am I the only one
who cried my eyes out at the end? I found it overwhelmingly moving.
shareNo, I'm the same way. It's such a simple ending - the Tramp leaves the circus and Merna behind, but the music is uplifting yet has a hint of sadness too. That coupled with his iconic walk is just something else.
shareThis ending is actually one of the most downer and uplifting endings ever at the same time, lol. He goes back to his old way of living after giving Merna to Rex because he knew he couldn't provide a better life for her like him......he just decided to leave. It was pretty much over between them now that she was married, and I guess he didn't want to get in between of that, and with nothing else left there he went back to his old ways. He loved her enough to "Set her free" you can say and let her marry even if it wasn't with him. Then he just picks himself up, straightens his bowler hat, twirls his cane, and continues on.
“A ridiculously small group of my most incompetent and silliest troops awaits them."
I found it to be more of a sad ending, and I have a feeling that's what Chaplin was thinking, given what was going on in his personal life at the time. One girl after another slipping away from him. It is nice to know that he did find the love of his life in Oona.
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