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 Every great artist is
unique; Chaplin is somehow more than this. It is difficult to imagine the
20th century without him in it. He seems necessary like a great scientist or
philosopher, but he only an entertainer. Why did he have popular success
(and highest critical acclaim)?Charlie Chaplins universal appeal lay in the fact that he was a master of pantomime, seldom is there a need for words written down on boards. Emotions and thoughts are expressed by his art of facial and bodily expression. This perfected form of comedy appealed to anyone in any country; as the comedy was silent, there was no language barier to over come. So many countrys saw Chaplin, and each had their own loving individual title for him. The character 'Charlie' or 'the little fellow', despite his social position as tramp attempted always to be dignified. Despite the predicament which the character gets himself into, he is very serious about picking up his cane, straightening his derby and pulling together his tie; even if he just landed on his head. Seeing the rich get the worst of things was also a prominent part of Chaplins comedy, nine tenths of the people in the world are poor, and sub-consciously resent the wealth of the other tenth. All this was expressed by no one else, then or now, but Chaplin to his world audience.
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