was clearly disturbed by the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe and its most extreme and dangerous embodiment in Nazi Germany. His motive for making the film, however, wasn’t strictly political. The Great Dictator was a very personal film from Chaplin. Inspired by a casual remark about the physical resemblance between him and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the famous actor recognised additional and disturbing similarities – both men were born almost at exactly the same time, both men had a similar physical stature and wore a similar moustache, both men rose from poverty, both men were masters in manipulating masses and in the 1930s Chaplin and Hitler were the most famous persons in the world. Chaplin used that similarity to create one of the most famous and effective impersonations in the world.

    The character of Hynkel was based on careful study of Hitler’s speeches and public appearances; Chaplin altered it in a comical way in order to make Hynkel/Hitler look like a pathetic buffoon who hides deep personal insecurity with his grandiose speeches and verbal violence. When Chaplin tried to sound like Hitler, the result was somewhat less impressive – speaking gibberish with a few German words thrown in might have sounded funny in the 1930s or early 1940s, but not today, or at least not for an audience accustomed to characters speaking German in cinema. Chaplin was more successful in the famous scene during which Hynkel plays with a globe and which also benefited from Chaplin as composer of the score (co-written by Meredith Willson), inspired by Wagner, a composer who was also admired both by Chaplin and Hitler.

    Chaplin played Hitler in this film, but he also played himself, clearly setting up the unnamed Jewish barber as a noble and almost heroic protagonist. Although Chaplin went on record as saying that his iconic Tramp character wouldn’t be used in sound films, there is a decades-long debate about whether the barber and the Tramp are the same person. In a couple of scenes Chaplin appears in the Tramp’s clothes, but it could be interpreted as a sort of fan service. A closer connection to Chaplin’s silent films can be found in the use of slapstick and physical comedy. Chaplin, whether through physical comedy or verbal tricks, delivers a great performance. He is helped by the rest of the cast, which includes Paulette Goddard, his wife at the time, who has good chemistry with her husband, although their characters’ relationship remains platonic. Henry Daniell and Billy Gilbert are good as Hynkel’s henchmen Garbitsch and Herring (clearly modelled on Hitler’s top lieutenants Goebbels and Göring), while Jack Oakie has a blast as a character modelled on Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini in a performance that would get him nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

    The Great Dictator is Chaplin’s best-known film, but it is also his most controversial. Controversies began even during its production in the late 1930s, when most people in the United States believed that global politics didn’t concern them and many Hollywood studios were wary of alienating Germany and its allies. This was one of the reasons why The Great Dictator used fictional countries and personalities instead of Germany and Hitler. The film’s subject became even more relevant with the start of the Second World War in Europe in September 1939, which coincided with the start of principal photography; when principal photography ended, Hitler had conquered France and become master of most of the European continent, making the film’s subject more relevant. However, Hitler’s reign of terror over hundreds of millions of people gave an unimaginably grim context to the theme of The Great Dictator and made many critics question whether it was appropriate to cover it in comedy. Chaplin would later give arguments against it by claiming that he would never have made the film if he had known the true scope of Nazi atrocities and what they would do in the Holocaust. During the war itself, however, The Great Dictator became a very effective tool of Allied propaganda, becoming extremely popular in the USA, Britain and France immediately after the liberation. Hitler’s regime, naturally, banned the film, although apocryphal stories tell that Hitler himself arranged private copies and even watched the film twice.

    The biggest controversy, and one that lasts to this day, is whether The Great Dictator is as good as its reputation and whether it has truly stood the test of time. While it is funny and certainly effective in its condemnation of fascism, the film is at times stylistically uneven, with some jokes that don’t work and look dated. But the most criticism is reserved for the ending, which uses the simple plot device of mistaken identity almost as an afterthought. It looks like Chaplin’s desperate way to provide some sort of happy ending to a story that was getting increasingly desperate in real life. The result is the famous speech in which the barber, after being mistaken for Hynkel, is given the opportunity to address his supporters and the world, pleading for tolerance, democracy and peace. Although the speech seems out of place in this film and adds to its stylistic incoherence, it represents the true voice of Chaplin who, with more clarity than in any of his other films, expresses his deeply humanistic values. While the film’s subject might have ended as a sad chapter of the 20th century, what Chaplin says in the end still has merit and relevance for our world.

    RATING: 8/10 (+++)

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  3. [Esp / Eng] Imprescindible ver El Gran Dictador / A must see The Great Dictator@nbarrios671900d

    Versión en Español

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    Charles Chaplin comentaba que era muy divertido ridiculizar a personas vanidosas que ocupan posiciones elevadas, y para ese entonces, (año 1939) la persona que más se ajustaba a dicha descripción era Adolf Hitler. Así, ideo una sátira en la que criticaba al Tercer Reich precisamente en la época que los alemanes invaden Polonia y comienza la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1 de septiembre de 1939).

    Chaplin consideró cancelar el proyecto debido a las críticas de los círculos políticos conservadores, pero el entonces presidente de Estados Unidos, Franklin Roosevelt, le solicita que continue con la idea.

    No sólo Hitler, (en la película Adenoid Hynkel), se ve reflejado en esta obra, también se caricaturiza a el ministro de propaganda Nazi Joseph Goebbels (Garbish), a la mano derecha de Hitler en el partido Nazi Hermann Göring (Herring), y a Benito Mussolini (Benzino Napaloni).

    Esta Obra Maestra de la cinematografía se llama “El Gran Dictador”, y se caracteriza por atacar a través del humor el Nazismo, el Fascismo, y el Antisemitismo. Es protagonizada, producida y dirigida por el propio Chaplin.

    Nos cuenta las vicisitudes de un humilde barbero judío (Chaplin), en el país de Tomania, al ser testigo de la barbarie de un régimen totalitario y que es confundido por su gran parecido físico con su lider Adenoid Hynkel (Chaplin).

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    Esta repleta de efectos cómicos como la escena del Dictador jugando con el Globo Terráqueo, la imitación del idioma aleman del propio Chaplin, una estatua del pensador de Rodin con un saludo nazi, las sillas de barbero en las que se sientan Hynkel y Napaloni las cuales a medida que suben representa el ego de ellos, y muchas otras.

    Además de Charles Chaplin protagonizan: Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Carter De Haven, Grace Hayle, Maurice Moscovitch y Billy Gilbert.

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    A continuación, les presento un breve extracto del discurso final de la película, (vale la pena analizar el fragmento).

    Extracto del Discurso Final de la película El Gran Dictador (Charles Chaplin 1940)

    … “El odio de los hombres pasará y caerán los dictadores y el poder que le quitaron al pueblo se le reintegrará al pueblo. Y así, mientras el hombre exista, la libertad no perecerá. ¡Soldados, no os rindáis a esos hombres que en realidad os desprecian, os esclavizan, reglamentan vuestras vidas y os dicen qué tenéis que hacer, qué pensar y qué sentir, os barren el cerebro, os ceban, os tratan como a ganado y como a carne de cañón! ¡No os entreguéis a estos individuos inhumanos! ¡Hombres-maquinas, con cerebros y corazones de máquinas! ¡Vosotros no sois máquinas, no sois ganado! ¡Sois hombres! ¡Lleváis el amor de la Humanidad en vuestros corazones! ¡No el odio!. Sólo los que no aman odian. Los que no aman y los inhumanos. ¡Soldados, no luchéis por la esclavitud, sino por la libertad! En el capitulo 17 de San Lucas se lee: «el reino de Dios esta dentro del hombre» No de un hombre ni de un grupo de hombres, sino de todos los hombres, ¡en vosotros! ¡Vosotros, el pueblo, tenéis el poder! ¡El poder de crear máquinas, el poder de crear felicidad! ¡Vosotros, el pueblo, tenéis el poder de hacer esta vida libre y hermosa de convertirla en una maravillosa aventura!

    ¡En nombre de la democracia: utilicemos ese poder actuando todos unidos! ¡Luchemos por un mundo nuevo, digno y noble que garantice a los hombres el trabajo y dé a la juventud un futuro y a la vejez seguridad. Con la promesa de esas cosas las fieras alcanzaron el poder pero mintieron: no han cumplido sus promesas ni nunca las cumplirán. ¡Los dictadores son libres solo ellos pero esclavizan al pueblo! ¡Luchemos ahora para hacer nosotros realidad lo prometido! ¡Todos a luchar para libertar al mundo, para derribar barreras nacionales para eliminar la ambición, el odio y la intolerancia! ¡Luchemos por el mundo de la razón! Un mundo donde la ciencia, donde el progreso, nos conduzca a todos a la felicidad. ¡Soldados, en nombre de la democracia, debemos unirnos todos!.”…

    Por su mensaje antibelicista, su humor afilado, su crítica mordaz al totalitarismo a la desaparición de valores y la perdida de la verdad y la justicia considero que está obra maestra del cine debe ser visionada más de una vez, además es muy divertida. Es imprescindible!.

    Gracias comunidad por leer la presente publicación, espero que sigamos retroalimentándonos a través de la exposición de nuestras ideas y comentarios. Hasta una próxima oportunidad.

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    English Version

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    Charles Chaplin commented that it was very funny to ridicule vain people in high positions, and at that time (1939) the person who best fit that description was Adolf Hitler. Thus, he devised a satire in which he criticized the Third Reich precisely at the time that the Germans invaded Poland and the Second World War began (September 1, 1939).

    Chaplin considered canceling the project due to criticism from conservative political circles, but the then President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, asked him to continue with the idea. Not only Hitler, (in the film Adenoid Hynkel), is reflected in this work, but also the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels (Garbish), Hitler's right-hand man in the Nazi party Hermann Göring (Herring), and Benito Mussolini (Benzino Napaloni) are caricatured.

    This Masterpiece of cinematography is called "The Great Dictator", and is characterized by its humorous attack on Nazism, Fascism, and Anti-Semitism. It is starred, produced and directed by Chaplin himself.

    It tells the vicissitudes of a humble Jewish barber (Chaplin), in the country of Tomainia, who witnesses the barbarism of a totalitarian regime and is mistaken for his great physical resemblance to its leader Adenoid Hynkel (Chaplin).

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    It is full of comic effects such as the scene of the Dictator playing with the globe, Chaplin's own imitation of the German language, a statue of Rodin's thinker with a Nazi salute, the barber chairs in which Hynkel and Napaloni sit which as they rise represent their egos, and many others.

    In addition to Charles Chaplin it stars: Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Carter De Haven, Grace Hayle, Maurice Moscovitch and Billy Gilbert.

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    Here is a brief excerpt from the final speech of the film (it is worth analyzing the fragment).

    Excerpt from the Final Speech of the film The Great Dictator (Charles Chaplin 1940):

    ... "The hatred of men will pass away and the dictators will fall and the power they took from the people will be restored to the people. And so, as long as man exists, freedom will not perish. Soldiers, do not surrender to those men who in reality despise you, enslave you, regulate your lives and tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel, sweep your brains, fatten you up, treat you like cattle and cannon fodder! Do not surrender yourselves to these inhuman individuals! Machine-men, with the brains and hearts of machines! You are not machines, you are not cattle! You are men! You carry the love of Humanity in your hearts! Not hatred! Only those who do not love hate. Soldiers, do not fight for slavery, but for freedom! In chapter 17 of St. Luke we read: "the kingdom of God is within man" Not of a man or of a group of men, but of all men, in you! You, the people, have the power! The power to create machines, the power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to turn it into a wonderful adventure!

    In the name of democracy: let us use that power by acting together! Let us fight for a new, dignified and noble world that guarantees men work and gives youth a future and old age security. With the promise of these things the wild beasts came to power but they lied: they have not kept their promises and will never keep them. The dictators are free only themselves but they enslave the people! Let us fight now to make our promises come true! Let us all fight to liberate the world, to break down national barriers, to eliminate ambition, hatred and intolerance! Let us fight for the world of reason! A world where science, where progress, leads us all to happiness! Soldiers, in the name of democracy, let us all unite!"....

    For its anti-war message, its sharp humor, its scathing criticism of totalitarianism, the disappearance of values and the loss of truth and justice, I consider that this masterpiece of cinema should be seen more than once, it is also very funny. It is a must see!

    Thank you community for reading this publication, I hope we continue to feed back through the exposure of our ideas and comments. See you next time.

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  4. The Great Dictator: la valentía de Charles Chaplin@cristiancaicedo1967d

    Una película imprescindible

    Aunque seas muy joven (o quizás no tanto), si te gusta el cine, habrás oído hablar de Charles Chaplin, uno de los genios del cine mudo de los años veinte y treinta. Sin embargo, es posible que no hayas visto ninguna de sus películas. Cine mudo, en blanco y negro, de hace casi un siglo, no te llama mucho la atención, ¿verdad? pues, espero hacerte cambiar de opinión con este post.

    The Great Dictator (El Gran Dictador) comienza con un humilde barbero judío que combatió con el ejército de su país, Tomania, durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. El hombre vuelve a casa años después del fin del conflicto, amnésico a causa de un accidente de avión, y no recuerda prácticamente nada de su vida pasada, su participación en la guerra, ni nada por el estilo, como si, para él, esos años no hubieran pasado. Decide reabrir su barbería, pero no sólo encuentra su local lleno de polvo y telarañas, sino que la situación política de su país ha cambiado significativamente. Adenoid Hynkel, un dictador fascista y racista, ha llegado al poder y ha iniciado la persecución del pueblo judío, a quien considera responsable de la situación de crisis que vive el país, mientras Hynkel y sus colaboradores han empezado a preparar una ofensiva militar destinada a la conquista de todo el mundo. Tomania, Hynkel, el símbolo del partido que son dos equis (o dos cruces, según se vea), antisemitismo, la conquista del mundo, ¿les suena familiar? Obviamente se trata de una sátira directa de Adolf Hitler y su partido Nazi, pero que además funciona como denuncia del antisemitismo, el fascismo, la intolerancia, la guerra, el totaliltarismo y otros temas relacionados. Chaplin logró elaborar una comedia que saca risas, a veces carcajadas, sin disminuir la seriedad y la importancia de los temas tratados. Hace reír, mucho, pero también hace pensar.

    Al igual que muchas de sus otras películas, se trata de una concepción y creación casi absoluta de Charles Chaplin: la dirigió, la escribió, la protagonizó, la produjo y compuso la banda sonora junto a Meredith Willson. Todo ello da cuenta del genio que era Chaplin. El humor, presente desde los nombres de los personajes (¿Adenoid? ¿Garbitsch?), se extiende a situaciones cotidianas y políticas de una excelente forma. Chaplin interpreta aquí a dos personajes, al barbero judío y al dictador del título, en una especie de guiño a Mark Twain, pero sin duda es en su parodia de Hitler en donde logra lo mejor.

    Cuando Hollywood comenzó a producir películas sonoras, Chaplin continuó haciendo películas mudas, hasta esta, la cual fue su primera película con sonido incorporado. En algunos pósters publicitarios se expresó "He talks!" para indicar que el célebre vagabundo hablaba en esta historia. De hecho, los discursos del dictador son de lo mejor de la película, pronunciados en la lengua de Tomania, traducidos por sus asesores, con un marcado acento alemán y una gestualidad cercana a la del infame líder Nazi. Criticar o remedar a Hitler ha sido un lugar frecuente en el cine y es un puerto seguro; después de todo, se trata de uno de los mayores genocidas de la historia, pero Chaplin comenzó a rodar esta cinta el mismo mes que Hitler invadió Polonia y la estrenó en 1940, antes de que EEUU entrara en el conflicto. Pocos se atrevieron a denunciar tan directamente y tan en el momento lo que estaba ocurriendo en Europa. El mismo director, en su autobiografía de 1964, declaró que no podría haber hecho la película si hubiera sido consciente de la magnitud de los horrores de los campos de concentración nazis en ese momento.

    Ese acto de valentía, de denuncia, de defensa de la humanidad y el discurso final de la película, ya serían suficiente para verla, sino fuera también por la dirección, el histrionismo, el guión, la música y cada aspecto de la cinta. Si no has visto ninguna película de Chaplin, quizás sea esta una buena manera de conocerlo. A mí me gustan más sus películas mudas (como The kid y Modern times), pero no puede negarse que El gran dictador es un referente ineludible del cine de todos los tiempos y una de las joyas fílmicas que nos legó este genio del séptimo arte.

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