The setting is in 1930s of America. In this
age, the Great Depression was happened and many people lost their jobs. This
film draw people who were involved in the happening and country kept
industrialization comically.
The story is told from third person point
of view.
The main conflict of this film is Government
vs Citizen.
I think the house that Chaplin’s fiancé built
is symbol of her dream and the manufacture is symbol of the age 1930s.
At the climax, Chaplin and his fiancé lived
together with happy face, though Chaplin lost his job and once she was
disappointed.
I think irony of this film is that Chaplin could
live happily with his fiancé nevertheless he lost his job again and again,
moreover was arrested sometime.
What Chaplin want to say is “keep smiling,
don’t forget humor” and “be justice”.
