Some powerful lines that sounded like poetry when delivered by Chaplin.
That's all any of us are - amateurs. We don't live long enough to be anything else.
Time is the great author. Always writes the perfect ending.
There's something about working the streets I like. It's the tramp in me I suppose.
Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All you need is courage, imagination and a little dough.
Absolutely. One of the most beautifully written stories I've ever come across. I tear up just thinking about it!
Other quotes I love:
Just think! All life motivated by love. How beautiful.
What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. Desire is the theme of all life.share
Thanks for the extra quotes. I really like the 'Life is a desire ...' one. Perhaps I've made myself unhappy seeking meanings when I might have been better following desire.
Wonderful story and Chaplin's character is one of my favourites.
Why do you refuse to remember me?share
People have a hard time validating their pursuit of desire, as if its somehow less noble than pursuing things for, say, religious or traditional reasons. Chaplin was an atheist (I assume) and at the core of the 'life is a desire' quote is a non-theist sentiment that there is no greater purpose to life, we're not here for a 'reason', but it's human nature to try and make sense of our existence because that's just what being a sentient being is all about. At the end of the day, the hardest thing most of us face is clutching happiness, and experiencing it fully. Some people never do. Some people are too afraid to.
Long story short: if seeking meanings is fulfilling and satisfying for you, don't let Chaplin tell you otherwise. If not, maybe try chasing your desires for a while, and broaden your horizons.
The quote could be interpreted as spiritual, maybe even religious, if desire is equated to vitality and living as brightly as possible by making the most of any moment. To live this way is to appreciate the gift of life whether granted by genetics of the Grace of a god (or gods).
At the end of the day, the hardest thing most of us face is clutching happiness, and experiencing it fully. Some people never do. Some people are too afraid to.Yes. To clutch and experience fully is to give one's self to desire rather than ask for the meaning or outcome if one does.
Why do you refuse to remember me?share
I forgot which scene, but at some point in the film, Chaplain and Bloom are talking about something, and she describes something as being without words. Chaplain responds, "Nothing is more eloquent than silence." I love that line, coming from the man who almost couldn't leave silent films behind.
shareI've just recently finished watching a bunch of Charlie Chaplin's films and this one had to be one of my favorites. I loved it!
I cracked up at the scene at the performance earlier on in the film when Terre said, "I can't go on! I'm paralyzed!" She's complaining and making a fool of herself. But Chaplin's character smacks her in the face and pushes her on the stage. I couldn't stop laughing.
Yet one of my favorite scenes had to be when Terre discovers her ability to move again following her failed suicide attempt, saying, "Look, I'm walking. I'm walking again. I can walk again." To me, that scene had to be one of the most powerful scenes in the movie for me. It showed her resilience and her change in character, which I found to be very beautiful and moving.