Frame Study Of 'Great Dictator': by Charlie Chaplin.

This blog is in response to the task given by our professor Dilip barad sir https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2020/09/charlie-chaplin-modern-times-great.html In this blog I am going to write about my understanding on the Zeitgeist of the 20th Century: From Modern Times to the era of Great Dictators Films by Charlie Chaplin. Also I am going to write about Frame study of both films.

I made another blog of 'Modern Times' by Charlie Chaplin.https://drashtijoshi.blogspot.com/2022/12/frame-study-of-modern-times-by-charlie.html. You can refer to this blog to read about Charlie Chaplin and Frame study of Modern Times.

Frame Study Of 'Great Dictator':

Today, if you watch any of the rallies Hitler addressed it’s easy to see how dangerous he was or would become. At the same time, he comes across as a raving madman. He exhibited a style of delivery and  espoused a form of dogma which characterizes most despots. It almost looks comical from the outside, but it’s impossible to understand the impact it would have had at the time. In many ways The Great Dictator was a searingly prescient film.

During World War I, a Jewish Private (Chaplin) fighting for Tomainia heroically saves the life of a wounded pilot (Reginald Gardiner). They subsequently crash and when the former barber awakes he can’t remember a thing. Twenty years later  he’s returned to his profession in the (Jewish) ghetto, still suffering from amnesia. Tomainia is now a dictatorship governed by the iron will of Adenoid Hynkel (Chaplin).

The Great Dictator was Chaplin’s first ‘talkie’, bringing the mannerisms and comedy of the ‘little tramp’ and placing them against a character based on the embodiment of evil. It was a brave move, especially considering filming started just after Germany invaded Poland, but one which really pays off. Featuring great supporting performances from Paulette Goddard and Jack Oakie, it’s incredibly funny and piercingly clever. It works wonderfully, but The Great Dictator will perhaps be remembered most fondly for Chaplin’s moving closing speech.

Let's read the frames of the movie:-

First thing first, I found full movie of 'The Dictator':

Frame-1:Beginning of the Film:

The beginning of the film says that any resemblance between dictator and barber is purely co-incidental. We can compare this with the allegorical character of 'Hitler'.

Frame-2: War Scene:

The movie is set in the period between the two world wars, The period of madness and lack of humanity. It is the very beginning of the movie which displayed condition on the border, constant fight with the heavy weapons, bombs.

Frame-3: Gibberish speech of Hynkel:

In this film Hynkel is an allegorical representation of Hitler. I put this video because we can compare speech given by both 'Dictators'. All who were listening to these speeches shouted "Hail Hynkel or Hail Hitler". They are both doing hardships on Jews. Many mic around Hitler symbolize that no one should hear anything other than Hynkel, every mic is only for Hynkel and every speaker is for his voice.

Frame-4:Pappet of Hynkel:

This video is of a gibberish speech by Hynkel. In this video we see that Hynkel raises hand and everyone will clap for his speech and the minute he will sign to stop everyone will stop. This shows the control of Hynkel. Authoritativeness, dictating nature of an Hynkel. It seems like the public and his officers are ‘Puppets’ in his hand.

Frame-5 Ghetto:

A ghetto, often called the ghetto, is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of political, social, legal, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other areas of the city. Versions of the ghetto appear across the world, each with their own names, classifications, and groupings of people. In this film some soldier torched one jew and the Ghetto is where Jews live. 

Frame-6: Bird symbolized Jews:

This Frame shows how Dictators controlled all things like they also controlled people and Jews. 

Frame-7:Upper class V/S Lower class:

This frame describes how the upper class or dictators and Leaders are wasting food. There are people who don't even find food. 

Frame-8: Glob as Play Ball:

Playing with a globe is a maniacal dream sequence of Hitler. The dream of pleasure of ruling the whole world. Sycophant officers give air to their ego and dreams which were dreamt by Hynkel by playing with the globe, Playing the world. 

Frame-9: Ego's of Dictator's:

This frame of film shows the two men compete to have the higher chair while they are being shaved, and to have the more flattering position when they are being photographed.

Frame-10:Last speech by Barber:

The final speech in the movie by the barber is the voice of Charlie Chaplin himself. Speech is considered to be one of the best speeches the speed pleads for peace, tolerance and understanding.

After watching this movie you can also watch some of the other movies which are also based on Hitler's torchers on Jews and also his dictatorship. 

-Films like:

1. Look Who’s Back (2015)

2.Valkyrie (2008)

3.Man Hunt (1941)

4.The Bunker (1981)

5.Triumph of the Will (1935)

6.The Victory of Faith (1933)

7.Inglorious Basterds (2009)

8.The Last Ten Days (1955)

9.The Great Dictator (1940)

10.Downfall (2004)

These are some Movies which you can watch and understand how Hitler was ruling in his time. how he always torched.

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