Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

alessacarri This films is like no other that I've seen about World War, even though is not realistic as the other films tried to be that's is not a big deal, the BIG deal we can see in the film is how in 1940 Americans didn't know how dangerous Hitler was, they obviously saw him as crazy man but they were ignorant of the extent of Hitler's Atrocities. It's fascinating to see how in the final scene of the film, Charles Chaplin realizes that war was coming and Hitler was no joke, so he decides to write the final speech where he tries really hard to get a peace message to the world, one message that nazis and Germans could ear too, he almost begs for humanity to see the world, one world that was rotting. It's mind blowing how the speech can inspire even now in 2018, Charles Chaplin would be immortal for that.

adonis98-743-186503 Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime. The Great Dictator boasts another impressive perfomance from Charlie Chaplin but also hidden messages behind it's comedy plus it also has the infamous scene in the barber shop with you know what soundtrack in it. This film is also super funny and even has Chaplin talking and to be honest i liked the fact that we finally saw him speaking for a while it was nice and his perfomance as a german was just hysterical.. (10/10)

Osmosis Iron Absolutely hilarious satire on the Nazi party and Hitler. Too many memorable scenes ranging from simple slapstick to more subtle pokes at the fuhrer! And Charlie Chaplin the most iconic star of the silent era, delivers one of, if not the greatest speech in movie history.. It's truly amazing!

srlindsey The Great Dictator was released in 1940, before the true magnitude of atrocities committed by the Nazis was known. The character of Adenoid Hynkel is obviously Adolf Hitler and the character of Benzino Napalon, played by Jack Oakie is obviously Benito Mussolini. Written and directed by Chaplin, it is truly a masterpiece. The movie begins with Chaplinisk slap-stick comedy, which had me rolling with the silliness of it. But, as the film progresses, the theme changes and by the end, when Chaplin delivers the closing speech, the raw emotion is very nearly overwhelming. Sadly, though there is no longer an obvious monster to despise and blame for the ills of the world, the film remains poignant and pertinent. "Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose- stepped us into misery and bloodshed." The speech has as much applicability to our modern world as it did in 1940. It remains for me a monumental mystery that we are continually being shown the harshness and callousness of society, yet we continue along the same path.The Great Dictator is a wonderful, germane, comedic, powerful, moving testament to human nature. Hopefully, one day we will graduate from our ignorance.