Thinking Activity on Great Dictator

Thinking Activity on Great Dictator

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This blog is response task given by my teacher after study history we are seen movie The Great Dictator and this is blog about frame study and i am trying to connect with over now days great politian. 

In 1938, the world's most famous movie star began to prepare a film about the monster of the 20th century. Charlie Chaplin looked a little like Adolf Hitler, in part because Hitler had chosen the same toothbrush moustache as the Little Tramp. Exploiting that resemblance, Chaplin devised a satire in which the dictator and a Jewish barber from the ghetto would be mistaken for each other. The result, released in 1940, was "The Great Dictator," Chaplin's first talking picture and the highest-grossing of his career, although it would cause him great difficulties and indirectly lead to his long exile from the United States.

Chaplin's film, aimed obviously and scornfully at Hitler himself, could only have been funny, he says in his autobiography, if he had not yet known the full extent of the Nazi evil. As it was, the film's mockery of Hitler got it banned in Spain, Italy and neutral Ireland. But in America and elsewhere, it played with an impact that, today, may be hard to imagine. There had never been any fictional character as universally beloved as the Little Tramp, and although Chaplin was technically not playing the Tramp in "The Great Dictator," he looked just like him, this time not in a comic fable but a political satire.

In 1940, this would have played as very highly charged, because Chaplin was launching his comic persona against Hitler in an attempt, largely successful, to ridicule him as a clown. Audiences reacted strongly to the film's humor; it won five Oscar nominations, for picture, actor, supporting actor (Oakie), screenplay and music (Meredith Willson). But audiences at the time, and ever since, have felt that the film comes to a dead end when the barber, impersonating Hynkel, delivers a monologue of more than three minutes which represents Chaplin's own views. 

Hierarchical system of society makes the communal, Racial, Powered as well as Religious descrimination. Why are some people or communities seen as minority or inferior? There is possibility of some Prejudicial Elements behind that.

So, When studying the first frame of the movie, in which there are two photos one is from back and another one is from front. Now the man who is standing at the first position if Jew Soldier. So, What this frame implies is that When it comes to taking advantage, Jew are at last in raw and When it comes to taking Risk Jew is at first. So, The officers in power orders Jew to check the defected missile on the risk of his life. So, It shows the Hierarchical structures in bureaucratic services of Germany where Jews are subaltern and do not have the right to speak. This is what Antony Gramsci wants to prove by his term 'Subaltern' which is developed by him after observing his hegemonic structure of Bureaucracies.

Now another Image is the Shop of Jew. Now this particular frame demonstrates the Predominant Prejudice towards Jews. If we look at the historical context of why there is too much hatred towards Jews then we come to know that it is not Hitler who only hates Jews, But this kind of treatment towards Jews is from the Middle ages. You can see the below picture which is of 1353 - in which Burning of Jews is portrayed. They are blamed for the spread of The Great Plague in Europe which is also known as Black Death. So, What this Frame explains is that, Tomainia is a country which is depicted in movies. In which if there is any shop of Jew then Authority overpowered that shop and can write that this is the Shop of Jew in a big 'Capital Words.' So, The movie try to condemned the very idea of Anti-Semitism.

In order to gain favors and acceptance, politicians tend to touch the soft corners of public which is children. Such political stunts are still relevant in today's time. Politicians knows the mass psychology and also know how to win people's heart. In order to collect vote majority they follow such practices. The face of Hynkel shows the hypocrisy of politics.

If we can connect this image of now days Dictator Vladimir Putin is best example how he cruel or Dictator on the Ukraine people or nowadays war. 

People in power enjoy the leisure activities and make their schedule as busy as possible so that they can create an impact on the public and make public think that our leader is doing many activities at a time and still has some time to think about us - public.

The dream sequence begins after Garbage's dialogue. Hynkel's hunger for power is highlighted in this frame. He plays with the balloon which is printed as world map. He dreams to be the great dictator of the world.

They play with earth and play with human life as a dictator they make War they think War is peace but War destroy everything. 

 This is the great speech by Charlie in this movie. That  everyone has Right of freedom. Humanity is important than power, here I'm  talking about which  power through one can harm other not do good  things. Here this speech is apply on t all human beings .