Props in Chaplins the Gold Rush
The Gold Rush is a classic Chaplin film. The film takes place during the gold rush, the recurring hero type “the Tramp” tries his hand at mining. There are the ups and downs as well as a female love interest, all those components expected of Chaplin film. The only difference between this film and the other adventures of the tramp was the ending. As in other films instead of the Tramp walking into the sunset to his next adventure no richer and without love the Gold Rush end in just the opposite way. In fact the tramp is a millionaire and gets the girl. The ending alone is unusual and one of the aspects that makes this film my favorite. The most important thing that I noticed was the dream sequence. It was very expressionistic in its approach to revealing the character inner workings. The usually t
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