The circus by Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin was born in England in 1889. Both of his parents were stage performers. When he was young his father and mother separated. His mother’s career ended because she had a problem with her voice; that enforced Charlie to work as a performer at a young age. Chaplin moved to the United States years later (Dopierala, n.d.).
Chaplin’s first movie was “Making a Living” in 1914 and the last was “Countess from Hong Kong” in 1967. He won 2 academy awards in his life. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977 at age 88 in Switzerland (Stephan, n.d.).
This essay will to talk about his movie ‘The Circus’ in 1928 with analysis of the characters.
Is the Acting style Melodramatic, with Board and Exaggerated Gestures and Facial
Expressions, or is it Subtle, Refined, even Understated?
The acting in this movie is melodramatic, and it is with board and exaggerated gestures and facial expressions. They character in the movie use faces, their bodies or both of them to express. The music changes with the events; the tone turns happy in the funny scenes and it turns sad in the sad scenes.
What is Unique about the Acting Styles of Each of the Major Actors?
1. Charlie Chaplin: He plays the role of the “Tramp” (Chaplin, 1928). The uniqueness in his style is the ability to perform different emotions. Chaplin performed scenes with too much moving.
3. Allan Garcia: He plays the role of “The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master” (Chaplin, 1928). The uniqueness in his style is the ability to use his face to show realistic emotions on the character’s face (mostly anger).
3. Merna Kennedy: She plays the role of the circus proprietor’s “Step-Daughter, A Circus Rider” (Chaplin, 1928). Her acting style didn’t depend on big face impressions. Her acting style looked more realistic than other actors. She performs most of the drama in the movie.
Which Actors Depend most on Facial Expression?
1. George Davis: He plays the role of the “Magician”. He depends on exaggerated face impressions to show the anger of the magician; the magician gets angry when the tramper ruins his shows.
2. Allan Garcia: His style depends on showing very clear face expressions. He used face impressions to express the anger of the circus proprietor because of his daughter bad performance in the circus. He also shows anger because the tramper doesn’t perform well in the circus.
3. Charlie Chaplin: He uses his face expressions more than any other character. His ability to act emotions by his face makes the viewer understand what the character is saying. He uses his face to express a variety of emotions.
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