“Modern Times, Then and Now”

     Honestly, I have never watch any performance by Charlie Chaplin before this topic came up. Thats why I really get a chance to watch Modern Times in Youtube.The video clip I have seen was Charlie Chaplin - Eating Machine. I found the video clip is very interesting and enlightening.

     In the video clip, I just heard different background music but no any human voice.Charlie Chaplin just sit in an EATING MACHINE and eat food without using his hands.At first,the eating machine works in the normal way but near the end of the video clip the machine goes wrong.The eating machine loss control and the operators are very busy fixing it.Charlie Chaplin just a normal worker in the factory and work with efforts everyday.But the new technology replace his efforts and become an important role in the factory.Those workers are not useful for the factory and Charlie Chaplin character is one of them.

     I can get an idea from the eating machine situation.That is while we rely on the new technology and using machine to replace our daily life,we experienced the same ending just like Charlie Chaplin in the future."Modern Time" tell us what situation we are going through right now but it was published in 1936.Thus,Charlie Chaplin already has a view about the future life just like us,he is so amazing to come up the idea.