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Charlie Chaplin's Comedy Movies

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Top of Form TYPE OF MOVIES At the end of the 19th-century humankind was opportune with the invention of camera that shaped the movie industry. This invention was a stepping-stone for today?s big motion picture production business. It was only after such novelty, the idea of movie making transpired as an entertainment. Specifically, from 1890 to 1927 short spanned and soundless motion pictures, which created startled reactions among early audiences, were being debuted. This reaction-motivated moviemakers to make advanced and well refined movies. By the mid of the 19th century, movie making was a prominent source of relaxation, entertainment, and learning drawing many audiences and commercial opportunity. Movies had gradually spread like wildfire …show more content…

Due to their happy ending comedies are usually popular among most cinema audiences. Life comes with its own ups and downs, and dull moments, hence the comedy offers the prospect of escape the realities of life in a world filled with laughter. Comedies with their amusement accord us relief from the stress of life and cheer us up. Comedy comes in two formats: comedian led acts and situation comedies that are told with storylines. The most celebrated short span soundless Charlie Chaplin?s comedy films resemble the latter category. In the early days, Charlie Chaplin?s comedy movies were designed to get everyone giggling by narrating a certain storyline. Even to these days, his movies still win large audience because their unfading humor. Correspondingly, in the 21st century comedy movies still remain to be a very important source of humor. There are several popular and high-quality comedy movies that have the eminence of being re-watched again and again and still be hilarious. The Hungover (2009), Borat (2006), Meet the parents (2000), Mean Girls (2004), the Funeral (1996), Big Momma?s House (2000), Madea?s Family Reunion (2006) are some of the recent and popular comedy movies that attest this fact. Comedies are preferred among many not only because of its humor, but also due to the fact that they encompassed under the general audience (all age audiences) sort. It is a common ground where all family members, old and little ones or parents and kids can watch together and still have quality

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