Chaplin was a completely reprehensible human being. One of the true scum of the earth.
Watch The General alone, then watch The General with an audience. Then you can really appreciate what a great work of art it is. And realize that Keaton was a modern film maker, about 40 years ahead of his time. Chaplin was a manipulative ephebophilic creep. He used a truly creep mawkish sentimentality, combined with a true meanness, to sucker people into thinking he was a genius.
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ericcoleman) wrote2008-06-03 08:31 am
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Chaplin was a completely reprehensible human being. One of the true scum of the earth.
Watch The General alone, then watch The General with an audience. Then you can really appreciate what a great work of art it is. And realize that Keaton was a modern film maker, about 40 years ahead of his time. Chaplin was a manipulative ephebophilic creep. He used a truly creep mawkish sentimentality, combined with a true meanness, to sucker people into thinking he was a genius.
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Keaton: The true genius of the silent age
Chaplin: The vicious little Ephebophil
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I SURE wanted to though.