the final speech says it all

Rating: Null/10 (1 October 2002)

as a movie this film is very uneven - the hynckel scenes are fairly funny, especially the ones with jack oakie but i cringe at the ghetto scenes. i cannot stand the strident and totally annoying paulette goddard who is another major flaw in the film.
however, chaplin had the guts to at least attempt to attack hitler with the weapons he had available - film comedy - and almost no one else did in this time period. for that he should be commended. his final speech about brotherhood at the end of the movie is extremely inspiring and one of the finest speeches i've ever heard. in a way it's a pity chaplin never became a politician - as a man he had great depth of vision and a concern for the common man very rarely seen in the privileged. but then again, chaplin came from poor and humble beginnings. incidently chaplin was part jewish, which some posters may not realize - i think this gave him a greater feeling for the subject.