The Kid (1921)

The Kid is a comedy and drama directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in 1921. A few aspects of the film I enjoyed is the very short subtitles and the silence of the film. It was my first silent film I ever watched and I actually enjoyed it. It was actually funnier than most movies I watch. This move is both drama and comedy and I think this movie represented both of these genres well. The man was very humorous through out the movie and the mother who lost her child was dramatic. I felt for the mothers pain in the film.  Obviously the movie is not going to have updated camera angels and the picture is going to poor compared to today’s standards. I’m not sure what the standards where like in the early 20’s but I guess for the limited resources they had the movie did a good job making it as realistic of a movie as it could be.  The acting was pretty good as well. I was firmly convinced all the emotions the characters expressed throughout the film were genuine.