City Lights Review
Monday 28 June 2010
Though some here and in other circles have remarked that they own “City Lights” is overrated and over-sentimental, I calm maintain that one cannot allege how engrossing and dazzling the film becomes as it draws toward its conclusion. “City Lights” remains my accepted Chaplin movie with “New Times” coming in at a cessation second. Chaplin plays his classic Tramp character who falls for a blind flower girl and wants to attend her gain money for an operation to cure blindness. The boxing scene in which the scrawny Chaplin takes on a seasoned prize fighter is the major humorous highlight of the film featuring gags that have been imitated and recycled by countless other comedies. The finale is nothing short of touching, handsome, and vivid and shows perfectly the rotund emotion that can be conveyed in a mute characterize. This is one of the few films that tranquil, time and time again, can bring tears to my eyes. “City Lights” is a masterpiece.
a must for any movie collection. the dvd version is tidy and provides two audio options, the new mono and a rich version re-recorded in stereo in 1989 for Chaplin’s centennial. the stereo win adds quite a bit to the mood of the film.
of interest as well, is a brief collection of annotation/changes by Chaplin to the unique view of the film.
the movie itself is a enormous tribute to Chaplin’s genius. there is the astounding sage line with substantial comical moments like the ‘audio’ joke in the beginning, the whirlwind dance scene, the boxing match, then it ends… well, the extinguish is acted simply but precisely and is compelling in its ambiguity. absolutely one of the greatest cinematic ending of all time.
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