Spectacular parody

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2004)

Chaplin is greatly amusing in this extraordinary film. The acting is superb, as well as the jokes which are definitively hilarious. For those who have read the extense biography on Hitler by Ian Kershaw or Allan Bullock's mesmerizing book, this impersonation of Hitler is adequate. The parody of the strong, guttural German accent, and Hitler's gestures when lecturing on hatred and repression, is very similar to reality. In fact, the scene with Adenoid Hynkel playing with a balloon that resembles the Earth, is not far from historical evidence. Hitler was the world's most extravagant megalomaniac, a feature which Chaplin obviously caught a glimpse of. Finally, I highly recommend this film for cinema fans and people who simply seek a funny, yet profound movie.