The Great Dictator: An absolutely brilliant satire

Rating: Null/10 (3 February 2000)

Charles Chaplin was never funnier than in this movie, his first "talkie" of all time. Charlie made great use of these new fangled talking movies, but he still had the great physical comedy which made him famous with his hundreds of silent films. While this movie is great as a comedy, it is even better politicly. Anybody watching this movie should realize that it was made in 1940, so the Nazi party had yet to be uncovered for what we see it as today. Because of this, Chaplin's views were way ahead of their time, and in a way, he was taking a serious risk standing up for the millions of Jews that were being persecuted during this time. In short, this film is the best example of satire humor I can think of. I would recommend it to anyone, especially for someone that knows anything about Nazi Germany, Hitler, or the Holocaust. I would also recommend it for classroom use for students studying the WWII period. One final thought: To anyone who plans to watch this for the first time, pay special attention to Chaplin's speech towards the end of the movie. I think if Adolf Hitler had sat through the whole movie and saw that speech, even he could be converted to a humanitarian. Cheers!